Senior Oracle Deployment Manager

At Howmet Aerospace, the primary purpose of the Senior Oracle Deployment Manager role is to lead, oversee, and ensure the successful delivery and management of multiple Oracle manufacturing, supply chain and financial ERP application implementation projects. The Senior Oracle Deployment Manager will be responsible for managing scope, overall solution design within time and budget constraints.

The Senior Oracle Deployment Manager will lead a project team of functional and technical IT resources and be consulted for the overall solution design, configuration, and delivery of all functions including supply chain, manufacturing, and finance into a cohesive solution The role will require collaboration with cross-functional teams and direct communication with business units to prioritize their needs effectively.

Preferred location for this role is at Howmet's Corporate Headquarters located in Pittsburgh, PA. Remote candidates in the Eastern U.S. with aligned qualifications may be considered.

Major Activities and Responsibilities:

• Review project plans or proposals to determine a time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and the assignment of available departmental resources to various project phases
• Build, develop, and manage high-performing team of Oracle implementation specialists
• Identify, schedule, and assign project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks to project team
• Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline a work plan
• Manage and oversee solution design and technical development of Oracle configuration, reporting, integrations, and data conversions
• Conduct and communicate ongoing project risk assessment and mitigation plans
• Coordinate with Organization Change Management Team to train and support to end-users to facilitate smooth adoption of the new ERP system
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, communication, and training plan throughout the project lifecycle, including user manuals and training materials
• Balance multiple implementations and manage against scope, resource, timelines requirements, while tracking risks and issues

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with managing projects, vendors, and teams
• Experience with project management tools, techniques, and methodologies
• Business Process Knowledge: Understands workflows and processes throughout the organization, including the people involved in the processes, their sequencing and outputs of the processes
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Identify areas/opportunities for collaboration within and across functions/business areas and broker consensus among stakeholders with conflicting needs
• Process & Framework Expertise: Reduces business process inefficiencies by applying blueprint methodology frameworks, conduct gap analysis approach
• Interpersonal Skills: Capable of quickly building trusting relationships, collaborating effectively cross-functionally, and influencing without direct authority
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication capabilities, both verbally and in writing, to convey information appropriately to a variety of audiences
• Decision Making: Take initiative, act with confidence and work under own direction, generating activity and proactively alert team when faced with unexpected roadblocks
• Customer Centric: Apply design thinking methods to ensure customer needs and perspectives are addressed and devises solutions to meet and set customer expectations Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence
• Coaching: Provide actionable feedback to improve team performance and guidance on module specific configurations and project management practices. Work as part of a geographically dispersed team supporting a variety of technologies
• Digital Adoption: Stay current with industry trends and ERP enhancements to provide strategic insights and recommendations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, software engineering, or IT related field from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience implementing Oracle Applications in manufacturing environments
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supervisory role
• 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
• Willing and able to travel to company locations (domestic and international) up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in information systems, computer science, software engineering, or IT related field from an accredited institution
• PMI certification

Salary Range: $135,000 - $155,000 per year approximation (actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skillset, and location).

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