Business Excellence Transformation Manager - Navigating us to efficiency

Are you looking for a purpose-driven environment with a mission to change the global energy and water agenda and are you motivated about working with change management and end-to-end business excellence? Do you want a position – close to the decisions, where you can make a real impact and be at the forefront of navigating us to efficiency with the ‘Grundfos Business System’?

If this sounds like you, then look at our Business Excellence Transformation Manager position. You will step into a very important specialist role where you are a cornerstone in our strategic journey ahead, driving the enhancement of ‘Our Way of Working’ (OWOW), which is Grundfos’ best-known practices for all of us to do everything faster, smarter and simpler.

Become a part of our GBS (Grundfos Business System) Office

We are a diverse and dynamic team of more than ten internal and external people located in Denmark and Hungary. We work, together with the organization, to describe and improve the best-known ways of working in Grundfos through GBS. Think of it as a navigation system for Grundfos, helping us all to reach our goals faster, smarter and simpler. In the team we are currently focusing on three areas (“building blocks”):

Strategy Deployment: enabling people leaders and their teams to improve the roll-out of the Grundfos Strategy, to successfully reach our ambitions and goals.

Decision Making Excellence: enabling people leaders and their teams to clarify roles and responsibilities, structure their meeting cadence and reach desired meeting outcomes.

Process Excellence: enabling people leaders and their teams to visualise, manage and continuously improve their processes.

What is the job about? 

As a member of the GBS Expertise and Deployment team within the GBS Office your primary responsibility will be to serve in a dual hat capacity, acting both as a subject matter expert across the three building blocks mainly focusing on Strategy Deployment and as a deployment expert across the organization and senior managers. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, divisions, and senior management to ensure the effective deployment and continuous improvement of OWOW throughout the organization. More specific you will:

Subject Matter Expert Role:

•            Act as a subject matter expert for assigned building block: Strategy Deployment

•            Create, maintain, and improve tools, guidelines, standards, and training materials related to the building blocks

•            Collaborate with building block owner´s (Content owners) and other stakeholders to leverage professional expertise and content

•            Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging trends within the assigned building blocks

Deployment Role:

•            Develop and execute deployment plans for the implementation of OWOW across divisions and functions

•            Serve as the single point of contact for business stakeholders, providing inbound support and addressing their needs and inquiries

•            Conduct maturity assessments to identify opportunities for improvement and develop action plans accordingly

•            Implement actions such as coaching, training, and process enhancements to build organizational capabilities and drive organizational efficiency

•            Facilitate communication and collaboration between the Expertise and Deployment Team and various stakeholders.

Occasionally there will be travel days, as needed, to support deployment efforts across different locations.

Your background: 

We are looking for a performance driven person with an “thinking outside the box” mindset, who thrives in a global organization with different cultures. You must be an excellent relationship builder who understands how a matrix organization works, and who can navigate and operate in a role bridging operation and strategy. You have a strong ability to lead by example, and you have sufficient knowledge to become a trusted sounding board for your stakeholders across the organization. Furthermore, you have a strong desire for continuous learning and ability to quickly adapt to new concepts and methodologies.

We imagine that you:

•            Have a master’s degree in business, management, economics or similar

•            Have certification or training in Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management (BPM), or related methodologies

•            Have experience in project management and change management

•            Have experience in the three building blocks: strategy deployment, process excellence and decision making excellence 

•            Have knowledge of different IT tools like project management, data visualization and process management

•            Have experience with continuous improvement projects

It will be an advantage if you have experience within Grundfos, with a deep understanding of its organization, culture, and current maturity level.

What’s in it for you? 

Whether it’s developing leadership skills or advancing your expertise even further, we’ll support you with continuous learning and development opportunities, to help discuss and steer your long-term Grundfos career path. You’ll be welcomed from day one into an inclusive, trusting environment guided by six core values.

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:

•            We encourage you to be at the offices, where you can engage, learn, and have fun with colleagues. If you’ll be working from your home office, we’ll make sure you are well equipped with a good workstation. On top of it, flexible working hours and up to 3 days’ additional paid leave for volunteering of your choice

•            Annual bonuses, health insurance, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programmes

•            Access to the modern Grundfos Academy to pursue further both personal and professional development

•            Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly

Do you want to learn more? 

If you have questions or would like to know more about this position, please contact Recruiter, Nanna Haarbo Frederiksen on nfrederiksen@grundfos.com  If this job sounds appealing, please send your resume by clicking “Apply”. 

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We look forward to hearing from you.