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Strategy Cnslt

Location: 

JACKSON, MI, US

Company:  Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.  

 

Location: This is a hybrid position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the Grand Rapids, or Lansing Service Center. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

 

The Strategy Consultant is involved in all aspects of the Business Plan Deployment Process in support of the organizations long term strategy and implementing lean operating systems to manage performance. The incumbent is responsible for facilitating the development of strategic initiatives while leading and delivering projects to achieve long & short-term objectives. Projects will vary in complexity and will require engagement from multiple stakeholder groups. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

  • Participate in Business Plan Deployment (BPD) Process by facilitating the development of 1-2 year scorecards, establish key performance indicators (KPI trees), define metrics to manage performance, develop waterfalls to outline strategic plans, and create detailed action plans to manage the timely delivery of strategic initiatives
  • Use lean operating systems to drive predictable outcomes on 1-2 year goals to include the development of effective visual management, structure operating reviews to evaluate the performance of KPIs at the right frequency & level of leadership. Responsible for supporting the prioritized delivery of data automation to drive efficiency
  • Manage strategic initiatives to enable breakthrough performance in retail metrics; includes leading strategic projects resulting from third party or internal assessments and audits, develop and implement concrete and solid plans to drive effective cross-functional coordination and prioritization, coordinate the annual process and standards for the World Class Performance Measures portfolio, manage Rally Room activities, etc. Responsible for presenting findings, projections, recommended actions, statuses, risks, and impacts to leadership
  • Participate in lean problem solving while demonstrating proficiency in the following capabilities: develop problem statements, leverage data to define problems, analyze processes, conduct root cause analysis, facilitate brainstorming, develop & prioritize countermeasures based on impact, design & conduct experiments, and implement mechanisms to track the impact to performance
  • Identify & support the implementation of waste elimination & automation projects to maximize performance results and drive efficiency while optimizing cost and employee empowerment; includes education on waste elimination & cost optimization frameworks to develop capabilities across the organization
  • Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

 

  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Effectively organizes, prioritizes, plans, and executes work to expectation (time, scope & budget)
  • Develop and manage strong relationships with peers, leaders, and clients
  • Demonstrates ability to lead cross-functional teams across multiple levels of leadership
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of waste elimination, lean, and continuous improvement
  • Ability to coach leaders and deliver presentations through effective storytelling
  • Embed lean operating systems (CE Way) into business operations to effectively manage performance
  • Facilitate effective problem solving that results in performance improvement
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and highly complex problems to define and implement strategic initiatives

Education & Experience

 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Strategy, Management, or related with 2 years in facilitating strategy development, leading business plan deployment, implementing Lean methods, facilitating problem solving

 

  • [OR] Associate's Degree in Business, Strategy, Management, or related with 4 years in facilitating strategy development, leading business plan deployment, implementing Lean methods, facilitating problem solving

 

  • [OR] High School Diploma with 6 years in facilitating strategy development, leading business plan deployment, implementing Lean methods, facilitating problem solving

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 13 paid Holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

 

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.


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