Director, Systems Operational Excellence, EMEA

Alloy Enterprises; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alloy Enterprises in London is seeking a Senior Head of Systems Operations to own and drive operational excellence across the EMEA Systems business, defining standards, capabilities and roadmaps to enable growth and profitability.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage process improvements, KPI tracking, risk mitigation and change management, collaborating with regional leaders to deliver improved customer experience and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Must have minimum of 10 years’ leadership or operations management experience, preferably in construction.
• Six Sigma / Lean certification.
• Strong project management skills and change management experience.
• Ability to lead in a matrix organization with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own Systems operational and financial metrics for the regional delivery.
• Drive end-to-end process improvements in Systems delivery operations.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives and standardization programs.
• Track KPIs, analyze trends and mitigate risks across the region.
• Foster a continuous improvement culture within delivery teams.
• Coordinate with cross-functional departments to implement strategic initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Six Sigma

Lean

Project management

Change management

Job description

What you will do

1. This role is to own & drive the operational excellence for EMEA Systems business to define, develop & deploy the standards and capabilities to support and enable business vision, growth strategy, and

market needs

2. Work and partner with the Region/Country/Domain Systems Leader to drive flawless end-to-end

operations in Systems business by developing roadmap, providing support and managing process

improvement & enhancement through strategic initiatives to deliver Revenue Growth, Margins

Expansion, Cash Improvement, Service Linkage, risk management and project management capability.

3. Act as business champion, subject matter expert, and escalation point to provide support to Systems

operations team to drive and maximize the adoption and effectiveness of standard processes and tools

with change management

4. Lead Systems Operations Excellence for the region to achieve operational and functional excellence

with enhanced Business Productivity and Customer Experience & Satisfaction through

standardization/simplification of tools, reports, processes, and operating procedures

5. Drive enhancement & continuous improvement of end-to-end process in Systems delivery operations

in short, mid and long terms.

6. Develop, manage coordination and implementation of designated performance improvement

initiatives and process standardization programs, to drive profitability and operational excellence

within the System (Installation) function.

7. Track and drive key metrics and KPIs, identifying trends, risks, and improvement opportunities across

the region and ensure appropriate improvement actions are in place.

8. Develop and drive a continuous improvement culture within operational delivery teams, focus on

installation to drive safety, quality, cost and delivery

9. Manage the Installation Excellence Risk and Escalation Process on major projects, to ensure all

internal stakeholders are suitably engaged, risks our identified and appropriate mitigation actions are

in place reduce/offset risk.

10. Work alongside other departments, including the operational businesses, Service department and Function, L&D, Commercial, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Pricing, etc. in the coordination,

implementation, and delivery of strategic initiatives

11. Work in accordance with company procedures to effectively monitor and control risk within our contract agreements in line with corporate governance

12. Lead Lesson Learnt Process across EMEA, ensure lesson learnt reviews are completed where required and that historic project data analytic reviews are utilized to identify poor performance trends, develop improvements actions and ensure these are dissemination across the region; ensuring that best practice is exercised

13. Support tracking and management of the contingency values within the Backlog to ensure optimum utilization.

11. Support and drive the development and usage of ‘self-serve data analytics’ and process automation

12. Implement and manage the Installation Excellence auditing process for compliance and quality including but not limited to: the Bid Review process, the Handover Process between the Sales and Execution departments, Backlog review process among others.

13. Recognizes and identifies potential areas where existing procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding business process and organization alignment 14. Own Systems operational and financial metrics

How you will do it

1. Lead Systems Operations Excellence for the region to achieve operational and functional excellence

with enhanced Business Productivity and Customer Experience & Satisfaction through

standardization/simplification of tools, reports, processes, and operating procedures

2. Drive enhancement & continuous improvement of end-to-end process in Systems delivery operations

in short, mid and long terms.

3. Develop, manage coordination and implementation of designated performance improvement

initiatives and process standardization programs, to drive profitability and operational excellence

within the System (Installation) function.

4. Track and drive key metrics and KPIs, identifying trends, risks, and improvement opportunities across

the region and ensure appropriate improvement actions are in place.

5. Develop and drive a continuous improvement culture within operational delivery teams, focus on

installation to drive safety, quality, cost and delivery

6. Manage the Installation Excellence Risk and Escalation Process on major projects, to ensure all

internal stakeholders are suitably engaged, risks our identified and appropriate mitigation actions are

in place reduce/offset risk.

7. Work alongside other departments, including the operational businesses, Service department and Function, L&D, Commercial, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Pricing, etc. in the coordination,

implementation, and delivery of strategic initiatives

8. Work in accordance with company procedures to effectively monitor and control risk within our contract agreements in line with corporate governance

9. Lead Lesson Learnt Process across EMEA, ensure lesson learnt reviews are completed where required and that historic project data analytic reviews are utilized to identify poor performance trends, develop improvements actions and ensure these are dissemination across the region; ensuring that best practice is exercised

10. Support tracking and management of the contingency values within the Backlog to ensure optimum utilization.

11. Support and drive the development and usage of ‘self-serve data analytics’ and process automation

12. Implement and manage the Installation Excellence auditing process for compliance and quality including but not limited to: the Bid Review process, the Handover Process between the Sales and Execution departments, Backlog review process among others.

13. Recognizes and identifies potential areas where existing procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding business process and organization alignment 14. Own Systems operational and financial metrics

What we look for

1. Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a leadership or operations management role ideally in a

construction

2. Six Sigma / Lean certified

3. Strong Project management skills

4. Change management experience in a dynamic environment

5. Able to work effectively in a matrix organization structure. Strong leadership and influencing skills.

6. Experience of managing/working with a wide variety of stakeholders

7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both internally and dealing with stakeholders.

8. Performance driven with strong performance management to drive continuous improvement, taking

the initiative and resolving problems

9. An ability to influence and gain credibility quickly across a diverse business

10. Ability to work across and progress multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously

11. Good analytical, process driven and problem solving skills, using data to find issues and solutions

12. Efficiency in managing priorities and adapting quickly to change

13. Exceptional oral and written communication skills

14. Demonstrated Customer Service mindset.

Additional

Build a Performance Culture

o Building Effective Leaders

o Empowering the Organization

o Coaching and Developing Talent

o Energizing the Organization

o Customer Focus

o Inspiring Bottom-Up Innovation

Drive Operational Improvements

o Digital Leadership

o Driving Execution and Results

o Driving Buy-In

o Leading Change

Create Growth Platforms

o Entrepreneurship

o Financial Savvy

o Business Savvy

o Operational Decision Making

o Global Savvy

o Establishing Strategic Clarity

o Cultivating Networks and Partnerships