Strategic Project Consultant

3 weeks ago

Tullamarine, Australia Caterpillar Full time

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

At Caterpillar, we're not just about the work we do – we care about each other too. We're a global team of makers, problem solvers, and future world builders creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We make progress and innovation happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we're building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Role Definition

  • Coordinate management of multiple, related high-priority and/or high-risk projects where the project's scope is aligned with key strategic initiatives. Lead project teams to deliver complex business, integration, implementation projects, and continuous improvement/lean efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Apply program and project management principles to manage scope, timeline, resources, stakeholders, and risk throughout the lifecycle of strategic initiatives.
  • Lead high-priority projects to achieve measurable business process improvements.
  • Provide technical training and guidance for continuous improvement on the planning, development, and implementation of process improvement.
  • Utilize facilitation and consultancy skills to assist leaders in identifying growth opportunities and planning strategically.

What Skills You Will Have:

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

  • Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
  • Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
  • Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
  • Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

  • Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.
  • Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.
  • Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.

Active Learning: Understanding the necessity for continuous personal growth and learning; ability to gauge one's strengths, limitations, and interests accurately, and use this knowledge for purposes of performance effectiveness self-development.

  • Explains lessons learned from mistakes and failures as well as successes.
  • Maintains network of contacts within own unit.
  • Identifies and explains own strengths and development needs.

Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

  • Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
  • Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
  • Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

  • Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
  • Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
  • Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
  • Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintain focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products, and services.

  • Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
  • Identifies process problems that limit performance.
  • Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
  • Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

  • Assists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.
  • Obtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project.
  • Produces standard project status reports.

Six Sigma Methodology: Knowledge of the concepts of six sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology; ability to use the methodology to improve the manufacturing processes and control the improvements by eliminating root causes.

  • Guides on the choice and use of appropriate tools to measure existing performance.
  • Estimates the root cause of quality or service-related problems.
  • Resolves various obstacles and problems in performance improvement.
  • Facilitates changes to improve performance in relation to costs or quality of products and services.

Consideration for Top Candidates:

  • Previous experience supporting and managing projects in Finance, Credit, and operations.
  • Strong ability to not only lead a project and a group of SMEs but also actively participate in project work and support in the requirements for delivery/implementation.
  • 6 Sigma background.
  • Project Management Professional certification (PMP).

Degree Requirement:

  • A 4-year college or university degree and a minimum of 5 years exempt experience in project or change management is recommended.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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