Global Alcoa Business Systems (ABS) Manager | Gestionnaire global ABS

About the position

The Alcoa global organization has embraced the principles and fundamentals of the Alcoa Business System (ABS) to achieve rapid cost reduction and continuous process improvements to underpin the long-term sustainability of the business. This is a great opportunity to influence sustainable transformation change and gain line management experience. As the Global ABS Manager, you will provide critical support for global ABS strategy deployment and ensure that operations are well supported in the change management process, enabling the transformation of the global ABS strategy to the regions in a manner that is impactful, sustainable, and purpose-built. In this role, you will develop expertise in a set of ABS best practices, becoming the reference point for the organization. Collaborating with operations, the global ABS Director, other planning and performance team members, and location ABS personnel will be essential to ensure that ABS principles and strategy support the high priorities for operational transformation. You will be responsible for supporting the global development and maintenance of the state-of-the-art Alcoa Business System (ABS) for operations, acting as an expert in ABS best practices for the global business. Your responsibilities will include supporting the global and regional deployment of ABS across the portfolio of operations, influencing leaders in change management best practices of ABS, and developing the integration of the Operational Performance Dashboard into ABS. You will also provide progress measurement and feedback processes via ‘health checks' of the systems and facilitate the development of actions to address any issues with the deployment of the ABS strategy. Additionally, you will provide systems and programs that support operational transformation with ABS.

Responsibilities

• Support the global development and maintenance of the Alcoa Business System (ABS) for operations.
• Act as an expert in ABS best practices for the global business.
• Support the global and regional deployment of ABS across the portfolio of operations.
• Influence leaders in change management best practices of ABS.
• Develop the integration of the Operational Performance Dashboard into ABS.
• Provide progress measurement and feedback processes via ‘health checks' of the systems.
• Facilitate the development of actions to address any issues with the deployment of the ABS strategy.
• Provide systems and programs that support operational transformation with ABS.

Requirements

• Tertiary Degree in Engineering, Science or Business is essential.
• ABS or Lean qualification would be highly desirable.
• 10 years'+ experience in Operations/Technical/Business systems (ABS) /business and leadership roles in a mining/process manufacturing environment are essential.
• Demonstrated knowledge of production system implementation/LEAN in large manufacturing processes.
• Experience in leading change, building relationships, and working collaboratively through people without direct line authority.
• Demonstrated business orientation, focused on achieving appropriate balance between cost, risk, and long-term value creation.
• Process understanding and analytical skills to improve operational stability and discipline.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills within multi-disciplinary technical teams.

Benefits

• Base salary for US candidates: $125,000- $160,000*
• Equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.