Management Lead - Decatur, IL

Position: Performance Management Lead - Decatur, IL
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* Performance Management Lead - Decatur, IL

** Department/Function:*
* Operations:
Manufacturing, Production, Maintenance, Utilities

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* Job Description:

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* ** Performance Management Lead - Decatur, IL*
* This is an exempt level position reporting though the Plant Improvement organization

The Performance Management Lead should be a subject matter expert of all financial aspects of operations, including operating costs and KPIs management. The performance management lead should take a leadership role in improving the plant's cost position. This colleague is a critical link between the operations and commercial/finance teams, is important stakeholder and owner of the financial plan, and a key member of the operations leadership team.

The responsibilities of the performance management lead include:

+ Leading the preparation of the annual financial plan for operating the plant, business or region

+ Engage with plant, E2E finance and external stakeholders on setting benchmarks for operating cost.  Coordinate all input for financial plan

+ Accountably own and coordinate planning non-financial KPIs such as OEE, usages and utilities.

+ Train, coordinate and assist operations teams on the planning process

+ In partnership with plant controller, leading the plant cost analysis efforts and variance review process, with a view towards driving actions and value creation, and contributing to updated forecasts in alignment with finance teams

+ Take a lead role in leveraging performance management tools for review & response process

+ Analyze performance gaps and highlight areas of opportunity by mining PI data, Maximo data, accounting reports, and power BI reports

+ Work with plant controlling to explain cost anomalies

+ Promote accountability of financial and operational KPIs among plant/regional leadership via coaching and follow-up

+ Supporting plant improvement, supply chain and capex teams where needed by:

+ Leading OEE planning and analysis

+ Supporting supply chain management on production planning.

+ Taking part in AFE preparation and lookbacks to understand financial justification of capital expenditures

+ Leading non-financial KPI management

+ With PE/CI and Improvement, driving Performance Excellence initiatives, such as Zero Loss, Focused Improvement and Losses-to-Action

+ Plant safety leadership

+ Promote a positive safety attitude in all interactions

+ Perform all duties in compliance with ADM's core values

** The successful candidate will exhibit the following characteristics and skills:*
* + Have an understanding of operational accounting best practices and ability to navigate ADM's systems and processes, leveraging experience, internal network and ability to learn

+ Solid foundation in basic IT toolkit and productivity/BI software, and ability to adapt and provide needed information quickly and in a clear manner

+ Understand fundamentals of plant operations, including process flow, cost structure and basic energy and material balance

+ Understand purpose of each unit operation as well as its financial impact

+ Understand high level operating KPIs such as OEE, yield, energy/chemical utilization, and Cost of Poor Quality

+ Understand fundamentals of plant cost position

+ Understand drivers for fixed and variable costs, how to plan and analyze, able to grasp principles of benchmarking and optimization

+ Ability to understand diverse cost drivers such as depreciation, pricing, inflation, operational efficiency, allocations and absorption

+ Ability to communicate externally, both written and verbally, on plant/regional performance and improvement efforts

+ Should be comfortable preparing and presenting consolidated information to an audience

+ Must be able to communicate effectively across multiple functions and levels.

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* Job Qualifications:

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* + 4 year university degree in engineering or accountancy preferred

+ 5+ years in operations accounting or process operations, with preferred exposure to both.

+ Plant-specific process knowledge preferred, or sufficient ability to learn quickly.

+ Plant-specific operations accounting and financial process familiarity preferred

+ Candidate that doesn't come ready with both technical and financial capabilities needs ability and desire to grow these areas

+ Requires ability to collaborate, influence, lead, and execute.

+ Must be able to communicate at all levels, and be comfortable engaging with colleagues across varied functions and levels

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