Manager, Operations Development

              Summary:

Are you a project manager with a passion for manufacturing and distribution operations?  Are you interested in leading projects designed to create a more open and secure world? Maybe the Manager, Operations Development role with ASSA ABLOY’s US Fenestration Brands is right for you!

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead diverse operations initiatives in collaboration with teams from the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  With a focus on our business locations, you will participate in global projects alongside business leaders to optimize our footprint and develop solutions. 

We are seeking an energetic leader capable of driving project results and implementing solutions aligned with our business partners’ requirements. The successful candidate is a passionate thought leader with project management experience within an operations environment.
 

              What you will be doing:

To be successful in the role, you should be prepared to apply project management principles to strategic challenges within manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations.  You should be intellectually curious and enjoy solving unique business challenges.  With a focus on optimizing our footprint, you should be prepared to perform the following: 

• Collaborate with senior business leaders and stakeholders to drive initiatives designed to improve operations.
• Coordinate with internal teams and manage contractors to ensure adherence to schedules and project objectives.
• Consolidate, quantify, and analyze data to inform the business strategy.
• Manage day-to-day project-specific tasks and developments.
• Manage the integration of cross-functional requirements.
• Present at leadership meetings and other forums.
• As required, deploy continuous improvement problem solving tools like LEAN and Six Sigma to solve a variety of operational challenges.

What we are looking for:
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong verbal and written communications, leading teams and coordinating with peers.
• Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness of opportunities to improve processes.
• Strong ability to work in an ambiguous environment, identify and solve new problems, and manage change.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with various disciplines and peer groups.
• Promotes ideas persuasively and shapes key internal/external stakeholder opinions.
• Manages complex, multiple, and continually changing priorities.
• Able to travel and work effectively within a variety of domestic and international cultures.

Education and/or Experience          

• A minimum Bachelor’s Degree.  STEM/Finance/Business preferred.
• 2-5 years of experience within an operations environment preferred.
• Project management experience
• Corporate Real Estate and/or project management advanced training and certification a plus.
• Experience working in cross-functional, manufacturing/technology teams.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to create documents and presentations.
• Proficiency in MS Project and other project management software and tools.
• Excellent organizational, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills.

Customer Expectations

We believe you have outstanding attention to detail skills to ensure excellent results and are able to present updates from multiple sources. We believe you have excellent organizational skills to manage many priorities. You will work with many levels of the organization and report up to senior-level leadership on status and expected milestone accomplishments.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee works primarily in an office environment, within a well-ventilated area, and is exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Employee will be exposed to an industrial environment to include manufacturing and warehousing operations.

Work Requirements

• Compliance to all relevant ASSA ALBOY policies and procedures.
• Travel and fieldwork, including international travel may be required. Therefore, employee must possess, or be able to acquire a valid passport.
• Spanish speaking skills are critical to the success of this role.  The successful candidate must be able to develop a Spanish speaking proficiency (or already possess the skillset).
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which you are hired.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 52,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.