BUSINESS SOLUTIONS OFFICER

WINNIPEG, MB

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan.
• Nine-day work cycle which normally results in every other Monday off, providing for a balanced approach to work, family life and community.
• Flex-time and partially remote work schedule (providing the option to work remotely 3 days per 2 week period), depending on nature of work, operational requirements and work location.

• Lead initiatives to centralize business support processes across the Operations & Asset Planning & Delivery Business Units: Identify opportunities, evaluate, recommend and implement business support and workflow solutions, incorporating effective change management processes. 
• Facilitate and lead business planning processes for Operations and/or Asset Planning & Delivery, including the development of business unit, divisional and department level business planning documents and processes.
• Lead the implementation of the Joint Operations and Asset Planning & Delivery Communications Strategy. Write, develop, edit, and publish content and copy for internal content for a variety of platforms.
• Develop and execute effective change management and communication plans to support organizational initiatives and engage staff across all levels.
• Lead and participate in the research, development and implementation of various strategic initiatives and best management practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Create and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholder groups for the develop of knowledge necessary to assess and understand the longer-term, strategic needs regarding business processes.
• Develop and produce reports, presentations and communications for senior management.

• A four-year degree from a university of recognized standing in an applicable discipline with a minimum of five years of directly related experience;
  OR
• A two-year diploma from an institute of recognized standing, plus a minimum of seven years of directly related experience.
• The individual will require strong critical thinking and communication skills which will be required to communicate information on a variety of topics to a large audience of internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability and advanced level experience with communication skills, both verbal and written including preparing and delivering written communications, presentations and training.
• Demonstrated ability and advanced level experience in Strategic Planning and Business Unit planning activities.
• Demonstrated ability and experience of process analysis and improvement, business transformation and project management methodologies (such as LEAN Six Sigma, change management, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability and experience of enterprise applications (eg, EHSM, SAP, Time and Expense.)
• Possess an analytical nature, self-motivating, and a demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in making decisions related to the development and implementation of business solutions.
• A problem solver who is comfortable being hands on with driving improvement through leading, facilitating and consolidating processes involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to build relationships with teams from across the organization.
• Proven ability in collecting, organizing, and communicating information in order to prepare clear and concise, summaries and guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to plan for and edit video commination messages to wide internal audiences.  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including SharePoint and MS Teams.