Assistant Manager

Job Description

Scope/Categories: Role will report to a Manager in IT Engineering & Applications. Role will not have any direct reports. Key Interfaces: Business Partner, Solution Engineer, Project Manager, Enterprise Architect. Business Client External Interfaces: Consultant & 3rd Party provider. Travel may include approximately 10-20% of work time. Key Accountabilities:

• Functional leader of medium to large projects for a specific business capability. Accountabilities across multiple functional and technical areas with wide range of complexity.
• Proactive analysis of business processes and identification of innovative ways to address near term business needs which includes identifying these opportunities, reviewing and obtaining a disposition decision from the appropriate business client, assessing the fit of these opportunities into current initiatives, or including the opportunity in future demand.
• Map the Customer Journey and partner with the business in the co-creation of solutions that add value to K-C.
• Drives the evaluation of the factors which must be addressed in the change program.
• Maintains in-depth understanding of both KCP and Consumer business processes for their capability area.
• Influences policy formation; contributes to User Groups; significant contribution to strategic direction.
• Leads Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives; consults and shares knowledge across org; awareness of industry and technology trends that can bring K-C a competitive advantage.

Key Qualifications and Experiences:

• Bachelors degree and / or 5+ years of Professional experience with a minimum of 3 years of Information Technology experience including working directly with business clients.
• Working knowledge of SAP Plant Maintenance, able to do configuration as needed.
• Strong in Requirements gathering /management, with knowledge / appreciation of Architecture and Technology management.
• Strong appreciation for business process with an ability to translate into detailed design, authoring and reviewing functional specifications
• Knowledge in applying agile methodologies and rapid prototyping. Understands how to coordinate the flow of work between agile teams and more traditional project-based teams. Accredited Scrum Master would be a distinct advantage.
• Understanding of digital enablers and technologies such as embedded Analytics, design for Automation, UX, and modern integration.
• Has knowledge / experience developing applications and able to apply that experience to identify opportunities, design initiatives that improve business process and ensure best practices are being followed.
• Has a leader mindset, which can enable an optimal Total Cost of Ownership for solutions delivered by Engineering & Applications.
• Experience with deploying and driving execution via performance measurement, benchmarking, and related visual management.
• Held prior accountabilities that required influencing teams, leaders & vendors outside of administrative authority.
• Strong service delivery skills, appreciation for Incident, Change & Problem Management.
• Cultivates networking opportunities with peer organizations.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build lasting trusted relationships with Business Partners, Key Stakeholders, Vendors and cross functional teams.
• Broad range of business and IT experiences; has preferably achieved technical and/or business certification(s).
• Verbal and written fluency in English is mandatory.
• Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the K-C organization including suppliers, partners and customers.

Core Technical Competencies / Skills:

• Manufacturing Execution Systems, solid experience, preferable GE Plant Applications, Proficy
• Data Historian, preferable OSi
• Understanding of Shop floor Manufacturing Control Systems: PLC s, HMI/SCADA, DCS along with systems integration.
• Understanding / exposure to Industrial Internet of Things, Factory of the future concepts, Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
• Mobile / handheld / scanning technologies and associated integration
• Infrastructure Desktop & Server Technologies, basic Networking, Computer Security & Digital Compliance
• SQL, VB & .NET Technologies, Advanced Excel and understanding of Data Analytics
• Desirable ITIL v3 Service Management, working knowledge / exposure
• AGILE project methodology, SCRUM Master a distinct advantage

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Keyskills :
continuous improvement facilitationuser groupsaccountstotal cost of ownershipmisadvanced exceldata historianscrum mastershop floortatinternet of thingsbankingstrong interpersonal skillsdetail designdata analyticssales