Senior Manager
Rail Transportation

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GFC Continuous Improvement Leader

Alstom
Bengaluru

2 years ago

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The role will provide leadership in driving continuous improvements across 3 Global Finance Centers.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Continuous improvements (CI):

  • Establish and promote CI methodologies like transactional quality control, Causal Analysis, FMEA, Kaizens, VSM, Green / Yellow belt , Lean Six Sigma
  • Actively identify opportunities and levers for continuous improvements / efficiencies in all operational areas
  • Develop and maintain an approach to scale operational teams in CI and Lean concepts
  • Liase between various process owners, leads, managers and technical experts to understand and address issues
  • Drive standardization of processes
  • Support global initiatives towards continuous improvements
  • Measure progress against committed efficiency plans and facilitate corrective actions on deviations from plan
  • Drive quantitative analysis of process data / KPIs to identify trends, patterns, forecast and early warnings
  • Provide guidance and expertise in performing causal analyses and establishment of preventive actions
  • Organize and lead appropriate governances on CI
  • Actively contribute in development, integration and transfer of the processes and teams from the different Regions to GFC
  • Ensure the delivery of reliable and timely information to all stakeholders
  • Build and maintain healthy rapport and trust with all up-stream and down-stream stake-holders to the processes
  • Actively contribute towards strategic initiatives and special projects when assigned or required

People :

  • Plan and envision CI deliverables of the team
  • Create, Retain and Develop a strong team with the necessary skills and expertise
  • Manage performance of the team –
    • Setting right objectives in a timely manner
    • Giving timely feedback
    • Assess competencies, identify and execute development needs
  • Maintain high level of motivation within the team

Customer :

  • Build and maintain healthy rapport and trust with all up-stream and down-stream stake-holders to the processes in the regions
  • Constantly listen to the voice of customers and stakeholders and convert them to improvement actions
  • Act as the business partner to the teams within GFC in enhancing quality of service delivery and maturity of processes
  • Participate in customer governance with the regions

Experience

  • Mandatory:
    • Experience of 10-15 years In Accounting / Finance in a shared services or outsourcing environment
    • At least 5-8 years of hands on experience in Quality / Continuous improvements / Quality standards / Quality tools and methodologies

Competencies & Skills

  • Mandatory
    • Understanding of Accounting processes in manufacturing
    • Detailed understanding of a shared services environment
    • Expertise in quality tools and techniques
    • Ability to spot in-efficiencies in processes
    • Ability to benchmark processes to market and current trends
    • Ability to understand and align to key business priorities
    • Active listening, excellent verbal and non-verbal communication
    • Ability to integrate diverse view points
    • Ability to drive consensus among conflicting needs
    • Ability to articulate issues, ideas, solutions with clarity
    • Ability to operate comfortably and find clarity in ambiguous situations
    • Team playing skills

Desirable

    • Exposure to ERPs

AIR VALUES (Agile, Inclusive & Responsible) BEHAVIOUR:

  • Capacity to continuously adapt to a changing environment by showing a pro-active and positive approach
  • Actively listen to people, encouraging feedback and sharing experiences
  • Make things simple
  • Focus on our goals and prioritize our actions
  • Be curious and have an appetite for learning
  • Work as a team and avoid silos
  • Ask questions instead of making assumptions
  • Show respect for others’ individuality and cultural identity
  • Keep our commitments towards internal and external stakeholders (employees, customers, passengers, society)
  • Comply with our code of ethics and support the use of the Alstom Alert Procedure
  • Learn from your mistakes and implement corrective actions
Salary
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Responsibility
Process Roles
Scope
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Workplace
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Functions
Finance
Level
N-2
Travel
0%
Date Added
02-28-2024

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