Sr. Project Manager - Operational Excellenace Manager

thyssenkrupp Materials NA•Southfield, MI

1d•$109,000 - $163,000

About The Position

Lead large, complex, and strategic projects intended to deliver business-wide transformations and achieve critical business initiatives. The Sr. Project Manager ensures business cases and business requirements are effectively defined, that stakeholder alignment is achieved, long-term program planning processes are established, and the intended results are achieved on time. WE ARE HRING!!! Please come join a successfully growing company driven to win in an employee supported culture. We are looking for people that are hands on and thrive in a cross-functional, team environment. We are looking for people that can lead efforts and delivery them into our run the business operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Technical field
8+ years project management experience
Demonstrated success leading large, complex programs
Experience in business requirements gathering and facilitation
Strong financial acumen (business case development, ROI modeling)
Executive-level communication skills
Strong organizational governance and documentation management skills
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills
Experience leading and executing change management
Proficiency with collaboration, reporting, and project management tools (e.g. MS Planner, PowerBI, etc.)

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent certification preferred
Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, etc. experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead large-scale, high-impact projects, including but not limited to: New plant startups, production process/product launches, and complex enterprise-level transformation initiatives
Ensure that business requirements for projects are appropriately gathered, organized, and effectively communicated to project teams and leadership
Develops and works within project and program management governance structure
Serve as the primary interface with senior leadership to drive alignment across business units and functions
Develop business cases focused on ROI, benefit realization, cost modeling, financial justification, etc., which align with business priorities
Evaluate and validate the case against business objectives and strategic goals
Participate in long term program planning and strategic discussions and identify interdependencies and interactions across multiple projects or programs.
Lead governance forums, steering committees, and provide executive updates
Anticipate organizational, operational, and financial risks to project completion, and proactively manage them to ensure effective project completion
Create and lead a change management process for large business initiatives.
Ensure successful adoption across impacted group, by executing key change management activities, including communication, planning, and stakeholder alignment, and training coordination
Own the overall project communication strategy to ensure that clear, concise updates are provided to executive and cross functional audiences.
Track the adoption and benefits of implemented changes, and deliver clear and concise updates to the business