Operations Corporate Development Manager
Allison Transmission
- Indianapolis, IN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leads cross functional teams performing operational due diligence, integration, and evaluation.
- Assists in developing strategic framework for integration and post integration review.
- Organizes, schedules, and conducts internal launch and gate reviews highlighting the deliverables that would have a negative effect on the cost, quality, and delivery of the program as it pertains to diligence and integration.
- Responsible and accountable to maintain program timing, cost, and quality by working up, down, and across the organization in a collaborative, professional, and catalytic manner.
- Plan development must also consider the inclusion of “Non-Operations” departmental milestones including but not limited to Product Engineering, Purchasing, Product Planning, Marketing Sales Service and other significant events, Allison Staff and Operations Management Team reviews.
- Effective utilization of a “Recovery Plan” in order to maintain program deliverables.
- Capacity to maintain complete confidentiality internally and externally
- Ability to lead and influence others in order to deliver a Program on time, to budget, with the defined quality level in exceeding customer expectations
- Effectively communicate both positive and negative projections/outcomes to multiple levels with appropriate timing and delivery
- Demonstrate competency in the timely and accurate completion of program deliverables and documentation
- Maintain a high level of organizational credibility through thorough investigation, calculation, and recommendation
- Create and organize documents using the established methodology, tools, and templates in Microsoft SharePoint. This is the repository for program documents
- Knowledge of best practices in automotive or equipment manufacturing.
- Engineering understanding – Manufacturing, design, and/or industrial engineering experience/knowledge
- Financial acumen – General accounting principles, prior budgeting experience, business valuation, project costing
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or Engineering.
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or Engineering.
- 7+ years’ experience in same role or similar position
- Prior corporate development and/or integration experience
- 10+ years’ experience in same role or similar position
- Experience or familiarity with lean manufacturing principles for machining and assembly operations.
- Fully seasoned professional role: Has extensive experience in a field of study that are accountable for enterprise-wide projects and/or processes.
- No direct management responsibilities.
- Frequently interacts with leadership up direct management chain and direct team members. Occasionally interacts with peers within broader function or across functions.
- Has advanced and specialized expertise, typically developed through a combination of job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience.
- Routinely exercises project leadership over complex projects, trains other professionals, or serves as a specialized subject matter expert.
- Proactively identifies, defines, and solves the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business.
- Works autonomously within established procedures and practices.
- Acts as a lead, coordinating the work of others but is not a supervisor.
- Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends solutions / best practices.
- Work may impact across multiple cross functional teams and influences management decisions with medium term risk associated with outcomes.