Senior Process Optimization & Automation Consultant

Vizient; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 102,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a seasoned professional to lead enterprise-wide process improvement and operational optimization initiatives across product, engineering, and operations. You will design scalable technology-enabled solutions, drive measurable outcomes, and act as a trusted advisor through assessment, adoption, and continuous improvement while mentoring teams.

You will partner with internal stakeholders to align business needs with operational goals, leveraging analytics, automation, and

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience leading process improvement, transformation, or consulting initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Lean, Agile, Six Sigma or related methodologies highly preferred.
• Ability to analyze complex business challenges and develop scalable, data-driven solutions.
• Experience leveraging automation, analytics, or AI-enabled tools to improve operational performance highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end process improvement and operational optimization initiatives.
• Conduct current-state assessments and identify strategic opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.
• Design future-state workflows, operating models, governance structures, and optimization strategies.
• Define KPIs, success metrics, and reporting frameworks to measure performance and business impact.
• Develop and execute implementation plans, including stabilization and continuous improvement activities.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, workflow technologies, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance processes.
• Partner with technical teams to align operational requirements with system capabilities and roadmaps.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, alignment sessions, and change adoption activities.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, escalations, and issue resolution while ensuring delivery objectives.
• Mentor consultants and associate consultants, sharing best practices and project delivery expertise.

Skills

Process improvement leadership

Stakeholder management

Facilitation and communication

Agile/Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Relevant degree

Job description

Vizient is seeking a seasoned professional to lead enterprise-wide process improvement and operational optimization initiatives across product, engineering, and operations. You will design scalable technology-enabled solutions, drive measurable outcomes, and act as a trusted advisor through assessment, adoption, and continuous improvement while mentoring teams.

You will partner with internal stakeholders to align business needs with operational goals, leveraging analytics, automation, and