Clariant is a globally leading specialty chemicals company, based in Muttenz near Basel/Switzerland. The company employs a total workforce of 17 000 worldwide. The company reports in four business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis & Energy, Natural Resources, and Plastics & Coatings. Clariant’s corporate strategy is based on five pillars: increase profitability, reposition portfolio, add value with sustainability, foster innovation and R&D, and intensify growth.
Transition Manager / Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Manages from medium to large scale GBS complex projects, including Process Transition Projects. Maintains and further develops standards and procedures in the area of Global Service Management and Project Management. Leads end-to-end business process definition and improvements for Service Management processes incl. technology design.
Specific tasks:
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Manage transition scope and coordination of all internal, external stakeholders
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Own the transition and KT Knowledge transfer planning and execution
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Build up and integrate the migration methodology and competence, lead TM/PMO Team
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Monitors overall progression and status reporting on global scale
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Manage Transition Issue and Risk Management
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Support resource and financial reporting such as weekly time reporting, forecast, budget utilization, etc.;
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Maintain and improve standards and procedures according to internal and external guidelines;
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Run projects, monitor projects' progress and manage resources (incl. change management/ risk mitigation);
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Execute project controls and quality management actions;
Requirements:
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Master degree - preferably Finance / Accounting or comparable degree;
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4+ years in project / transition management role;
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Extended knowledge of project methods and implementation experiences;
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Knowledge of PMO tools and experience in implementing project tools;
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Good understanding of business processes (OTC, PTP);
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Work experience with Lean Sigma (DMAIC) methodologies – desirable;
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Leadership skills and ability to influence and motivate others;
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Good coordination skills in managing different assignments simultaneously;
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Proficiency knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Access) and SAP ERP or WINS experiences.
Language Skills:
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English: Fluent written and spoken
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German language would be a plus
We offer:
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A position in a captive, internal company-driven shared service center environment as an important team-player in the overall Source-to-Pay process domain;
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A rewarding challenge to develop skills within SSC (shared service center) Source-to-Pay process area;
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Work shadowing, internal/ external trainings both in Poland and abroad;
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Unique opportunity to have a substantial impact on transition process;
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An opportunity to be part of a team with great enthusiasm for the business and for delivering top class operational procurement service;
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Work with talented and highly professional colleagues, in a culture that is collaborative, respectful and committed to your professional development;
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Career development within our organization;
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Benefits such as gym membership, private health care.