NA Business Integration & Operations Excellence Leader

NA Business Integration & Operations Excellence Leader

Job Description

Get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey as a North America Business Integration & Operations Excellence Leader! This is not just a job; it's an adventure in transformation, operations excellence, and cutting-edge technology.

You'll be at the forefront of the North America KC + Kenvue systems, operations, and process integration and transformation.

North America Business Integration & Operations Excellence Leader is a senior leader responsible for driving operations and execution excellence for the combined KC and Kenvue North America businesses, and will be accountable for:


* Readiness for integration program execution and cross-functional decision making across Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, R&D, GBS, Legal, Technology, and Operational Workstreams


* IBP Excellence, with accountability for implementation of best practices, harmonization of process across North America business, change management, and enablement with supporting teams (Demand Planning, Analytics, etc.)


* Process transformation in areas where greater maturity, cross-functional coordination, and harmonization is needed across Business Units

The role serves as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, functional workstreams, the Integration Management Office (IMO), and technology delivery teams, and will have a team of 2-3 direct reports.

Scope/Categories
Role will report to the Vice President of North America Strategy and Commercial Analytics / Executive Steering Committee
Travel may include approximately 15% of work time.

Key Interfaces
Executive Leadership Team, Commercial Leadership, Supply Chain Leadership, Finance Leadership, Legal & Tax Teams, Risk Management Teams, R&D Teams, Global Business Services Teams, Procurement, Technology & ERP Teams, Integration Management Office (IMO), Business Unit and Brand teams, and External Partners and System Integrators.

Key Responsibilities
1.

Business Integration Strategy & Execution


* Develop and execute the North America business integration roadmap.


* Translate strategic integration objectives into business execution plans.


* Drive achievement of key integration outcomes including: One Customer, One Order, One Shipment, One Invoice.


* Ensure alignment between business priorities and technology delivery plans.


* Manage dependencies across business functions and integration initiatives.

2.

Business Readiness & Adoption


* Lead all business readiness activities across impacted functions.


* Ensure business users are prepared for process, organizational, data, and technology changes.


* Partner with the Change Management Lead to develop communication, training, and adoption plans.


* Monitor readiness metrics and resolve gaps before major deployment milestones.


* Drive sustained adoption following go-live.

3.

Cross-Functional Leadership


* Coordinate work across Commercial, Fin...