Strategic Planning Senior Specialist

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for supporting key business activities and decision‑making efforts to improve PS&P system efficiency and achieve established objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the PS&P Systems Improvement Assignments Team to identify improvement opportunities, close process gaps, and drive implementation.
• Conduct site visits to PS&P facilities to evaluate current operations and recommend improvement and innovation initiatives.
• Coordinate Yamagamori-related activities with the Systems Innovation Team to ensure alignment and execution.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate long-term strategic plans for PS&P leadership.
• Evaluate current KPIs, prioritize the most critical measures, and align performance tracking to improvement goals and business results.
• Define benchmarks and performance metrics to measure progress, accountability, and overall success.
• Assess existing processes and workflows, then implement streamlining strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Establish and implement cross-department best practices that support business objectives and long-term growth.
• Maintain and update the PS&P Systems Roadmap to reflect priorities, timelines, and approved initiatives
• Manage and track all approved PS&P system projects to ensure progress, alignment, and status visibility.
• Lead communication and coordination for PS&P Midterm Planning activities (IT Summit).
• Lead and coordinate Topgun quarterly meetings to identify performance gains, gaps, and follow-up actions.
• Support and deliver training for systems used by PS&P to improve user capability and adoption
• Assess current organizational systems and develop strategies that improve agility, scalability, and business responsiveness.
• Review available reporting tools, identify capability gaps, and recommend system enhancements.
• Partner with ISD and the PS&P systems group to implement solutions that reduce manual work, improve efficiency, and strengthen agile operations.
• Serve as Product Owner for the One Truth PS&P Enterprise Data Analytics Platform project.
• Coordinate training activities that support implementation and adoption of the One Truth Project.
• Ensure AI solutions are incorporated throughout system implementation plans.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and status reports for Projects.
• Coordinate and support training for PS&P systems to ensure effective rollout and ongoing usage.
• Document business requirements, testing activities, and standard operating procedures to support effective system implementation.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience specialized in Systems and Project Management.
• 5+ years of experience in the industry or acting as a consultant on major strategic planning projects required.
• Sound written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to leverage cross-departmental contacts to influence support for PS&P objectives. 
• Ability to create an environment that allows open communication and feedback from associates.
• Solid planning and organizational skills
• Aptitude for leading teams; influencing others to achieve goal
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to manage stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Experience with Microsoft suite, including advanced Excel and Powerpoint

Job Dimensions

Decisions Expected

Working Conditions

This position requires 25% travel.