As part of the Global DPS Asset Management Team, the Sr. Manager will act as a leader to advance the E2E data analytics and performance management platform for DPS Asset Management, drive the deployment and standardization of the E2E DPS Processes as well as shape and implement improvement initiatives in alignment with Franchise and Supply Chain stakeholders in order to improve overall service delivery and drive profitable growth for the Franchise.
Senior Manager, DPS Asset Management
Location: preferred location Zug (Switzerland), any other major MD location in EMEA will be considered
Principal responsibilities:
Leadership:
Connect with Global counterparts to ensure alignment on priorities and consistency across regions.
Connect and engage in transparent discussions with local affiliates, regional stakeholders across SC, plan and Commercial.
Regularly communicates with all relevant partners on plans, progress, changes and opportunities.
Prioritizes and runs multiple complex tasks and projects
Execution
Process Excellence
Lead the development, validation and gap assessment of the E2E DPS process taxonomy
Assess, critique, amend, improve and (re-)define applicable business processes in partnership with relevant business and SC partners and customers
Facilitate and provide necessary expertise and (project) support in the space of business process re-engineering, process mapping, scenario planning, deployment and implementation and change management
Identify inefficiencies in the processes and sub-processes and make improvement recommendations.
Develops and drives continuous improvements initiatives with the local/regional cross functional business teams.
Support E2E Supply Chain to build the right project pipeline through deep dive analytics.
Drives knowledge transfer across discipline/business partners. Proactive problem identification and solution development to a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity, referring to policies and practices for guidance.
Contribute to the DPS Asset Management tools, practices and knowledge base
Project Management
Drives the prioritization and definition of the key projects to impact key improvement opportunities
Brings together and/or leads cross functional teams in analyzing key issues and developing and aligning on recommendations and actions (i.e. define scope, FPOs, milestones, risks & mitigations).
Utilizes project management tools to deliver results on-time and provide timely updates to management and enhance focused collaboration Supply Chain, Commercial and Franchise business partners driving alignment on agreed initiatives
Analytics and Integrated Business Intelligence
Drives alignment on the priorities in data analytics and the development supporting tools
Advances the definition of aligned and consistent metrics & standards to improve E2E SC performance
Develops, enhances, expands and maintains the data analytics platform
Communicates key insights and areas for improvement to regional management, users and stakeholders.
Improves the data analytics capability, handles the roadmap and develops and implements the plan to drive adoption and usage of the capability.
Presentation of key insights to enable management to make strategic decisions; i.e., creation of an executive summary and concepts to analyze/drive process improvements as appropriate.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, or Operations) is required.
A minimum of 3+ years of relevant Supply Chain experience is required.
Experience working in complex, highly matrix, virtual, organization where priorities change rapidly and tight deadlines exist is required.
Fluent in English (Written and spoken), multi-language skills are preferred
Good communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to work independently, handle complexity and take ownership for deliverables
Numerate and IT literate (i.e. all MS Office applications)
Skilled in Excel, Access, SQL, Tableau preferred
Knowledge in Data Analytics software preferred
Knowledge of ERP (JDE, ERP), WMS & TMS applications preferred
