Enterprise Business Solutions Manager

WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role will be hybrid out of Macedon, NY.

WHAT WE NEED

The Manager of Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) is responsible for overseeing our Enterprise Business Solutions team. This critical leader will oversee the functional and technical roadmap for SAP development, the development of new business capabilities, and will lead the internal and external teams responsible for execution. They will be expected to provide high impact oversight of all aspects of the team, including people’s development, stakeholder communication, commercial agreements, product roadmaps, and execution. The latter will include efficiently managing day-to-day support as well as larger scale projects.

The main focus is on SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud, our primary enterprise-wide system-of-record. As we have recently transitioned to S4/HANA, we are expecting to leverage the platform to continuously drive business improvement, primarily in our Finance and Supply Chain functions. As a result, the leader will need to be forward thinking to regularly identify new opportunities, make credible supporting business cases, and drive execution.

Finally, their team will also manage the technical support of other enterprise functions, such as our Human Capital management and Project Management platforms, and the day-to-day management of said platforms.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Team management

• Inspire, empower, and manage the performance of team members. The EBS team currently has four full-time dedicated business analysts and is expected to grow in the future.
• Cultivate talent by setting clear expectations and facilitate coaching and guidance to team members to foster the achievement of departmental and company goals.
• The ability to coach the team on both technical aspects of SAP as well as other capabilities required for them to be effective business partners, including communication, collaboration, process/project management, and financial impact analysis.
• The ideal candidate will have the SAP technical expertise to support day-to-day activities in a hands-on fashion, thereby providing added technical capacity to the Enterprise Business Systems team.

Strategic Planning

• Collaborate with management and other business subject matter experts to build and regularly update a product roadmap that matches new technical capability with critical business needs.
• Identify opportunities to grow the capacity and capability of the team that aligns with the business growth.
• Be able to effectively communicate with senior management on latest plans and progress.
• Ensure self and staff keep up to date on relevant technical knowledge and developments.

Process Improvement:

• Partner with the business to regularly evaluate current business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and define the process for execution.
• Monitor the impact of implemented changes and adjust strategies as needed.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in SAP support and development.
• Manufacturing industry experience – supply chain, bill of materials, operation of manufacturing lines, such as CPG.
• A minimum of one (1) year of people management experience, including providing feedback, developmental opportunities, onboarding and off-boarding.
• Hands-on up-to-date SAP expertise, ideally with a focus in finance and supply chain management. Preferable experience in SAP S4/HANA.
  1. Experience with SAP Planning Solutions like Integrated Business Planning and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling is a plus.
• The ability to manage and champion change within the organization.

At BRF, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $160,000 and $170,000K. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

You'll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!