Senior Manager, Business Solutions Supply Chain Applications

Primary location:LancasterPennsylvania
Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:<10%
Non-compete:No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $150000 to $215000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrongs future. We are a large company with a local feel where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us youll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical dental prescription drug life insurance 401k match long-term disability coverage vacation and sick time product discount programs and many more.
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
• A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe.
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each others strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.
  

The Senior Manager Business Solutions - Supply Chain Applications leads a team responsible for delivering and supporting technology solutions that enable Armstrongs Supply Chain capabilities. This role partners closely with Supply Chain leaders to understand business priorities develop solution roadmaps and ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value. The position is accountable for building a high-performing team fostering strong business relationships and driving the successful delivery adoption and continuous improvement of Supply Chain applications and processes.

Whats In It For You

• Shape and deliver high-impact digital transformation initiatives.
• Build mentor and grow a high-performing team of technology professionals.
• Partner directly with senior business and IT leaders to drive results.
• Influence enterprise-wide innovation through SAP AI automation and analytics.

What Youll Do

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build develop and lead a high-performing team of managers analysts architects and external partners.
• Assess organizational capabilities and implement plans to strengthen team effectiveness technical expertise and leadership capacity.
• Establish a culture of accountability collaboration continuous improvement and customer focus.
• Coach and develop team members through performance management career development succession planning and ongoing feedback.

Strategy & Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary technology partner for Supply Chain leadership developing trusted relationships and aligning technology investments with business objectives and operational priorities.
• Acquire and maintain deep knowledge of Supply Chain business processes and technology trends to anticipate and enable evolving business needs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies including AI automation advanced planning analytics and supply chain optimization capabilities to improve operational performance and business agility.
• Identify and cultivate technology investments that support strategic business objectives and process improvements.

Portfolio & Solution Management

• Own the roadmap and lifecycle management of Supply Chain technology solutions including implementation enhancement support and continuous improvement.
• Manage and prioritize a portfolio of initiatives that balance business value operational needs risk and resource capacity.
• Ensure technology investments deliver measurable business outcomes through adoption process improvement and operational efficiency.

Architecture & Continuous Improvement

• Promote global process standardization and leverage enterprise platforms minimizing unnecessary customization while enabling business differentiation where appropriate.
• Drive enterprise standardization and reuse of existing platforms capabilities and integrations while ensuring solutions meet evolving business needs.
• Develop and maintain process metrics and key performance indicators to measure portfolio performance and drive continuous improvement.

Financial & Governance

• Partner in the planning and management of operating and project budgets to ensure technology investments align with business priorities and deliver value.
• Manage and communicate portfolio priorities project status risks and outcomes to business executives process owners and IT leadership.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture Data & Analytics Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams to ensure Supply Chain solutions align with enterprise standards security requirements and long-term technology strategy.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for 1-4 team leads with responsibility for specific functional areas.
• Direct and Indirect responsibility for additional 5-20 individual contributors.

What will make you successful

• Experience supporting Supply Chain business processes and enterprise applications within a manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated success partnering with business executives to define strategy and execute technology-enabled transformation initiatives.

• Strong technical grasp of S/4Hana or similar ERP system preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field required.

• 10 years of progressive experience in Information Technology Business Solutions or related disciplines including leadership of technical teams.

Certificates Licenses Registrations

• Certification in either a process discipline (ITIL PMI Six Sigma) or technical discipline (SAP Data Warehousing).

Competencies

• See Senior Leader Competencies

What will make you stand out

• Deep understanding of Supply Chain business processes including procurement planning manufacturing inventory management logistics transportation and warehouse management.
• Experience leading SAP Supply Chain solutions within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop business cases and manage multi-million-dollar technology portfolios.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformation and change management initiatives.
• Proven people leadership experience including managers architects analysts contractors and vendor partners.

• Demonstrated project management and/or team leadership capabilities.
• Working knowledge of technologies commonly utilized in a manufacturing environment.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical details in business language and relate technical concepts to a business impact.
• Skilled in organizing and motivating team members to produce high-quality on-time results.
• Broad working knowledge of application development principles.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate strategy vision and direction and to embrace and facilitate change.
• Advanced problem solving skills for applications and business processes.
• Exhibits accountability and accepts responsibility and consequences for work performance and conduct.
• Sets priorities overcomes obstacles and opposition and uses organizational skills to get things done in a timely manner.
• A demonstrated ability to leverage existing resources to maximize technology investments.
• A demonstrated customer service orientation.
• Highly collaborative.
• Intellectual curiosity supported by strong listening and needs assessment skills; ability to identify root issues versus symptoms.
• Experience with development of quantitative and qualitative business cases.

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is anAmericas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue AWI has about 3700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home at work in healthcare facilities classrooms stores or restaurants we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort save time improve building efficiency and overall performance and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then and it sets us apart now along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people were here to serve - our customers our shareholders our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live work learn heal and play. Its an exciting rewarding business to be in and were committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

Bringing our Purpose to Life - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable innovative solutions for spaces where we live work learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia Baltimore Washington DC and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites B&Bs museums great shopping entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race sex color national origin ethnicity gender protected veteran status disability sexual orientation gender identity or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisitionand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!

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