Operational Excellence Project Manager
Vor 4 Tagen
We are seeking a highly skilled Operational Excellence Specialist to join our team in Düsseldorf. As a key member of our Operational Excellence team, you will play a crucial role in driving business improvement and process optimization across the organization.
Your Responsibilities- Lead high-priority projects or programs, demonstrating excellence in project management dimensions such as scope, time, budget, risk, quality, communication, and stakeholder management.
- Setup and execute projects or programs for success, applying and tailoring project approaches and tools using operational excellence, agile, and classical project management frameworks.
- Drive projects and process optimizations for value streams and end-to-end processes, taking the lead through all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate decision-making processes and root cause problem-solving on operational and senior management levels.
- Foster strong working relationships across the organization, ensuring appropriate stakeholder management on operational levels and with project steering members up to L1 or board level.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of various business areas within Uniper and how they are connected through value streams, enabling trustful relationships with business partners.
- Drive the Operational Excellence way of working forward in appointed business areas, in tight cooperation with leadership and subject matter experts.
- Act as a role model for operational excellence project management, developing, coaching, or mentoring other team members and project managers in Uniper.
- OE Program Development: Actively develop concepts and proposals to enrich the OE program, drive and support strategic OE initiatives and projects, and act as a liaison with other functions and initiatives to share knowledge and potentially intensify cooperation.
- 8+ years of experience in project management with a proven track record of successful high-complex improvement/transformation projects in dynamic environments.
- Lead various types of projects, such as strategy implementation, performance improvements, performance management system setup, organizational restructuring, compliance, etc.
- Knowledge and experience with Change Management concepts (e.g., ADKAR) and ability to embed this naturally in projects, with a strong focus on the people side of change.
- Experience using DMAIC, agile approaches, and traditional project management methods, preferably with industry certifications (PMI, SAFE, (M)BB).
- Up-to-date knowledge and experience of digital technologies (e.g., AI) and ability to identify deployment opportunities, generate interest, drive mindset, and help businesses explore new ways of working.
- Significant experience in typical management consultancy skills, such as forming teams with different cultural backgrounds, moderating workshops, driving decisions with senior stakeholders, actively managing change curves.
- Excellent communication skills and precise messaging (verbal and written) from operational levels up to Board stakeholders.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment, using digital technologies (e.g., Teams, PowerBI, Power Automate, Mural), and open-minded to exploring opportunities for implementing AI into daily workflows.
- Strong drive and a "getting things done" attitude, to deliver projects in a challenging environment with conflicting stakeholder interests, with stress-resilience and ability to cope with highly volatile workloads.
- Proven experience in the energy industry, preferably.
- Interest in developing others, including other project managers, as a mentor or coach.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% if project assignment requires.
At Uniper, we reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension, and health-related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. We enable various flexible working arrangements, support home office equipment, and provide regular training and workshops to help you visualize yourself in our company. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries.
We offer a supportive working culture that provides a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We prioritize work-life balance, offering sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, and family services. We also provide car and bike leasing offers, e-car charging stations, flu vaccinations, preventive health services, and an employee assistance program. Our company pension includes employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system and the possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching. We provide lifelong training and coaching to help you reach your potential.
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