Whirlpool - Lead - Go To Market Projects - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

Position Title : Lead - Go To Market (GTM) Projects

Reporting to : Asia South BRM Lead

Department : GIS, Asia (IT)

Location : Corporate office, Gurgaon

Company Profile : About Whirlpool Corporation

- Whirlpool is the industry leader in the manufacturing and marketing of home appliances. Whirlpool is a global company and markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names in more than 170 countries around the world.

- Whirlpool is a company that creates innovative solutions and products to meet consumer needs. As a result, we have been recognized as one of the world's 100 most innovative companies by Business Week magazine and the Boston Consulting Group. Additionally, Whirlpool Corporation was ranked among the Top 20 Innovators in Consumer Products by The Patent Board and has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 20 Companies for Leaders by Hewitt Associates and Fortunxe magazine.

- Our unique business strategy provides us with an unmatched leadership position and ability to build and sustain loyalty to our brands. Our strategy allows us to move with greater speed to better serve our trade customer and end consumers around the globe.

Job Summary :

- As the GTM Projects manager, you will play a vital role in the success of GIS team. You will work with some of the best digital technology implementation teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to be a part of Whirlpool Digital journey and guide our business and technology solution teams.

Key Result Areas :

- End to end responsibility of assigned projects from conceptualization, prepare business case, supplier selection, development to delivery - projects could be in Go-To-Market area like CRM, distributor automation etc.

- Work closely with Sales, Service & Marketing teams in IT enablement of their strategy and partner with internal business and external suppliers in delivery of the solutions.

- Partner with regional as well as global GIS teams to ensure strategic alignment with Global guidelines and objectives and on-time delivery of the initiatives.

- To be a bridge between Business & IT. You are required to understand the business requirements and translate the same into Technical Specifications to be either provided to the in-house team or to Vendors.

- Manage the delivery from service providers during project as well as business as usual phase

- Oversee the formal planning, tracking, and reporting on project status while ensuring that systems and services support the daily business operations.

- Change management, communication, training needs

- Managing digital technology projects, google app projects etc

Candidate Profile :

Qualifications : BTech with MBA from premier schools

Experience :

- 4 to 7 Years of project implementation experience in a manufacturing organization, preferably in Go-To-Market area.

- Strong functional knowledge of ERP or CRM tools

- Cross cultural experience - with Business and IT teams across geographies

- Stake holder management

- Familiarity with digital technologies, google apps, programming languages

- Ability to drive projects from initiation to delivery

- Good understanding of business processes especially in Sales & Marketing Area

- Exposure in working with Business Analytics tools (BW, Qlik View etc.)

- Project management certification

Age : Between 27 to 32

Personal Attributes :

- Strong communication skills

- Ability to influence

- Commitment towards processes

- Strong Interpersonal skills

- Strong belief and conviction in the face of stress

- Willingness to travel overseas on short assignments

- A positive, winning and abundance attitude