Transformation Lead - #1407669

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is the world’s leading integrated producer of concentrated phosphate and potash—two of the three most important nutrients in agriculture. We employ more than 13,000 people in six countries to serve farmers all over the world. Our Headquarters is in Lithia, Florida with operations throughout North America (U.S./Canada) and South America.

At Mosaic We Help the World Grow the Food it Needs - Apply today and join our team!

As the Transformation Manager you will be leading the development and sustainability of a Transformational culture within the North American Operations. Manage the assessment, prioritization, and execution of Transformation projects which meet yearly North American Transformation objectives set during budgeting. Assist in leading the deployment, integration, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives and performance strategies.

What Will You Do

• Work with the members of a workstream to identify and capture opportunities for transformation.
• Prioritize and complete improvement opportunities with the Transformation team and workstream personnel, ensuring alignment with key business objectives. Be engaged with the workstreams to optimize overall North American Transformation.
• Assist with the workstream’s project portfolio, reporting status and initiative benefits.
• Act as change leader to the workstreams. Remove barriers and assist in managing risks to ensure completion of transformation initiative milestones.
• Escalate issues as required.
• Applies change management process, practices and methodologies consistently.
• Through formal assessment (such as, gap assessments) and informal visits, ensure that best practices are shared, and key learnings incorporated.
• Act as the liaison between workstreams.
• Monitors dependencies across multiple inter-related projects
• Teach and mentor employees to optimize a workstream’s ability to effectively implement transformation initiatives.
  
  

What Will You Need

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Engineering, or technical field.
• Minimum 10+ years relevant experience; demonstrated leadership and management experience with an understanding of the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.
• 5+ years’ experience creating and executing continuous improvement and change management activities that drive organizational results and change.
• Very strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to use fact-based and well-thought-out arguments to challenge all levels or change behavior/techniques as required
• Positive attitude and the ability to maintain professional behavior in challenging situations.
• Experience analyzing trends, drawing conclusions and influencing data driven decisions to leadership. (analyze, recommend, sell).
• Prior experience leading change and or continuous improvement initiatives, projects.
• Experience working within an industrial setting preferred
• Ability to influence across the organization to drive accountability and follow up for results.
• Capable of driving consensus among leadership to enable transformation and advance strategic priorities.
• Understanding of basic problem- solving techniques, plant processes, and the essentials behind metrics and KPIs.
• Proficiency in facilitating discussions and identifying root causes of problems with all levels of the organization.
• Adaptable with the ability to perform at a high level within a highly autonomous environment.
• Formal training in Change Management and Continuous Improvement (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Workout, SCRUM) is an asset, but not required.
  
  

What's In It For You

• A competitive base salary + bonus incentives 
• 11 paid holidays each year 
• A generous 401k with a company match and annual company contributions 
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation time
• A robust benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, life & disability 
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Paternity/Maternity Leave