Huntsville Business Process Transformation Lead - Manufacturing

Polaris Inc.•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Business Process Transformation Lead will lead the design, alignment, and deployment of end-to-end business processes supporting the implementation of SAP, Windchill, and related manufacturing systems at Polaris’s Huntsville facility. The role serves as the primary Huntsville business contact and power user for ERP and PLM solutions, coordinating with business process owners, technical teams, and functional stakeholders. Reporting to the central Advanced Manufacturing Process Team, the lead partners with Huntsville Manufacturing leadership to support process adoption, operational readiness, go-live, and post-implementation stabilization. The role has an opportunity to influence integrated processes across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and IT during a major systems transformation. The position will remain in place until after successful implementation of SAP and Windchill at Huntsville. Polaris describes itself as an ambitious, resourceful, and driven workforce that empowers employees to take on challenging assignments and responsibility in an agile working environment. The company offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology; industrial or manufacturing engineering preferred.
At least 10 years of manufacturing experience.
Experience working with product lifecycle management and enterprise resource planning systems.
Experience applying problem-solving, lean, and project management methodologies.
Experience training organizational stakeholders on new concepts, processes, or methodologies.
Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Strong computer skills and ability to quickly learn new software and applications.
Ability to work in engineering and office environments.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Former employees must be eligible for rehire; current employees must be in good standing.

Nice To Haves

Industrial or manufacturing engineering degree.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end Huntsville business processes across SAP, Windchill, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and related platforms.
Own Huntsville business process workstreams within the ERP and PLM implementation, ensuring deliverables meet business requirements, quality expectations, and established timelines.
Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and IT to integrate and standardize business processes and maintain consistency among the engineering bill of materials, manufacturing bill of materials, and bill of process.
Represent Huntsville in the design and execution of SAP and Windchill solutions, including processes associated with the manufacturing bill of materials, bill of process, and Manufacturing Optimization Management Systems.
Translate Huntsville business process requirements into functional requirements and specifications for SAP and Windchill teams.
Drive process standardization, simplification, and adoption of applicable best practices across the Huntsville organization.
Coordinate and support user acceptance testing with Huntsville business stakeholders, including issue identification and readiness validation.
Lead organizational readiness and process adoption activities, including training and awareness efforts for affected Huntsville teams.
Support process-focused cutover planning and go-live execution for the Huntsville implementation.
Lead process stabilization during the post-go-live hypercare period, monitor process performance, identify improvement opportunities, and support continuous improvement initiatives.