It Manager

Description:

As the IT Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, you will play an integral role in building a vision and roadmap for Allegion’s operational sites including ERP functional strategy, digital, and process transformation. You and your team, of Business Analysts, will partner with internal business and technology groups to ensure proposed functional designs and solutions align with the company's overall ERP and business objectives. You will be the primary IT liaison for a group of Manufacturing sites and distribution centers, acting as the face of IT for business units. You will cultivate strong partnerships with business leaders, internal innovation teams and other IT areas by helping to identify and take advantage of new digital opportunities. The Manager will also have a significant focus on sustaining Manufacturing and Distribution ERP and MES systems while working with team members to improve business processes. The Manager will also work on formulating and recommending solutions that can be applied regionally and globally while aligning with Allegion’s Ordering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Warehouse Management, and Finance business processes.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

What You'll Do

Serve as the trusted IT advisor to business units, translating business strategies into IT roadmaps and measurable outcomes. 
Directly manage a team of business analysts supporting ERP and site-critical systems; develop talent, coach for growth, and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture. 
Build and mentor analysts in requirements gathering, process mapping, test planning, and change management disciplines. 
Promote teamwork with other IT functions to ensure seamless delivery of MES, ERP, integrations, cybersecurity, and infrastructure services. 
Design functional business processes that span multiple sites and systems. 
Drive standardization of functional designs and configurations. 
Create functional design documents that fulfill system and process gaps as needed. 
Ensure robust requirement gathering, process design, user acceptance testing, and cutover planning for site-specific and global initiatives. 
Provide functional support expertise to Manufacturing and Distribution sites. 
Support key initiatives at the sites including Physical inventory 
Define ideal and practical business system solutions given unique requirements. 
Drive process, data analysis, data clean-up, conversion and validation 
Partner with technology teams to complete and test code as needed. 
Assist in reviews and discussions with Business and Enterprise Architecture groups. 
Collaborate with individuals across teams to gain an understanding of business objectives, facilitate solutions, develop approaches and define deliverables required to implement complex business processes and solutions. 
Partner with business leaders to propose, design, implement and sustain processes, solutions, and tools to drive the desired outcomes for manufacturing and distribution. 
Partner with teams on business processes to understand and identify possible improvements through innovation and automation. 
Align on key processes globally to identify and address gaps in processes/systems. 
Contribute on key projects and provide assistance to team members across systems and ERP platforms. 
Advance digital manufacturing initiatives (e.g., paperless shop floor, real-time production metrics, data integrity, traceability, and compliance) in collaboration with manufacturing and quality teams. 

What You Need To Succeed

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering or related field 
5+ years working with or supporting of a Manufacturing or Distribution environment 
5+ years of experience working with Dynamics Finance and Operations ERP or AX2012 – with heavy emphasis in Manufacturing, Warehouse Management and Supply Chain-related business activities 
Experience with at least 3 of the 5 core module areas in AX2012 or D365 F&O including: Order Management and Product Configurators, Master Planning, Production Control, Transportation Management, Warehouse / Inventory Management, Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable 
Demonstrated experience with supporting major system and ERP upgrades, sustaining and/or implementations 
Leadership experience, including managing/mentoring a team of business analysts or equivalent staff. 
Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, data governance, system integration, and digital transformation initiatives. 
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; adept at requirements gathering, process mapping, and value-based decision making. 
Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate effectively with others in person and remotely 
Experience collaborating across MES, ERP, cybersecurity, infrastructure, software development, integrations, and shared services. 
Excellent communication skills with all levels of the workforce. 
Ability to lead and communicate orally, in written documents, and in formal presentations is required 
Team player, change agent, and customer-driven mentality 
Works well under pressure and can resolve complex problems 
Demonstrated ability to successfully participate in multiple initiatives simultaneously 
Solid understanding of data integrity and audit / compliance procedures 
Applicable Techno-functional knowledge with Dynamics Finance and Operations is a big plus 
Basic familiarity with relational databases and applications (cloud / on prem) and infrastructure 
Comfortable using SQL , PowerBI, and other tools to work with data for ad hoc analysis 
Willingness to travel to manufacturing sites and distribution centers as needed. 

Requirement

Domestic and International travel up to 25%