Business Systems Lead

Position Description:

The Business Systems Lead coordinates priorities, schedules, and tasks across the Business Systems Group to ensure smooth delivery and ongoing support of SAP solutions. This role serves as the central point of communication between business stakeholders and IT leadership, aligning resources with SPS business strategy, and ensuring projects are delivered effectively and sustainably.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate internal and external resources to support SAP business systems delivery and maintenance.
• Align priorities across projects, monitor schedules, and follow up on tasks to ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to deliver functional, beneficial solutions.
• Support design phases by validating requirements and identifying potential conflicts with other processes.
• Track and report project progress, risks, and upcoming requirements to executive leadership.
• Manage the Business Systems budget, including forecasting, monitoring project costs, and controlling expenses.
• Ensure adherence to project and department policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Assess upgrades, new technologies, and process changes for feasibility and alignment with SPS strategies.
• Provide post-go-live support and coordinate ongoing maintenance activities.

Physical & Work Requirements:

• Up to 50% travel as required.
• Professional appearance appropriate for executive level meetings.
• Ability to perform responsibilities while spending extended periods at a computer.

Required Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• Strong understanding of SAP process flows and functional/technical capabilities.
• Experience supporting and learning business processes.
• Ability to coordinate resources and facilitate and drive decision making without direct authority.
• Excellent partnering abilities – instill trust, demonstrate respect, maintain composure, and follow-through.
• Strong influence ability and capable of holding others accountable without direct authority.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills\
• High detail orientation.
• Energetic, adaptable, and task driven
• Bachelor’s degree in business, MIS, or related field, or 5–10 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• Relevant steel industry experience
• Proven people leadership experience