Workstream Lead, Warehousing

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: The Workstream Lead will define and maintain process standards while driving ongoing optimization and improvement efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience with SAP regarding implementation, process, and application in manufacturing.

• Lead the development of global process for workstream
• Ensure creation, integration and alignment of procurement policies, metrics, and governance for the value stream
• Define reporting requirements to support process
• Lead data cleansing activities to maximize success and automation in the new ERP
• Identify and deploy pre-requisites for success
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to unlock potential of S4 Hana
• Act as a sponsor for workstream
• Play the role of the Scrum Product Owner
• Represent workstream in the steering committee meetings
• Provide sign-off on necessary process specifications
• Identify the system interactions, data imperatives and roles/responsibilities to enable the processes
• Define and measure key performance indicators to confirm process outcomes and controls
• Work with the business to define physical warehousing needs [layout, infrastructure, etc.] in implementation of S4 Hana solutions at key sites overseeing businesses cases and timelines where requested by the business.
• Understand both inter and intra warehousing requirements in the context of the Tennant Network.
• An ability to think innovatively and creatively, strong communication and change management skills team player who can work effectively with all levels of the organization

CHANGE LEADERSHIP:

• Support change within the respective business areas in alignment with Change Leader
• Drive unique change requirements for wareshousing skills, processes and implementation as needed to support the Einstein business case.
• Activate and align change agent resources within each region to drive change and enact adherence to process standards

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• MBA a plus
• Minimum of ten+ years of relevant work experience.  Tanglible warehousing experience is critical.
• Superior communication skills with experience in preparing and presenting to executives
• Ability to influence peers, up, and down the organization
• Deep knowledge of supply chain processes and application within an Industrial Manufacturing ERP system (preferably S4 Hana)
• Strong judgement & decision making capabilities
• Demonstrate an understanding of project planning in a global, matrixed organization
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, powerBI and others

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Courage
  • Leads the organization through high-stakes situations, crises, or conditions of uncertainty
  • Fosters a culture that supports people who take well-reasoned risks, regardless of the outcome
  • Takes stand on behalf of the organization in the face of adversity
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
  • Gathers feedback from different sources to get an accurate picture of own effectiveness
  • Leverages personal strengths and addresses limitations
  • Is mindful of the impact own leadership style has on people and groups
• Manages Complexity
  • Approaches problems from a systems perspective, defining connections, linkages, and interdependencies
  • Synthesizes information from many sources to arrive at a broad and deep understanding of complex issues
  • Anticipates complex challenges the organization may face in the future
• Directs Work
  • Coordinates and integrates the work of others to avoid duplication of effort
  • Delegates responsibility and conveys clear expectations to others
  • Intervenes appropriately to remove obstacles
• Organization Savvy
  • Navigates internal and external political realities that can advance or hinder organizational initiatives
  • Uses formal and informal authority to gain buy-in and positively influence the direction of the organization
  • Gains the favor of key stakeholders to accomplish goals
• Plans & Aligns
  • Allocates organizational resources in alignment with strategic plans and priorities
  • Conveys clear objectives so the organization can plan and prioritize actions to achieve them
  • Set aggressive yet realistic time frames for achieving strategic objectives
• Strategic Mindset
  • Leverages the organization’s key differentiators to develop a viable long-term strategy
  • Explores future scenarios and possibilities to help the organization respond to change and shape the future
  • Develops and integrates organizational strategies to achieve and sustain competitive advantage

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, military service, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information (including family medical history), marital status, gender identity or expression, parental status, political or any other non-merit based factors protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.