Senior Manager, Process Improvement

Position Summary...

What you’ll do Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and priorities removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance providing resources identifying performance standards measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly developing contingency plans and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training mentoring assigning duties building a teambased work environment establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations providing recognition and rewards coaching for success and improvement and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace Promotes and supports company policies procedures mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application ensuring compliance with them and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans programs and initiatives consulting with business partners managers coworkers or other key stakeholders soliciting evaluating and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness and participating in and supporting community outreach events Manages process improvement programs by evaluating and determining improvement needs partnering with cross functional teams to develop the operational strategy to simplify processes providing guidance and expertise on company policies practices and procedures ensuring proper controls tools and materials are present in order to enhance behavior change partnering with stakeholders to ensure alignment and support of the processes monitoring program performance in relation to metrics identifying post-implementation issues and concerns and developing and gaining buyin on changes and resolutions Leads the implementation of change initiative projects to achieve desired results by leading the execution of transformational change and processes developing plans to implement processes assessing the organizations readiness for change managing expectations adjusting approaches so that positive change is adopted by all business partners and stakeholders and ensuring timely project management from pilot through implementation stage to enable sustainable processes throughout the business unit Develops and redesigns initiatives and processes for key business functions to drive business goals objectives and programs by analyzing data and evaluating key business components in order to assess current performance baselines identifying gaps opportunities and needed improvements in key business functions evaluating and updating current practices on a continuous basis developing improvement solutions ensuring program processes are simple executable and sustainable for future use with manageable roll out plans consulting with cross functional teams to get alignment on improvement solutions and communicating changes and solutions to key stakeholders in order to get buyin Drives global projects by identifying areas of opportunity determining proper procedures and guidelines for advising on executing and documenting organizational practices across multiple countries understanding the global trends that affect the business demonstrating and communicating working knowledge of industry best practices and Walmart policies and procedures in business area of expertise anticipating issues of concern and being proactive in recommending sustainable solutions in area of expertise Influences strategies processes…