Overview:
Our Center for Process Excellence team is on a mission to improve business outcomes and employee experiences by driving step-change improvements in critical enterprise processes, and the technology and analytics supporting these.
As a Sr Principal, Business Process Analyst (NPD/NPI/PLM), you will be responsible for delivering ground-breaking improvements in our New Product Development, New Product Introduction, and Product Lifecycle Management capabilities. This will require you to understand our current state, define a future-state vision, and work collaboratively as part of a cross-functional team to deliver the change. The desired business outcomes include accelerating innovation by improving efficiency and effectiveness of teams engaged in NPD/NPI/PLM activities. Success will require close collaboration with team members across multiple Business Units, and the ability to influence changes in a global organization. This position is ideally suited for a self-starter that is comfortable in a dynamic environment, with experience in conceptual and analytical problem solving related to strategy, organizational design, roles, processes, technology, and metrics.
Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with leaders and functional SMEs to develop an understanding of current state, define a future state vision, and implement innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
* Drive gap analysis, future state design, and implementation execution - including definition of requirements and testing to ensure solutions deliver the encouraged impact, in close collaboration with business and technology team members
* Ensure highly productive discussions and outcomes by defining agendas, clearly outlining objectives, and facilitating executive level collaboration sessions
* Build project and process content for audiences varying from business subject matter authorities to executive committees
* Measure impact improvements implemented, and complete interventions where vital to drive increased impact and adoption
Qualifications:
* 12+ years progressive experience in consulting, R&D, and/or manufacturing roles related to new product development, new product introduction, and/or product lifecycle management
* Track record of optimally completing large-scale projects across people, process, data, and technology in sophisticated, global organizations
* Strong process approach, ability to optimally translate business problems into implementable solutions with quantifiable business benefits
* Strong influencing skills, confirmed ability to work across organizational boundaries motivating change and harmonization across a global organization
* Results oriented attitude, operates with high sense of urgency. Consistent record of solving problems, breaking down barriers and delivering results ahead of schedule
* Strong written and verbal communication
* Process discovery, design, and implementation experience in a regulated environment
* Experience deploying SAP S/4Hana PLM or equivalent solutions a plus
* Knowledge of business process modelling and process mining solutions required
* Solid understanding of Lean concepts and tools a plus
* Experience working on an Agile / Scrum team a plus
* Prosci certifications a plus
* Product Owner and/or Scrum Master certifications a plus
* Master's Degree in an Engineering, Science or Supply Chain subject area
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