Job Description:

Manages global business intelligence projects

Provides the leadership for functional and/or technical analysis, development, and implementation of enterprise business intelligence capabilities

Provides timely portfolio status updates to the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO)

Responsible for assembling project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources, and developing plan and schedule to ensure timely completion of projects

Effectively coordinates the activities of internal and external resources in a matrix environment with cross Global Business Unit (GBU) partners

Follows standards in all projects as set forth by the Enterprise PMO

Provide daily operational and user support as needed

Communicates with Enterprise PMO and business executive management regarding project status

Works with senior business management and IS Leadership Team (ISLT) to establish priorities among identified projects

Participates in all corporate programs as directed by the Enterprise PMO and senior management in the Global Information Systems (GIS) organization

Executes, in the form of projects, multi-year process enablement roadmaps aligning with S&N global strategy and technology standards

Works closely with business partners across multiple business units to define business requirements, determine functional approaches and align business intelligence projects with overall company strategic objectives.

Implement process improvements and support organization change management efforts as necessary to sustain change and realize benefits related to assigned projects

Work with business partners and IT department representatives to drive resolution of cross-GBU, cross-GIS issues and manage risk for assigned projects

Leads global, distributed, cross-functional teams assigned to deliver benefits to the business

Complies with Enterprise PMO methodology to track, measure and phase gate review project metrics, schedule, budget and issues

Promote effective communications between the core teams, extended teams and the rest of the organization

Supports and adheres to all policies, procedures and standards, including GIS Guiding Principles, Project and Change Management processes, Internal and External Health & Safety, Quality, Regulatory and Finance compliance, and support of Internal and External Audits

Prepares and builds business cases for proposed projects

Leverages informal and formal contacts to overcome conflicts and blockages

Skilled at internal/external consulting and relationship management

Demonstrated ability in conflict resolution, issues and change management

Understanding of legal issues and dealing with their resolutions for the enterprise projects

Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally as well as written, to diverse groups at all organizational levels

Requirements:

Must have Business Intelligence, SAP, BW, BO and financial background

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Must have: Business Intelligence, SAP, BW, BO and financial background, Project Management

Accountable to business and ISLT sponsors for successful project execution within budget and schedule. Budget authority up to $5 million

Directs and manages global, multi-cultural, virtual teams in order to successfully execute projects. Projects affect multiple global locations. Project teams may exceed 30 FTE in a globally matrixed organization

Works in a matrixed organizational role reporting, for project purposes, to both GIS and business executive management. Communicates and works with GBU business and GIS VP/Group Director/Directors and Managers on a daily basis concerning strategic, operational and tactical issues impacting project solution delivery, business processes, applications and systems

Supports executive level meetings as required

Coordinates and negotiates with external vendors when necessary to resolve systems issues or explore future capabilities

A big picture thinker, the successful candidate will have the capacity to isolate issues for his/her team and help the organization to focus on implementing both top-level, strategic business intelligence solutions as well as operational improvement projects that are necessary for business success

The successful candidate will not hesitate to get into the fray in an active way, and will both champion ideas and accept disagreement with maturity and with the good of the business at heart. Candidate must manage the internal and external politics to ensure issues/ideas are on the right agendas at the right time and at the right level of the organization.

The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and communication abilities. The job holder must win the confidence of individuals at all levels, both inside and outside of the group, to foster teamwork and vision for the growth of the organization and support the vision and goals of the GIS organization

If you are interested in the position described above, and/or any other openings, we would be happy to speak with you about this role or other active opportunities, and discuss your parameters for an ideal position, or simply to establish a relationship for the future. Our agency has clients in multiple locations throughout the United States and Canada.

Please, forward us a copy of your MS WORD resume to the address listed below. Obviously, we would not do anything with your resume, until we have had a chance to speak in depth about each opportunity, and make sure it is a suitable fit for your background and your interests.

iHeadHunt E-Mail: careers@iheadhunt.cc