Job Description

Automation & Operational Excellence Lead

Position ID: req42366

Sector: BA APAC & MEA

Functional Area: Finance

Location: Petaling Jaya Office (COE APAC)

Number of Openings: 2

Reporting to: Operation Excellence Manager (GFSS-KL)

Employment Type: Permanent

Apply By: 7 MAY 2023

Be part of something bigger. Decode the future.

At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.
Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.
Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.

All about the role

• Supporting Operation Excellence Manager to drive process improvement and cost reduction within Electrolux Shared Services through standardization, rationalization, and automation of accounting processes.
• Promoting CI/onbeat and knowledge sharing within Shared Services and with other functions in BA APAC & MEA

What you\'ll do:

As an Automation & Operational Excellence Lead, you are responsible to

• Cooperate with GFSS Global Automation team to leverage from existing Global Automations
• Coordinate assessment of Automation potential for RPA and non-RPA scope
• Ensure associated opportunity assessment and documentation methodologies are followed
• Map processes by producing the PDD/SDD and create streamlined dialogue between process expert and developer
• Perform pre-verification walkthrough of the automation before proceeding to UAT
• Support in identification and prioritization of Robotics opportunities and analysis of the potential
• Involve key business and IT stakeholders to clarify the process
• Assess the process landscape, sorting processes by feasibility and potential for automation
• Lead process workshops to identify and validate automation opportunities
• Estimate benefits and costs and create business case to support the implementation decision
• Ensure documentation is maintained in line with RPA governance model
• Periodically report quality results and control progress in corrective/improvement actions deployment
• Work hand in hand with continuous improvement team and analyze existing process inefficiencies to identify process automation opportunities, quality, andefficiency improvements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to find root causes of existing inefficiencies, develop, and implement solutions
• Contribute to realization of the targets and tasks within the operational excellence team.
• Ensuring that productivity and quality of service meets customers\' expectations
• Actively undertaking activities to increase own competency portfolio
• Coordinating of deployment any new Automation requests raised by stakeholders.
• Supporting, if required, other business areas
• Perform any ad-hoc task assigned by senior management.

Who You Are

• Candidates must possess at least a bachelor\'s degree in business studies/ Information System.
• At least 3 years in related field with SAP experience.
• Experience with BPM / RPA tools a plus. (BPM - Business Process Management RPA = Robotic Process Automation)
• Solid knowledge of the continuous improvement methodologies and its application
• Robust knowledge about automation of accounting processes via desktop automations (VBA, macros, scripts) and Robotic Process Automation software
• Experience in project and change management
• Experienced with Shared Service or Outsourcing Centre environment, people, project & change management as well as working in a multicultural, international environment, understanding of relevant regional accounting practices and the regulatory environment
• Fluent/Excellent English written and spoken
• MS Office, SAP (or the other ERP system) knowledge
• Demonstrates approach which reflects \xe2\x80\x9cAct Sustainably\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9cCreate better experience\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cAlways Improve\xe2\x80\x9d drivers
• Taking ownership and responsibility of outstanding issues and queries
• Organizational and conceptual skills
• Analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Customer focused
• Ability to communicate and influence others effectively in the international environment.
• Excellent communicational and inter-personal skills

Where you\'ll be:

You will be based in our Petaling Jaya office, and you will be part of our Process & Automation Team. You will be reporting directly to Operation Excellence Manager (GFSS-KL)

Benefit highlights:

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Discounts on Electrolux products and services.
• Medical & Hospitalization coverage for both employees and dependents.
• Dental & Optical.

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

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