Description for Candidates
Manages improvement for the overall effectiveness of one or more functions. Consults and supports processes, capabilities, systems, and data for the function aligned to end-to-end value stream performance goals. Partners to drive improvement activities within the function to deliver performance objectives of impacted value streams and improve outcomes for customers. Stays connected within relevant industries to support advancement within the function and position the company for sustainability and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinates the creation of functional maturity goals in collaboration with business leaders, other functional leaders, and end-to-end process owners.
- Identifies and manages the functional excellence strategy and roadmap to achieve functional maturity goals.
- Manages performance metrics for the function that contribute to performance goals of one or more internal value chains or end-to-end processes.
- Coordinates enterprise-level governance of functional processes, systems, and data as part of the overall end-to-end framework.
- Supports appropriate functional talent activities, including the composition of global position profiles, functional competencies, and learning and development needs.
- Contributes to developing the functional learning strategy, including experiential learning, networking, professional associations, and formal training courses.
- Utilizes business knowledge and experience to identify growth opportunities for the function to improve customer outcomes.
- Sustains operational knowledge of relevant practices, analytics, governance, and quality, knowing who can assist customers.
- Engages with industry experts and peers, conducting research on best practices.
- Collaborates with end-to-end process owners and functional peers to prioritize continuous improvement efforts.
- Delivers measurable and significant improvements.
- Participates in knowledge sharing to develop enterprise subject-matter expertise.
*Qualifications and Competencies
Competencies:
- Action-oriented: Taking on new opportunities and challenges with urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering solutions centered on customer needs.
- Drives engagement: Creating a motivating environment for teams to achieve objectives.
- Drives vision and purpose: Inspiring others with a compelling vision and strategy.
- Global perspective: Approaching issues with a broad, global view.
- Manages ambiguity: Operating effectively amid uncertainty.
- Manages complexity: Making sense of complex, sometimes contradictory information to solve problems.
- Optimizes work processes: Focusing on continuous process improvement and efficiency.
- Recognizes areas for process improvement and implements methodologies to reduce waste and costs.
- Situational adaptability: Adjusting approach to meet shifting demands.
- Strategic mindset: Envisioning future possibilities and translating them into strategies.
- Develops talent: Growing people to meet their career and organizational goals.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships to achieve shared objectives.
- Values differences: Appreciating diverse perspectives and cultures.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
- College, university, or equivalent degree required.
- Position may require licensing for export controls or sanctions compliance.
Experience:
- Significant relevant experience, including managerial roles.
- Experience leading strategic and change initiatives within a function or business unit.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with comfort in ambiguous environments.