Business Process Champion - Planning
About The Position
Moog is seeking a Business Process Champion - Planning to join their Military Aircraft Group. This role serves as a strategic leader and subject matter expert, driving end-to-end process excellence for the Military Aircraft Group (MAG) during the Business Modernization Program (BMP). The position ensures that planning processes are effectively designed, standardized, and optimized to align with organizational objectives and SAP Activate methodology. The BPC acts as the key liaison between business and IT, championing standardization, harmonization, governance, and continuous improvement across operating group planning operations. ERP Planning encompasses demand management, integrated business planning, supply planning & master scheduling, and capacity analysis/planning. Post-implementation, the BPC will own the global planning business process for MAG, focusing on stabilization, optimization, and long-term value realization. Responsibilities include hands-on user support, leading upgrades and UAT testing, maintaining work instructions and global process documents, governing process adherence, monitoring KPIs, and driving continuous process improvements. This role is a 1st shift, on-site position.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years in planning platforms with strong knowledge of ERP, MES, PLM, and planning tools integrations.
- Deep knowledge of end-to-end planning processes.
- Strong facilitation skills for workshops and stakeholder engagement.
- Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities; ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, less than 10% travel.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in large-scale ERP or modernization projects; understanding of ERP and product lifecycle processes.
- Project and change management experience.
- Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Activate methodology
Responsibilities
- Define and own future-state planning business processes aligned with program and organizational goals.
- Champion standardization and harmonization of planning processes within the operating group operations.
- Serve as a decision-maker for planning process topics throughout the BMP project lifecycle.
- Partner with Project Process Engineers, ERP functional analysts, site subject matter experts (SME), and business stakeholders.
- Drive planning modernization through kaizen workshops, validate process designs, and approve documentation.
- Oversee configuration decisions, test scenarios, and sign-off on deliverables.
- Support testing cycles, defect resolution, cutover planning, and go-live readiness activities.
- Support data migration, training and change management.
- Drive change readiness by reinforcing key behaviors, benefits, and new ways of working.
- Identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and performance improvement and enhancements.
- Monitor KPIs and process performance post-implementation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging BMP tools and analytics.
- Ensure processes comply with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and audit standards.
- Mitigate risks associated with process changes and system implementations.
- Accountable for the successful design and adoption of planning processes.
- Responsible for stakeholder alignment and decision-making on process-related issues.
- Owns the sign-off of process deliverables and testing outcomes.
- Ensures business readiness, process sustainability, and governance through full program lifecycle.
Benefits
- Great compensation package
- Bonus opportunities
- Matching 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible paid time off
- Holidays
- Parental leave program
- Relocation assistance
- Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- Tuition Assistance
- Mentorship and coaching opportunities
- Leadership development and other personal growth programs
- Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values.
- Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
