Operational Planning Lead

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Rotork plc Full time
Job Description

Rotork plc is seeking an experienced Operational Planning Lead to join our team. As a key member of our Operations Excellence department, you will be responsible for defining the operational solution for each local factory, utilizing the standard system solution for operations and finance.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of delivering enterprise-wide business applications, including ERP across an engineering, design, and manufacturing organization. They will also possess strong project management capabilities, change management experience, and the ability to lead teams with a diverse range of skills and styles.

Key responsibilities will include effective coordination of the project, management of interdependencies, leadership of the transition team for global operations D365 rollout to factories, and ensuring dependency with other programs of work are considered and aligned.

The ideal candidate will have a qualification in Business or an associated discipline, and be a competent user of MS Office systems, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. They will also have a proven ability to manage large complex projects and multiple work streams, and a strong understanding and application of project management competencies.

Rotork is a market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow of liquids, gases, and powders across many industries worldwide. We are committed to engineering excellence, and this role will play a critical part in shaping the future of our business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Effective coordination of the project and management of interdependencies
  • Leadership of the transition team for global operations D365 rollout to factories
  • Ensuring dependency with other programs of work are considered and aligned
  • Supporting Data and Process council(s) ensuring governance is in place to approve changes to the current solution when necessary
  • Establishing and leading the implementation process for Operations within each Rotork Site
  • Ensuring sites are aware of the implementation process, their responsibilities, and progress reporting
  • Supporting organisational changes required by the Site to facilitate the processes and roles required for successful post-implementation operations
  • Ensuring Data cleansing activities are identified and resourced
  • Sign off the site cutover plan and reconciliation process
  • User Acceptance Training – leading and coordinating the testing ensuring involvement of relevant users, coverage of the relevant scenarios, and completion to schedule
  • Transition planning – inventory actions, orderbook, final data cleansing, cutover planning
  • Lead the post Go Live hyper care activities. Capturing of issues and leading implementation of fixes
  • Overall integrity and coherence of the programme

Requirements:

  • Qualification in Business or an associated discipline
  • Track record of delivering enterprise-wide business applications, including ERP across an engineering, design, and manufacturing organization
  • Strong project management capability
  • Change management experience covering multiple functions
  • Competent user of MS Office systems, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
  • Proven ability to lead teams with a diverse range of skills and styles
  • Proven ability to manage large complex projects and multiple work streams
  • Strong understanding and application of project management competencies

Personal Style/Motivation:

  • Highly motivated, self-starter with a personal commitment to delivery
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisation skills – able to manage multiple and concurrent projects
  • Willing to travel across the globe in line with the implementation plan


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