Change Management Associate

Location: Lake County, IL (Hybrid - 3 days on site 2 days from home)

Contract Length: 12 months

Pay Rate: $35 - $40

Change Management Associate

• Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines.
• Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle.
• Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success.
• Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines.
• Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion.
• Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with 4-8 years' Project Management experience.
• Demonstrated ability in leading cross-functional teams
• Ability to independently perform Quality System (SOLTRAQS) documentation and SAP capabilities helpful
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong oral and written communications skills

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Follow the quality guidelines and serve as the Change Owner for completion of the Change Plans for Key Product Life Cycle activity. (i.e. product discontinuations)
• Discuss the key topics listed in the quality guideline (scope, timing, impact to sites/affiliates)
• Work with the Operations Brand Managers and the full Cross Functional Team (CFT) to identify all critical information needed for the Change Plan (CP) (timing, full scope, specific product information, name of the Supply Chain Planner, etc.)
• Go through the Potential task list with the team to determine which tasks would be needed for the change plan
• Populate the Change Plan per QCM01-01-001 (with specific examples and guidance from QCM01-01-001-G001).
• Submit the change plan to the Change Coordinator in SolTRAQs for review. If complete, get regulatory assessment, discuss with the CRB for preapproval, set up a CFT meeting to review everything and determine if there are more tasks information needed.
• Follow up with the approvers and task owners if they do not close out their activities in time
• Manage the status (A0, A3, A4, A5) of the SAP codes in scope of the change plan and work with Master Data Management to ensure the status is updated timeline
• Track and escalate to ensure change plans are completed in target timing

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.