If you combine a multifaceted background including experience in business process analysis and a background in finance and/or technology with the ability to consult across multiple business units and titles, the role of Business Optimization Manager with Essilor of America offers some compelling opportunities. You will:

• Influence financial and commercial projects, serving as the business process analyst and making a significant impact on a large, global organization.
• Enjoy visibility to executive leadership and wide exposure to the business as you work across functions and teams. 
• Take on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, allowing you to leverage the breadth of your skill-set while also learning and further developing your abilities. Every project and every day is different.
• Be part of a unique, values-oriented culture. We pride ourselves on providing opportunities to proven performers from cross-training to advancement opportunities here in Dallas and around the globe. In fact, this role is open because the incumbent is taking on a new opportunity with Essilor.
• Enjoy the stability and resources of a growing global organization -- our recent combination with Luxottica has made us the world's largest player in the eyewear industry. At the same time, you'll also enjoy a small company feeling in Dallas.
• Join an organization driven by a threefold mission: Improving lives by improving sight, innovating for better vision, and reaching the 2.7 billion underserved.

Improving Lives By Improving Sight. Essilor of America, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in the United States, employs more than 10,000 people and operates the largest and most comprehensive optical laboratory network in the U.S. Essilor of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux®, Crizal®, Transitions®, and other brands, and our products are worn by one billion people daily. Essilor has been on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies every year since 2010, and we ranked #62 out of 700 corporations awarded the title "Diversity Leader 2020" by the Financial Times.

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition, to be a good fit for the Business Optimization Manager opportunity, you will have:

• A bachelor’s degree, ideally in Finance, Business, or another relevant field Quick question for you - click here
• 5+ years of Business process and analytics experience required, including Order to Cash (OTC) and Procure to Pay (P2P)  Quick question for you - click here
• Program / project experience preferred
• Solid background in finance highly preferred; Big Four or other consulting experience is ideal 
• Financial integrations and/or IT technical consulting experience preferred  Quick question for you - click here
• Technical savvy and skill including:
  • PC Proficiency required, with advanced skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint Quick question for you - click here
  • Experience using large ERP systems preferred
  • In-depth SAP experience preferred
  • Visio experience preferred
• Experience identifying, understanding, and satisfying customer requirements
• Experience facilitating and leading working sessions with internal and external stakeholders
• Comfort and experience working across functions and interacting with multiple business units including IT, Supply Chain and others
• Ophthalmic, healthcare or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred

In addition to your education and experience, you will need the following proven core competencies and characteristics:

• Excellent organizational skills; strongly detail oriented
• Ability to work both independently and in a team/collaborative environment
• Self-motivated with intellectual curiosity
• Eagerness to learn and develop professionally; ability to learn on your own
• Proven track record of analytical skills
• Highly developed and effective verbal and written communication skills

We are following stringent COVID-19 precautions and initially, you will work from home. Once it is safe, we will implement a responsible return-to-work plan. We expect that it will involve a bit of flexibility, but you can plan to be in the Dallas office most days.

Reporting to the Director, Investment Strategy and Optimization, you will act as the principal business process analyst focusing on the definition and development of a high-level solutioning framework with an emphasis on finance projects and business processes such as Order to Cash and Procure to Pay. You will work cross-functionally with commercial and functional business units to develop a reusable and maintainable portfolio of solutions to meet the complex and dynamic nature of the market. 

The team sits within finance and is commercial business unit agnostic in order to work across all units. You will have the opportunity to help scope and guide a variety of projects that are presented through the stage-gate process.  More specifically, you will:

• Create, maintain and optimize standard business solution requirements and other related documents pertaining to business solutions.
• Define and manage the process to gather high-level functional requirements and business process documentation in support of the Investment Intake process.
• Lead the discovery and conceptual design work required to translate business needs into solutions.
• Serve as a key advisor to Commercial and Functional leaders on solution design, development, and alignment with overarching business strategies and goals.
• Manage the communication and coordination with the various business units, and both internal and external functions during the requirements and solutions process.
• Provide business oversight for the solution development work-stream to ensure the proposed solution meets documented requirements.
• Timely and effective communication to management on solution risks and development of mitigation strategies.
• Ensure clean hand-off of requirements and solution documentation to Commercial PM and/or IT PM as project moves to execution.
• Maintain an understanding of Essilor’s capabilities, including operational constraints, and characteristics of EOA, each business unit and commercial area.
• Act as a mentor for new team members to ensure understanding of business processes, required documentation, systems and system flows.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and learning opportunities to drive change by implementing people, processes, and technology improvements within our team.
• Other duties as assigned.

We anticipate that 2021 will bring a heavy focus on finance and tech projects (e.g. SAP, ERP, OTC, integrations, etc.), but you will also work on a variety of commercial unit projects.

This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.
 

Autonomy and support
We're looking for someone who will own their projects, diving in and dissecting the details. If you're that person, you'll enjoy a good deal of autonomy in executing your role, while also enjoying strong support when you need it. 

Great environment
You will join a team that includes dedicated, sharp and mutually supportive professionals. Our culture is entrepreneurial and fresh, backed by 170 years of success. You'll also be part of the global talent organization.

Truly living our values
At Essilor, we believe everyone deserves to see life and all its detail with the best vision possible. That's why, in addition to designing, manufacturing and distributing quality vision care solutions worldwide, we invest in raising awareness of the importance of good vision, support eyecare professionals, invent new technologies and products, and support philanthropic initiatives. We also are committed to robust standards for environmental sustainability. These are just a couple of reasons we were one of the 52 companies named to Fortune magazine's 2019 Change the World list.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary and bonus potential, we offer an exceptional mix of first-rate benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans; a 401(k) plan with company match; tuition reimbursement; comprehensive training through Essilor University; lens and frame benefits for you and your family; an employee stock purchase plan with company match; and more.

Video: As part of the #DifferenceMakers campaign, Essilor chose four eyecare professionals and three Essilor employees to participate in a mission trip to Southeast Asia in March 2019.

We understand that there will be a learning curve, and you'll have support when you need it, but we'll also look to you to be proactive about getting up to speed quickly. The pace here is fast, change happens frequently, and there's a good deal of ambiguity. A cultural fit will be important.

Those who excel at Essilor truly enjoy the dynamic environment and remain agile and able to pivot where required. To be successful in this role, you will be a personable and approachable team player who is comfortable in front of others, including leadership, and who can look at processes from a high level but also delve into the weeds.  

In addition, in order to be an outstanding Business Optimization Manager, you will:

• Build strong relationships across the business
• Proactively dive in and take on systems and flows
• Become a resource for others seeking guidance; serve as a trusted resource to the organization
• Consistently design effective solutions and deliver results that meet requirements, reuse functionality/strategy where possible (not reinventing the wheel with each project), 
• Pay keen attention to detail, and also grasp the bigger picture and how the details fit together