Operations Business Process Specialist
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For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world’s leading brands and their customers. And while we’ve already done a lot of work we’re proud of, we’re just getting started!
We’re a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalized and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions. (For example: If you’ve ordered in-store or in the drive-thru at McDonald’s somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you’ve interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.
Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up, both which fuel our purpose – Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving. Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we’ve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.
We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over-achievers. And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.
The Operations Business Process Specialist operates within the Business Process Management (BPM) framework. Through cross-functional engagement, the role is responsible for implementing opportunities identified by the manager of the Operations Teams with a focus around optimization and business process improvement within Operations. The role has broad responsibilities, including end-to-end process analysis, the facilitation of stakeholder engagement and the identification of solution requirements across various projects and initiatives. It plays a key role in supporting large scale change initiatives, that deliver commercial and operational benefits associated with efficiency improvements for Coates.
Key Responsibilities
•Support transformation projects, including digital shifts, process improvements, and cultural changes analysing current process inefficiencies, bottlenecks and areas for improvement
•Lead process enhancement initiatives to enhance workforce productivity, including training, process automation, and best-practice adoption.
•Engage with stakeholders to implement change, facilitate workshops, and manage risks and challenges.
•Assess readiness for change, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth adoption of new systems and processes.
•Monitor progress, gather feedback, and optimize change efforts for long-term success.
•Partner with leadership to align initiatives with strategic goals and future ways of working.
•Map out current state processes and establish a structured CI methodology to drive standardization and efficiency
•Evaluate the sustainability and alignment of improvements to the future operating model
•Build influential working relationships with subject matter experts from across the organization to support the achievement of improvements
•Leverage data analytics and establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess network operations and identify areas for improvement
•Work with all operational market leads to standardize & localize (where necessary) process maps across all operational functions including Sales Operations, Deployment, Supply Chain & Support services
Qualifications and Experience
•Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business/ Commerce, or Project Management
•5 Years experience in managing complex change initiatives
•Proven experience in managing technical and IT business process improvements
•Proven experience as a Business Process Engineer, with a focus on operations optimization
•Lean and/or Six Sigma (green belt) knowledge would be advantageous
•Change Management Certification (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) is a plus
Capabilities
•Strategic thinker aligning technical solutions with organization's long-term goals & objectives
•Excellent problem-solving, analytical & communication (written & verbal) skills
•Strong knowledge in the use of PM toolsets (Asana) to provide visibility across multiple workstreams & portfolio views up into SLT & Portfolio Management
•Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively
•Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders
•Ability to manage change programs & report up (Manager & SLT) & across (PM’s, Portfolio Management) within Coates. Understands the impact to Big Rocks and change agenda.