Organizational Change Management Senior Specialist

About Us:

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

The Organization Change Management (OCM) Senior Specialist will focus on supporting the people side of change, including changes to business processes, systems, and technologies. The OCM Senior Specialist will apply Organization Change Management (OCM) methodologies: assessing needs, stakeholders, and resistances to create engaging change campaigns and training content to support the organization through various business critical technology or process changes.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions): 

• Develop actionable and targeted organizational change management deliverables for assigned projects – including change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement and communication plans, evaluation plans, case for change roadmaps, training plans, sustainability plans and resistance/coaching plans.
• Build and deliver a robust change management strategy aligned to the complexity of the change and impact to our team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess the impact of proposed changes on team members, processes, and systems.
• Identify and analyze potential risks and challenges associated with change and develop mitigation strategies.
• Create and deliver effective communication plans to keep all stakeholders informed throughout the change process.
• Manage the production and delivery of training materials associated with the project.
• Measure the effectiveness of the change management deliverables and make data-driven adjustments as necessary.
• Conduct regular assessments to gauge the organization's readiness for change and recommend actions.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Change Leader to ensure alignment and consistency of overall organization change program.

Job Specifications:

• Self-starter, a critical thinker, a problem solver, and can quickly build working relationships with diverse stakeholders in our organization and understanding of how people go through a change and the change process.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and build strong relationships.
• Analytical skills to measure the impact and success of change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Adaptability, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

Required Education and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Organizational Development, or a related study.
• 5+ years proven experience in organizational change management.
• Certification in change management (e.g., CCMP, Prosci, etc.) preferred.
• Experience with virtual learning instructional design tools such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe, Vyond, Camtasia, etc. required.
• Experience as the Change Lead on a large-scale digital transformation, such as an ERP implementation preferred.
• Experience with all stages of change management methodologies and tools, including creating a Stakeholder Analysis, Change Impact Analysis, Communication Plans, Engagement Plans, Readiness Assessments, Training Plans, and developing training content.
• Familiarity with project management approaches and tools, including the use of ADO, Jira, etc. to track progress on change management work assignments and deliverables.
• Experience applying change management plans in a manufacturing and/or highly decentralized company.
• Experience in using Microsoft Dynamic 365 Finance & Operations highly desired
• Fluent in English

Job posting Salary Range

The approximate pay range for this position is $ 84,000.00 - $100,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

Supervisory/Responsibility:

No supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment:

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