Lead Analyst

implementation; Michigan; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Implementation Engineers seeks a Lead Analyst with extensive project management, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills to drive high-impact improvement projects across industries. The role requires 10+ years in financial/operational roles and willingness to travel 70-75% to client sites.

A Bachelor’s in Engineering or STEM is preferred, with strong consulting and cross-functional experience. Responsibilities include guiding client projects, assessing current vs desired states, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM; significant technical manufacturing, operations or supply chain experience considered.
• 10+ years in financial/operational roles with substantial project management experience.
• Established consulting experience (minimum 5 years).
• Excellent project management, analytical and communication skills.
• Experience across multiple industries (Food, Aerospace, Hi-Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Chemical, Metal Processing or Automotive).

Responsibilities

• Guide clients through a structured process addressing resources, decision-making, resistance, conflict management and behavioral change.
• Render a current vs. desired state view from cultural and performance perspectives.
• Document and communicate the transformation approach to reach the desired state.
• Ensure data resonates with client needs and advances project execution.
• Develop detailed improvement plans with timing, impacts and resources.
• Perform operational analyses to support workstream leads.
• Build trust-based relationships with client leadership.
• Continuously understand client business to design effective solutions.

Skills

Project management

Financial modeling

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Smartsheet

Job description

Lead Analyst

Job Status: Full-Time

Min. Experience level: 10 years in financial / operational role with significant Project management experience

Compensation: 130,000k-170,000k

Travel: 70-75% (willing to travel to various project sites)

About the Role

Implementation Engineers is seeking an experienced Lead Analyst with strong project management, problem-solving and financial modeling skills. Candidates must be seasoned professionals who have successfully identified, led and managed high impact improvement projects both operationally and organizationally. Candidate’s must have an instinctive ability to quickly understand the strategic direction of clients, the ability to quickly gather data, analyze what is being discovered, and construct the path forward required for client success. You must be able to convey perception, data, and observations into a cohesive narrative which allows clients to understand their current state, know the path to success, and trust it is achievable. Prior experience across multiple industries, including Food, Aerospace, Hi-Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Chemical, Metal Processing or Automotive is preferred with solid cross-functional experience in Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Guide our clients through a structured process that deals with resources, decision-making, resistance identification and resolution, conflict management, skills enhancement, organizational development, metrics and performance results, coaching, mentoring and behavioral change.


• Provide a structured picture of the client’s current state verses their desired state from both a cultural basis and a performance level. This will include the client’s perspective, historic performance, as well as observations of current state.


• Create, document, and communicate to the client, the methods used and approach to transform to the desired future state.


• Responsible for assuring the data and current needs resonate with the client assuring the client moves forward to the project phase and ensure the success of the execution stage.


• Develop detailed improvement implementation plans including timing, impacts, and resources.


• Perform various operational analysis to support workstream leads during studies on client engagements.


• Build solid relationships with the client leadership to instill trust in Implementations ability to deliver results.


• Continually seek to understand the client’s business and priorities and to design and / or deliver effective solutions to the client’s business challenges.

How We Deliver at Implementation Engineers

• Act as a Change Agent by supporting clients in adopting and sustaining improvements through clear communication, coaching, and engagement, following Implementation Engineers’ change management best practices.


• Apply Project Management Best Practices to plan, execute, and monitor project activities using IE’s standard delivery processes and tools.


• Operate Within IE Governance and Standards including:
  
  
  
  • Maintaining an up-to-date and actively managed project plan;
  
  
  • Following established change management processes;
  
  
  • Ensuring consistent, proactive communication with key stakeholders.
  
  
  
  


• Maintain Program Transparency by keeping project documentation current, organized, and accessible within IE’s Program Collaboration Workspace.


• Leverage IE Governance Tools such as Smartsheet and Microsoft Teams for effective planning, tracking, collaboration, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in an Engineering discipline (e.g., Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Systems, Operations, or Supply Chain Engineering) or other STEM field. Candidates with bachelor's degrees in Business or Finance may also be considered where supported by significant technical manufacturing, operations, or supply chain experience.


• Experienced in Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation


• Established and proven consulting experience (minimum 5 years)


• Excellent project management skills


• Excellent analytical and current state assessment skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills


• Proficiency in Microsoft office tools including Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint at a minimum


• Excellent data analysis and advanced proficiency of Excel is required


• Continuous Improvement/VSM expertise


• Influential Leadership/Selling/Closing skills


• Willingness to travel up to 75% as required

Learn more about our team and see recent Case Studies and Project Summaries at www.implementation.com

This person is critical to ensure that our clients’ expectations are exceeded, and future business is secured. Implementation Engineers has partnered with large global companies to improve throughput and productivity, decrease costs, and align organizations. It is a leading global operations optimization firm that specializes in sustainable implementation of large, complex strategic initiatives.