Howmet Aerospace is currently in search of an IT Business Architect - Supply Chain, to join our Global Information Services (GIS) Resource Unit at the Howmet Corporate Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The position will report into the Senior Director, Corporate Applications and be part of the Architect team that strives to provide value-add business-driven solutions, through the leverage of right technologies. This role will be capable of building strong relationships across the business, as well as serving as an advocate for technology with plant leadership.
Major Activities:
Works closely with supply chain functional leaders to create alignment between business and IT.
The business architect proactively and holistically leads and supports information technology activities that strategically guide business and operating models, people, processes, and technology.
The IT business architect clarifies strategic intentions, identifies business outcomes, explores implications, impacts, and risks, and addresses stakeholders' questions.
Helps business leaders and end users understand, apply, valuate, and operationalize existing, new, and emerging technologies to transform and optimize business and operating models.
Responsibilities:
Facilitate Enterprise Strategy Development, including opportunity identification, technology and business cases, and business innovation focused on increasing value by growing revenue, optimizing cost, and mitigating risk
Interviews and analyze business processes to move the operations and logistics organization toward realizing its strategic goals and targeted business outcomes, while considering IT investment priorities
Define strategic plan and technology and project roadmaps for leveraging integrated business architecture as part of the organization's overall enterprise architecture
Creates actionable deliverables that demonstrate how to move the business toward realizing its strategic goals and targeted business outcomes by combining knowledge of business capabilities, value streams, and business processes
Uses the organization's existing business and operating model as the starting point for innovation, for example, by using new technologies to enable a building block
Researches and provides consultation on emerging technology trends and disruptions and competitors' practices relevant to assigned business process/functions representatives
Collaborates with and facilitates Howmet stakeholders involved in digital strategy and digital innovation to drive adoption of business process changes and new or existing technologies
Consults with subject matter experts to develop technical solutions. Advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities
Collaborates with the IT PMO on benefits, issues, risks of initiatives and reporting project status.
Analyze and anticipate project and product needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives and solve problems
Capture business needs and collaborate with other IT thought leaders on solutions
Critical thinker - challenging legacy assumptions, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to see the big picture
Travel will be required at ~ 25%
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or eight (8) years of additional experience in Information Technology accepted in lieu of a degree
Minimum of eight (8) years of business or IT experience with a direct responsibility for strategy formulation, business analytics, or program management
Information Technology experience within a manufacturing or industrial manufacturing environment
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as an IT architect delivering solutions to diverse and complex business opportunities
Ability to leverage existing, new, and emerging technologies to apply them to new business designs and business models to achieve targeted business outcomes
Experience with organization change management
Strong analytical and conceptual skills; ability to create original concepts and theories for a variety of projects
Knowledge of supply chain operations.
Strong business acumen of business order management systems and processes, such as EBS Oracle.
Ability to communicate, influence and persuade - both business and IT leaders, stakeholders, and peers.
Location
This will be hybrid role with a 3 day in office expectation. It can be based at one of our large domestic Howmet manufacturing plants or our Corporate location in Pittsburgh, PA - the preferred manufacturing locations being Cleveland OH, Whitehall MI, Niles OH, Hampton VA, & Dover NJ; but open to other major locations.
Salary range: $145 - 165k/year approximation (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skillset, and/or location).
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $7.4 Billion in revenue in 2024, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2024 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report. Follow: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/howmet-aerospace) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/howmetaerospace) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/howmetaerospace/) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Howmetaerospace/) , and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/howmetaerospace) .
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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