SAP and Automation Program Manager - IT

at  Carpenter Technology

Carpenter Technology Corporation is a leading producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, nickel and cobalt based superalloys, stainless steels, alloy steels and tool steels.” Carpenter Technology ‘s high-performance materials and advanced process solutions are an integral part of critical applications used within the aerospace, transportation, medical and energy markets, among other markets.” Building on its history of innovation, Carpenter Technology ‘s wrought and powder technology capabilities support a range of next-generation products and manufacturing techniques, including novel magnetic materials and additive manufacturing.

• Manage and direct the support team in all aspects related to SAP S4 HANA and automation platform project management: root cause analysis, data analysis and migration, requirements gathering, infrastructure and security integration, development, and testing through the development and maintenance of comprehensive project plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Oversee and manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within scope. Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to address potential project challenges. Monitor and analyze project performance and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Plan for collaboration of all stakeholders (business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors) to gather requirements and ensure alignment on project objectives including effective communication between technical teams and business users and leaders in all milestone and overall project timelines.
• Ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of all initiatives are planned for and in place at time of implementation (go live) and ensure hypercare plans include monitoring of KPIs.
• Act as a gate keeper to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures governing security, development implementation and best practices, promotion from non production to production environments.
• Oversee and coordinate with the SAP and Automation Technical lead the set up and implementation of the technical infrastructure and operational framework for any new application, system or platform (including installation, configuration and developer guidelines and best practices, security requests and maintenance, system monitoring, landscape, changes to standard work updates or creation, and support request management).
• Co-lead strategic planning and implementation of robotic automation including the identification of automation opportunities, assess automation feasibility and benefits, and the use and determination of which robotic automation technology(ies) (Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) would meet business outcome(s).
• Ensure processes and work standards are in place and followed to be in compliance with IT General Controls (ITGC) including keeping control language current, identification of new controls, and supporting internal or external auditors as required.
• Present progress reports, offer alternatives and/or solutions to address feedback or schedule (timeframe) risks.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned