FINANCIAL PROJECT OFFICE LEADER

Gerdau•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The primary focus of this role is to use your Digital IT expertise to enhance the performance of the business and to enable its digital transformation strategy. Serve as the IT leader within the assigned business processes for strategy development, solution discovery, project implementation, and IT support operations. Oversee demand management execution and be accountable for approved Digital IT initiatives used to aid in overseeing processes, timelines, tasks, and user resources. Deliver reliable, high-performance solutions, as well as identify cost and productivity improvements and increase the value of the Digital IT investment portfolio, driving a long-term view on technology investments. Act as a technologist and a catalyst of digital transformation to increase business agility and enable the strategy of the company, as well as the key liaison for all Digital IT functions globally. Lead and manage the area team and vendors to develop and improve technology-enabled business capabilities while delivering reliable, high-performance IT systems. Identify cost and productivity improvements while increasing the value of the IT investment portfolio and driving a long-term view on technology investments. Nurture relationships with the user community and leadership to maintain constant communication for Digital IT to understand business conditions, operational challenges, and potential opportunities where Digital IT may be leveraged to enhance business performance. Develop and maintain strong relationships with business leaders to gain their active support for the transformation agenda. Develop and implement Digital IT roadmaps, such as projects and enhancements while developing solution concepts and business cases for new investments ensuring success within the organization. Perform business analysis, prepare recommendations, and business plans as needed. Oversee the launch of solutions and maximize the positive impact on the organization while managing the budget, project portfolio, and KPIs. Adhere to reference architectures and standards, as well as ensure a smooth transition to sustain functions. Lead and manage the team while providing active support for their personal development, as well as managing the budget, product portfolio, and KPIs. Build a strong relationship with IT strategic partners in managed service model and promote collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
5 years of programming, systems analysis or implementation experience
2 years of experience managing or leading teams
Knowledge of IT processes, IT functions (development, infrastructure, security, governance), and technology (cloud, big data, architecture, APIs)
Knowledge of Agile, Project Management, and Innovation processes
Customer-Centric – Focus efforts to ensure internal and external customers thrive
Communication and Persuasion – Possess solid communication and persuasion skills essential to success in this position. You will represent the Digital IT group effectively and employ negotiation skills that build organizational consensus around a specific course of action while identifying communication barriers and taking action to facilitate mutual understanding.
Business Acumen – Acknowledge the impact of your actions in local and global contexts while working to generate sustainable value (economic, social, and environmental) for the organization. In addition, you should understand basic business processes and possess the ability to identify and develop workflows and process maps for continual improvement and waste elimination within the business.
Technical Expertise – Understand all IT functions, cloud technologies, and services in use, and become familiar with the current direction in the infrastructure market
Strategic Thinking and Vision – Possess a clear sense of the direction of the organization and understand what will create a competitive advantage for the business in the future. Distinguish tactical issues from strategic ones and take action while effectively translating strategic imperatives at the macro level into initiatives and priorities.
Simplistic Agility – Foster simplicity and agility to look for ways to streamline work and processes to become more effective and efficient while developing new ideas quickly
Global Perspective – Ability to successfully operate in a global IT organization bringing perspective to daily work while leveraging relationships, expertise, and opportunities across borders taking the company’s strategy and priorities into consideration.
Accountability – Take initiative and assume personal accountability and ownership for goals, outcomes, and deadlines holding others accountable for achieving individual and organizational objectives.
Analysis – Possess critical thinking ability and deal systematically with input from a variety of sources to suggest alternative approaches to unfamiliar situations or concepts, as well as strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources.
Supplier Management – Possess the ability to engage and manage suppliers as needed for discovery, modeling, implementation, and support.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing companies is a plus
Experience in Managed Services Model is a plus
Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP Modules FI and CO (Finance, Accounting, and Tax)
Desirable knowledge of Procurement processes, SAP MM, and SAP Ariba
Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP and HR Modules (OM, PA, PY, etc.)
Strong knowledge of SAP Success Factors
Knowledge of Time and Attendance solutions (Kronos / UKG Workforce Central)
Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), Logistics, and SAP WMS (Warehouse Management)
Strong Knowledge of Advanced Planner and Scheduling (APS) solutions, preferably SAP APO or SAP IBP
Desirable knowledge of full Order to Cash process
Desirable knowledge of Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP), Forecast Plan processes
Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) – Discrete Manufacturing and Repetitive Manufacturing, SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and SAP Quality Management (QM)
Strong knowledge of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and Industrial Environments
Desirable knowledge of SAP Materials Management (MM) impacting production processes and SAP Product Costing (CO-PC))
Desirable knowledge of production planning and execution

Responsibilities

Serve as the IT leader within the assigned business processes for strategy development, solution discovery, project implementation, and IT support operations
Oversee demand management execution and be accountable for approved Digital IT initiatives used to aid in overseeing processes, timelines, tasks, and user resources
Deliver reliable, high-performance solutions, as well as identify cost and productivity improvements and increase the value of the Digital IT investment portfolio, driving a long-term view on technology investments
Act as a technologist and a catalyst of digital transformation to increase business agility and enable the strategy of the company, as well as the key liaison for all Digital IT functions globally
Lead and manage the area team and vendors to develop and improve technology-enabled business capabilities while delivering reliable, high-performance IT systems
Identify cost and productivity improvements while increasing the value of the IT investment portfolio and driving a long-term view on technology investments
Nurture relationships with the user community and leadership to maintain constant communication for Digital IT to understand business conditions, operational challenges, and potential opportunities where Digital IT may be leveraged to enhance business performance
Develop and maintain strong relationships with business leaders to gain their active support for the transformation agenda
Develop and implement Digital IT roadmaps, such as projects and enhancements while developing solution concepts and business cases for new investments ensuring success within the organization
Perform business analysis, prepare recommendations, and business plans as needed
Oversee the launch of solutions and maximize the positive impact on the organization while managing the budget, project portfolio, and KPIs
Adhere to reference architectures and standards, as well as ensure a smooth transition to sustain functions
Lead and manage the team while providing active support for their personal development, as well as managing the budget, product portfolio, and KPIs
Build a strong relationship with IT strategic partners in managed service model and promote collaboration