at WESCO in Glenview, Illinois, United States
Job Description
As the Change Management Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading organizational change initiatives at Wesco. You will be responsible for leading a team of Change Management professionals while also strategizing, analyzing, designing, and implementing enterprise change initiatives. Your initiatives will improve business processes, systems, and technology across the organization.
Responsibilities:
+ Strategize and lead comprehensive change management strategies to support the adoption of new technologies, systems, and processes across the organization with the support of team members.
+ Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and align key stakeholders to support change initiatives.
+ Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure that change management activities are aligned with project objectives, internal change team goals, and company vision.
+ Envision, create, and maintain enterprise change champion networks that empower resources to support and facilitate change in their work areas, allowing for increased adoption, sustainability, and success of change initiatives.
+ Lead and implement communication and training efforts to enhance understanding and engagement among employees at all levels.
+ Monitor and measure the effectiveness of change management initiatives by managing complex change dashboards to provide reports and feedback to senior leadership.
+ Serve as a change advocate, encouraging a culture of continuous improvement and adaptation within the organization.
+ Establish goals, monitor performance, coach, guide, mentor, and offer feedback for direct reports and junior change management members on your project teams.
+ Develop key relationships and knowledge of specific areas of the business to foster change management initiatives and growth in that area.
+ Contribute to the growth of the change management practice by improving internal processes, developing new collateral, and maintaining an up to date understanding of emerging change principles and ideas.
Qualifications:
+ Bachelors Degree – Organizational Psychology, Business, Finance, Communications, Human Resources, or related discipline
+ Licenses/Certificates/Designations – Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Change Management Professional preferred
+ Minimum of 7 years of experience in change management, organizational development, behavioral science, or a related field
+ Ability to lead change management teams through complex change initiatives in a large, distributed organization
+ Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
+ Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex issues into clear and actionable plans
+ Ability to present to all layers of an organization, especially senior management and executive leadership
+ Proficiency in change management methodologies and tools (e.g., Prosci ADKAR, Kotter’s 8-Step Process)
+ Ability to work effectively in a remote work environment and collaborate with teams across different geographical locations
+ Strong background in mentorship
+ High-level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite, especially SharePoint, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
+ 5 years of experience in a related industry like IT, finance, supply chain, or logistics preferred
+ 2 years of direct line management experience in change management preferred
+ Working knowledge of Miro, Jira, and Monday.com preferred
+ Ability to travel up to 25%
Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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