Operations Management Excellence Programs and Collaboration Manager

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Grid Integration Business Unit Grid and Power Quality Solutions and Service (GPQSS).

GPQSS is the market leader in the design and delivery of scalable solutions for grid connection and power quality. Our solutions tackle the challenges of integration with todays evolving renewable energy sources and transmission and distribution networks to ensure power quality reliability and availability.

We are a solutions provider power consultant and system integrator for our customers with advanced and proven solutions and digital platforms that help our customers to overcome complexity increase efficiency and accelerate the shift towards a carbon neutral energy future.

Our Grid Integration portfolio spans a wide range of transmission and substation applications which facilitate reliable and efficient system integration of the future digital electric network with minimum environmental impact. We incorporate the integrated systems solutions and services of our businesss DC and AC fields including HVDC Substations FACTS Offshore Wind Connections Semiconductors and Power Consulting for utility and industrial grid applications as well as etransportation solutions.

We need an Excellence Programs and Collaboration Manager to join the Operations Management team and drive excellence programs for the GI team globally. You will play a key role in defining and implementing a Project & Portfolio and Business excellence program across GI in a dynamic and positive working environment. In addition to the operations management team you will work with other GI functions and the operations teams from the other business units.

How youll make an impact

• Manage cross business unit collaboration platform for GI projects in with Transformers High Voltage and Grid Automation business units.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement actions to support collaborative project and common prioritization
• Develop and execute Grid Integration Excellence Programs Project & Portfolio Excellence Program and Business Excellence Program
  • Design program onboard internal and external trainers align stakeholders coordinate logistics and host sessions
  • Must be proficient in organizing and coordinating large meetings and team events
• Support 100 digital Project and Portfolio Review implementation and manage GPQSS portfolio tracking and analysis of gross margin movements in project
• Support HSE and Engineering teams in synergizing Safety by Design practices across GI business unit

Your background

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or related discipline
• 13 years of experience in Program/Project Management
• PMI project management certification
• A wide knowledge of the power grids industry and Hitachi Energy product offerings (e.g. Transformers High Voltage Products Grid Automation)
• A wide knowledge of manufacturing sales tendering risk management continuous improvement financials and project disciplines and their interdependencies
• Important prerequisites for this interesting dynamic position are high resilience proactive problem solving and a structured way of working
• Excellent communication and enthusiasm skills to help in presenting and driving the operations improvement initiatives globally
• A reliable gogetter with a high degree of independence initiative and the ability to work on a global team
• Background in competence development
• Knowledge on project and process excellence enterprise systems: InEight SAP Salesforce Adonis Unifier Primavera P6 SAP PowerBI
• Knowledge on Lean tools: Kaizen Gemba Value Stream mapping 5S
• Fluent English proficient in German and/or Spanish is a great advantage

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