Controls IT Supply Chain and Site Leader

Job Description Summary

Responsible for being the IT manufacturing site leader and owning the Controls IT Supply Chain delivery of programs.  Accountable for planning, forecasting, and working across matrixed teams for the end-to-end lifecycle of features and/or projects. Positively impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. High levels of operational judgment are to achieve outcomes required.  Provides ongoing process, feature and solution guidance, input, and direction to product and platform teams. Collaborates with all levels of the business to align IT objectives to ControlsKPI’s.

• Work with site IT Leaders to simplify standard work for the team.  Develop/deploy tools and redefine/streamline processes used by Site IT Leaders to save time and costs.

• Be point of contact for Site operations team with other IT teams.  Work with other teams to communicate road maps, outage plans, pain points, etc.

• Lead global projects that impact multiple sites and be the voice of site operations on large programs that impact multiple sites.

• Communicate global initiatives to business leaders.

• Lead application simplification across sites, may include application ownership, replacement and consolidation of applications, and assisting in deployment of applications at sites.

Essential Responsibilities 

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining and specifying requirements using lean principles & practices

• Drive technology discussion and strategy in line with business needs and company reference architecture

• Outline multi-generational program strategy aligned to deliver on the expected outcomes

• Define agile program management methodologies and practices to be followed by all projects within the program

• Organize project teams comprising from internal and external technical and functional experts

• Manage program execution of multiple interdependent projects by working directly with global technical teams

• Manage procurement and onboarding process

• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies

• Partner with technical and functional teams external to the program to ensure their tasks are completed as

• Manage program risks, scope changes and other non-standard events

• Manage stakeholder communications and change acceleration process

• Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations

• Adapt roadmap based on continuous feedback and kaizen outcomes

• Responsible for coordinating multiple interdependent requests and delivery of features.  IT Leader driving critical outcomes and solutions across Controls Supply Chain:

• Development of IT strategy and roadmap

• Financial pacing 

• IT SME in business Kaizens

• Lead critical initiatives for the business

• Collaboration and deep partnership across Controls IT and matrixed teams.

• Identify deficiencies in critical processes –replace with contemporary solutions (AI, ML, other technologies)

• High levels of operational judgment are to achieve outcomes .

Education Qualification:

• A minimum of 10 years of technical experience along with established leadership credentials across disciplines and functions within IT program/product areas.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar, or equivalent experience/knowledge.

Desired Characteristics: 

• Leader with ability to drive outcomes and organize teams to attain shared goals

• Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization

• Self-starter - requires minimal direction to accomplish goals

• Strong track record of understanding and interest in current and emerging technologies and / or industry activities

• Strong global team player 

• Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others

• Intense customer focus

• Lean expertise

• Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills

• Evaluates information / data to make decisions

• Change agent

• Expert using agile program management methodologies

• Experience in ERP implementation/configuration, MES, PLMand Salesforce technologies

• PMP, ScrumMaster, SAFe or related Project Management certifications