Manager Systems Excellence & Operations Controls Europe

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to own and drive Systems operations excellence across the EMEA Controls domain. You will partner with regional leaders to define roadmaps, manage process improvements, and enhance profitability, delivery, and customer satisfaction.

The role requires extensive leadership experience, Six Sigma/Lean expertise, and strong project and change management skills to drive standardization and risk mitigation across complex programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a leadership and operations role, preferably in instrumentation.
• Six Sigma / Lean certification required.
• Engineering degree completed.
• Strong project management skills with change management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Installation Excellence across EMEA Controls to improve profitability and delivery.
• Develop and implement performance improvement initiatives and standardization programs.
• Track KPIs, identify risks and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with multiple departments to execute strategic initiatives.
• Lead lessons learnt and data analytics to preventRepeat issues and improve projects.

Skills

Six Sigma / Lean

Leadership

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven / analytics

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

What you will do

1. 1. This role is to own & drive the operational excellence for EMEA Systems business (Controls Domain) to define, develop & deploy the standards and capabilities to support and enable business vision, growth strategy, and market needs
2. 2. Work and partner with the Sub Region/Country Systems Leaders to drive operational excellence across 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. 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

How you will do it

1. 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. 2. Drive enhancement & continuous improvement of end-to-end process in Systems delivery operations in short, mid and long terms.
3. 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. 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. 5. Develop and drive a continuous improvement culture within operational delivery teams, focus on installation to drive safety, quality, cost and delivery
6. 6. Manage the Installation Excellence Risk and Escalation Process on major projects, to ensure all internal stakeholders are suitably engaged, risks are identified and appropriate mitigation actions are in place reduce/offset risk.
7. 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. 8. Work in accordance with company procedures to effectively monitor and control risk within our contract agreements in line with corporate governance
9. 9. Lead Lesson Learnt Process across EMEA Controls, ensure lessons learned 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 disseminated across the region; ensuring that best practice is exercised
10. 10. Support tracking and management of the contingency values within the Backlog to ensure optimum utilization.
11. 11. Support and drive the development and usage of ‘self-serve data analytics’ and process automation
12. 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. 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. 14. Own Systems operational and financial metrics
15. 15. Drive improvement in backlog conversion into revenue through strong standard work rigour on project and backlog reviews with various countries/ops leaders.

What we look for

1. 1. Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a leadership and Operations management role, ideally in Instrumentation
2. 2. Six Sigma / Lean certified
3. 3. Engineering Degree
4. 4. Strong Project management skills
5. 5. Change management experience in a dynamic environment
6. 6. Able to work effectively in a matrix organization structure. Strong leadership and influencing skills.
7. 7. Experience of managing/working with a wide variety of stakeholders
8. 8. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both internally and dealing with stakeholders.
9. 9. Performance driven with strong performance management to drive continuous improvement, taking the initiative and resolving problems
10. 10. An ability to influence and gain credibility quickly across a diverse business
11. 11. Ability to work across and progress multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously
12. 12. Good analytical, process driven and problem solving skills, using data to find issues and solutions
13. 13. Efficiency in managing priorities and adapting quickly to change
14. 14. Exceptional oral and written communication skills
15. 15. Demonstrated Customer Service mindset 16. AI-enabled operational insight