Business Operations Associate
Spectraforce
New Brunswick, New Jersey
18 days ago
Job Description
Title: Business Operations Associate
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Duration: 12 Months
50% onsite required
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri(8am-5pm)
Position Summary:
The GSC Strategy & Business Operations (S&BO) Role is accountable for
1) Driving the full slate of global supply chain ‘run the business’ and ‘change the business’ activities in alignment with our GSC strategic roadmap.
2) Leading GSC-wide projects and initiatives such as: yearly business calendar processes/deliverables, change management, communications, analytics, performance across the GSC organization and all business pillars (delivery, customer partnership, E2E planning, clinical supply chain, process and digital excellence)
3) Drive data analytics and visualization strategy by collaborating with business partners to explore, process, and analyze data from diverse sources delivering actionable insights to key stakeholders.
4) Conduct external benchmarking to ensure operational relevance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
-Establish, document, maintain, evolve, and facilitate the Global Supply Chain (GSC) standing governance,
business processes and best practices.
- Facilitate meetings using GSC governance framework, setting of agendas, priorities, and objectives; understand
and triage topics for discussion and alignment. Facilitate discussions in a structured manner to achieve quick
decisions and robust outcomes.
- Drive simplification, standardization, and consistency of the strategic planning processes and related
governance across GSC pillars.
- Identify and oversee the required processes and tools to evaluate performance and enable pro-active data-driven risk detection and decision taking.
- Lead the development of GSC pillar metrics and measures that drive the identification of continuous
improvement opportunities and ensure healthy business operation.
- Drive development of dashboards and ensure consistency across GSC performance scorecards in collaboration
with cross functional business & insights analytic partners.
-Coordinate the identification, prioritization and implementation of GSC initiatives to improve and ensure long-term organizational performance and process efficiency.
-Plan, manage and lead projects and/or multifunctional teams set to implement continuous improvement
initiatives.
-Continually assess GSC business processes with the mindset of continuous improvement as well as internal and
external benchmarking.
-Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data analytics and visualization and bring innovative
solutions for consideration.
-Creative Storytelling: Ability to transform complex ideas into clear, engaging, and visually appealing
presentations.
Culture & People:
-Define, prepare and execute communication plans for GSC (in collaboration with pillar SBO leads) that include
newsletters, townhalls, face-to-face event preparations, and other culture engagements.
-Ensure excellent stakeholder management within GSC as well as partners such as Finance, BI&A, Demand
Planning, Human Resources, IT (not exhaustive).
-Lead and facilitate community of practice and hybrid/virtual centers of excellence for change and culture
initiatives.
-Organize cultural and team-building events, activities, and workshops to promote collaboration, inclusivity,
and a strong sense of belonging among employees.
Change Management:
- Develop and implement change management strategies and plans.
-Lead execution of change management activities by applying client's methodology & tools to support adoption of
project related changes.
-Drive employee engagement initiatives and programs aimed at fostering a positive work environment and
enhancing employee satisfaction and morale.
Qualifications & Experience:
-Bachelor’s degree required in supply chain, data analytics, life sciences and/or business administration
advanced degree preferred. Strong Project Management capability skills, PMP preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in business operations, supply chain, data analytics, structuring analytical tools, and
data visualization, preferably in pharmaceutical or related industry.
-Proficient with data science and analytics, modeling platforms, and visualization tools (e.g. SQL, Python,
Tableau, Spotfire, PowerBi, Solvace); up-to-date on emerging technology and able to quickly adapt to new
digital ways of working / systems.
-Excellent written and verbal executive-level communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and
confidently to stakeholders at all levels.
-Ability to prioritize work with autonomy and drive results under pressure, cultivate growth mindset in others.
-Skilled in leading cross-functional, complex projects with high organizational impact; requiring enterprise
stakeholder manager, leading and influencing activities and non-direct team members, leading across multiple
sites, workstreams globally.
-Excellent collaboration, problem solving and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad
range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proven critical thinking, analytical and logic skills with a focus on fact-based decision-making.
-Financial management awareness and strong acumen - clear understanding and alignment on the business
problem, value/return on investment, identifying critical stakeholders and team members, building project
structure/approach, and creating robust execution plans
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, organized and able to prioritize execution activities to meet
multiple deadlines in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment
-Demonstrated learning agility and ability to inspire adaptability across the global supply chain.
-Proven track record of fostering innovation and creativity within a team or individual setting; Capable of
bringing structure to vaguely defined problems while using creative yet pragmatic problem-solving approaches
and execution management.
-Strong dedication to upholding and enhancing quality standards in work output.
-Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills in PowerPoint, including the use of animations,
transitions, and multimedia elements.
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $50.00/hr.
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Duration: 12 Months
50% onsite required
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri(8am-5pm)
Position Summary:
The GSC Strategy & Business Operations (S&BO) Role is accountable for
1) Driving the full slate of global supply chain ‘run the business’ and ‘change the business’ activities in alignment with our GSC strategic roadmap.
2) Leading GSC-wide projects and initiatives such as: yearly business calendar processes/deliverables, change management, communications, analytics, performance across the GSC organization and all business pillars (delivery, customer partnership, E2E planning, clinical supply chain, process and digital excellence)
3) Drive data analytics and visualization strategy by collaborating with business partners to explore, process, and analyze data from diverse sources delivering actionable insights to key stakeholders.
4) Conduct external benchmarking to ensure operational relevance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
-Establish, document, maintain, evolve, and facilitate the Global Supply Chain (GSC) standing governance,
business processes and best practices.
- Facilitate meetings using GSC governance framework, setting of agendas, priorities, and objectives; understand
and triage topics for discussion and alignment. Facilitate discussions in a structured manner to achieve quick
decisions and robust outcomes.
- Drive simplification, standardization, and consistency of the strategic planning processes and related
governance across GSC pillars.
- Identify and oversee the required processes and tools to evaluate performance and enable pro-active data-driven risk detection and decision taking.
- Lead the development of GSC pillar metrics and measures that drive the identification of continuous
improvement opportunities and ensure healthy business operation.
- Drive development of dashboards and ensure consistency across GSC performance scorecards in collaboration
with cross functional business & insights analytic partners.
-Coordinate the identification, prioritization and implementation of GSC initiatives to improve and ensure long-term organizational performance and process efficiency.
-Plan, manage and lead projects and/or multifunctional teams set to implement continuous improvement
initiatives.
-Continually assess GSC business processes with the mindset of continuous improvement as well as internal and
external benchmarking.
-Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data analytics and visualization and bring innovative
solutions for consideration.
-Creative Storytelling: Ability to transform complex ideas into clear, engaging, and visually appealing
presentations.
Culture & People:
-Define, prepare and execute communication plans for GSC (in collaboration with pillar SBO leads) that include
newsletters, townhalls, face-to-face event preparations, and other culture engagements.
-Ensure excellent stakeholder management within GSC as well as partners such as Finance, BI&A, Demand
Planning, Human Resources, IT (not exhaustive).
-Lead and facilitate community of practice and hybrid/virtual centers of excellence for change and culture
initiatives.
-Organize cultural and team-building events, activities, and workshops to promote collaboration, inclusivity,
and a strong sense of belonging among employees.
Change Management:
- Develop and implement change management strategies and plans.
-Lead execution of change management activities by applying client's methodology & tools to support adoption of
project related changes.
-Drive employee engagement initiatives and programs aimed at fostering a positive work environment and
enhancing employee satisfaction and morale.
Qualifications & Experience:
-Bachelor’s degree required in supply chain, data analytics, life sciences and/or business administration
advanced degree preferred. Strong Project Management capability skills, PMP preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in business operations, supply chain, data analytics, structuring analytical tools, and
data visualization, preferably in pharmaceutical or related industry.
-Proficient with data science and analytics, modeling platforms, and visualization tools (e.g. SQL, Python,
Tableau, Spotfire, PowerBi, Solvace); up-to-date on emerging technology and able to quickly adapt to new
digital ways of working / systems.
-Excellent written and verbal executive-level communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and
confidently to stakeholders at all levels.
-Ability to prioritize work with autonomy and drive results under pressure, cultivate growth mindset in others.
-Skilled in leading cross-functional, complex projects with high organizational impact; requiring enterprise
stakeholder manager, leading and influencing activities and non-direct team members, leading across multiple
sites, workstreams globally.
-Excellent collaboration, problem solving and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad
range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proven critical thinking, analytical and logic skills with a focus on fact-based decision-making.
-Financial management awareness and strong acumen - clear understanding and alignment on the business
problem, value/return on investment, identifying critical stakeholders and team members, building project
structure/approach, and creating robust execution plans
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, organized and able to prioritize execution activities to meet
multiple deadlines in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment
-Demonstrated learning agility and ability to inspire adaptability across the global supply chain.
-Proven track record of fostering innovation and creativity within a team or individual setting; Capable of
bringing structure to vaguely defined problems while using creative yet pragmatic problem-solving approaches
and execution management.
-Strong dedication to upholding and enhancing quality standards in work output.
-Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills in PowerPoint, including the use of animations,
transitions, and multimedia elements.
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $50.00/hr.