Consultant, Business Excellence

Compensation Grade: G4

Job Description Summary

Do you possess a deep understanding of Lean practices, as well as the creativity and resourcefulness to apply that knowledge to help solve complex challenges? If you like working in a collaborative, team-based environment where we work to make positive, lasting improvements for associates, our organization and our customers, we want to hear from you!

As a Consultant, you'll lead teams of functional leaders, capability professionals and business partners to analyze and optimally deliver transformative solutions to optimize business functions and achieve sustainable performance objectives.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Brings a strategic mentality and structured approach to problem solving, driven by intellectual curiosity.

• Conducts detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis using the appropriate tools and technology.

• Communicates ideas with poise through effective written and verbal communication.

• Manages workstreams and prioritizes deliverables with self-direction and a dedication to quality.

• Invests in professional development of self and of team members.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Associate Vice President or senior executive

Typical Skills and Experience:

Education: Undergraduate Degree in STEM, finance, accounting or business administration; advanced degree preferred.

Experience: Five or more years of work experience; one or more years of post-graduate work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Management consulting skills in areas such as operational excellence, transformation, mergers and acquisition, technology integration, growth strategy development/execution, etc.

Ability to lead transformation programs, employ analytics to evaluate and optimize operational processes, build proposals and business cases to address opportunities, rapidly onboard and mobilize teams, develop storyboards and develop and deliver executive presentations. Expert-level competencies in problem solving, core consulting, process optimization, and systems thinking and coaching to team members.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment; extended and/or non-standard work hours based on project and service delivery needs; travel as needed.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to the principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some associates assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.