OCM Lead Contractor

Description

TITLE: OCM Lead Contractor

2 Year Contract

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

Looking for a job that can turn into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees opportunities to grow. Whether you're starting fresh or bringing years of experience, we'll provide the tools and support you need to succeed!

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, President, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi's, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

We live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity-and we're building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, don't let that stop you from applying! We're eager to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how you can bring your EXPERTISE to help us make an impact.

From your PASSION to ours

As a key member of the integration project management team, the Senior Manager, Change Management is responsible for providing strategy, tools and facilitation that ensure the human aspects of change are managed in such a way that enterprise changes are smoothly and successfully implemented and lasting benefits are achieved.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

• Apply a structured methodology with change management processes and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of change within the organization and operational processes
• Manage the critical change management activities to enable successful project deployment results within the US businesses
• Facilitate project-based change management assessments per the methodology
• Integrate change management activities into project plans
• Identify, analyze, and prepare risk mitigation tactics
• Work collaboratively with key business leaders to identify the impacts of future business process changes and asses the organizations readiness for change
• Identify and manage anticipated user resistance
• Identify the need for organizational design and roles and responsibilities changes and collaborate with management an HR to effect the changes
• Develop and execute communications plans within the corporate communication guidelines
• Define the standards for the design and delivery of end-user materials and training
• Define and measure success metrics and monitor change processes
• Ensure effective consultation with the various business partners (internal & external) in exploring and applying innovative solution ideas to address business opportunities and challenges
• Lead and influence within a matrix style organization
• Travel may be required for on-site support at Lactalis facilities

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in related academic discipline
• 10+ years experience in a large-scale, enterprise environment
• 8+ years experience in providing organization change management (OCM) solutions, utilizing a COE support model
• Experience and knowledge of end-to-end IT software development lifecycle from idea conception through transition into operations teams, SAP environment preferred
• Experience in multiple OCM methodologies, with the ability to adapt best practices to specific business contexts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Strong analytical, time-management and facilitation skills
• Independent, self-motivated, self-managing, proactive and responsive with a bias for action and results
• High level of personal integrity consistent with the Lactalis core values
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.