Business Process Lead - Procurement & Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation•Calgary, AB

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Process Lead, Procurement & Manufacturing is responsible for overseeing and managing Lifecycle Services (LCS) delivery processes related to Procurement and Manufacturing. This includes business systems, business processes, and the client team personas that utilize them in support of LCS engagements. The role acts as the Process owner for the delivery-related aspects of Procurement & Manufacturing, continuously seeking improvements and streamlining processes, and advising on enhancements or change requests. It requires acting as a liaison between LCS Delivery Teams and ISC (Integrated Supply Chain), coordinating with other LCS Delivery Excellence roles intersecting with Procurement & Manufacturing in LCS Regional organizations. The role reports to the Director, Lifecycle Services Business Processes.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (in Engineering, Industrial Management, IT, or related Technology/Supply Chain area)
Ability to travel up to 25%, domestically or internationally, as needed during the project deployments.

Nice To Haves

12+ years of related experience in similar roles
Experience leading or overseeing manufacturing operations
Experience defining business strategies and overseeing P&L relating to manufacturing and quality
Experience mapping and creating order-to-cash workflows related to procurement and manufacturing activities
Experience in identifying opportunities for improvement related to procurement and manufacturing, and improving production efficiencies
Experience and skills related to direct and indirect product/services procurement (internal product and 3rd party product) used for customer facing project delivery engagements
A clear understanding (either from direct or indirect experience) of the business needs and requirements of Project Managers and the data, experience, use cases and outcomes that they need related to Materials Management
An understanding, outside of Rockwell Automation, of industry best practices related to Materials Management as part of Project Delivery
An understanding, within Rockwell Automation and Lifecycle Services segment, of how Materials Management is handled today with Solution projects (involving use of IFS system for ERP and Project Management functions)
An understanding, within Rockwell Automation and Lifecycle Services segment, of how Materials Management is handled today with the Services projects/contracts/transactions (involving use of SAP/IFS for ERP functions and QuickBase application for project management)
Demonstrated ability for tactical and strategic thinking
Combination of business, technical and financial acumen
Ability to innovate and take initiative, willing to identify and take needed actions with minimal direction
Detail-oriented with planning and time-management skills required to successfully achieve desired business objectives
Ability to clearly communicate, coordinate and collaborate with others, including those in other groups or other global time zones
Ability to document business processes (including process flows)

Responsibilities

Overseeing and managing Lifecycle Services (LCS) delivery processes related to Procurement and Manufacturing.
Acting as the Process owner for the delivery-related aspects of Procurement & Manufacturing.
Continuously seeking improvements and streamlining processes.
Advising on enhancements or change requests from current LCS users and external departments.
Acting as a liaison between LCS Delivery Teams and ISC (Integrated Supply Chain).
Coordinating and collaborating with other LCS Delivery Excellence roles intersecting with Procurement & Manufacturing.
Participating in or leading transformation initiatives for future state enhancements and adoption of new processes or technologies.
Identifying and implementing AI-enabled use cases where applicable.
Understanding, documenting, and maintaining LCS business process documents and workflows related to delivery aspects of Procurement & Manufacturing.
Coordinating with other LCS and ISC partners to identify relevant KPI (Key Performance Indicators) for delivery operations related to Procurement & Manufacturing.
Identifying opportunities for improvement based on data-driven analysis.
Participating as LCS representative on ISC-led effort for shift of RA Manufacturing plants from IFS 7.5.
Participating as Stakeholder Team member on Project Hive (implementation of IFS Cloud) for LCS.
Partnering with ISC-led Project Hive Workstream for Procurement Processes to enhance interface between IFS Cloud and SAP-ECC.
Defining plan to replace current PnP (Production & Planning) Sharepoint site with tailored page within IFS Cloud.
Participating in broader RA Enterprise discussions and initiatives to understand current state ecosystem and participate in future state planning or technology assessments.
Representing the needs of LCS delivery teams in enterprise discussions and ensuring relevant information is passed back to LCS stakeholders.