Company
With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop - from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials - and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes "just-in-time" or "just-in-sequence.
Copper and Brass Divison
Sales is a distributor and processor of aluminum, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and more quality materials serving markets across North America, including Canada and Mexico. By providing customers with what they want, when they need it, Copper and Brass Sales is able to help them succeed in today's challenging global business environment. The company's focus on the Aerospace, Automotive, Electrical, Medical and Oil & Gas Industries allows them to offer these market segments expertise specific to their needs. The daily commitment of its employees to provide premium service focused on the customer first has earned Copper and Brass Sales the position of a respected leader in the nonferrous metals industry for over 80 years.
Your responsibilities
Job Summary
The Enterprise Product Owner is an individual contributor responsible for maximizing the business value, adoption, optimization, and continuous improvement of the company's manufacturing software platform (and other future technology solutions) used for plate inventory optimization, nesting, saw planning, remnant management, and cutting operations.
This role serves as the bridge between Operations, Sales, and other software platform vendors, ensuring the technology, processes, data, and user capabilities effectively support Operations in driving measurable improvements in yield, throughput, inventory utilization, and customer service.
The Product Owner will support six plate-processing facilities currently utilizing the applicable technology while developing the roadmap, standards, and business case for future deployment across additional locations (~25% travel).
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Product Ownership & Strategy
Own the plate processing technology product roadmap and enhancement backlog.
Define and prioritize business requirements based on operational value and ROI.
Partner with Operations and Sales leadership to establish optimization standards and best practices.
Develop long-term strategy for expanding plate processing technology capabilities and deployment across the enterprise.
Evaluate new plate processing technology product modules, functionality, and integration opportunities.
Establish and administer governance for business rules, system configuration, access, data ownership, enhancement prioritization, and deployment decisions.
Operations Optimization
Drive improvements in:
Plate yield and material utilization (90% yield/ 5% Rem/ 5% Scrap target)
Remnant reduction and consumption
Saw productivity
Nesting efficiency
Inventory turns
On-time delivery performance
Analyze cutting patterns and operational KPIs to identify optimization opportunities.
Establish standardized operating procedures across all plate processing facilities.
Monitor site adoption and ensure consistent execution.
Business Process Leadership
Act as primary liaison between:
Plate processing operations
Production planning
Supply chain
Sales
Finance
Information Technology
Gather and document business requirements.
Lead process redesign efforts supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Facilitate alignment among stakeholders when prioritizing competing business needs.
Systems Integration & Technology Management
Partner with IT to maintain integrations between plate processing technologies and enterprise systems, including:
ERP platforms (SAP ECC, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or equivalent)
Other MES and IoT systems (Machine Metrics, etc.)
Inventory management systems
Warehouse operations
Production scheduling systems
Reporting and analytics platforms
Validate data quality and process integrity across connected systems.
Define acceptance criteria, coordinate user acceptance testing, and provide business approval for production releases.
Analytics & Performance Management
Develop and maintain operational dashboards and KPIs.
Measure business outcomes including:
Yield improvement
Scrap reduction
Remnant utilization
Throughput gains
Labor productivity
Inventory optimization
Present performance results and improvement opportunities to senior leadership.
Establish escalation and root-cause processes for recurring systems, data, material-allocation, and production-planning exceptions.
Establish benefit targets for major enhancements and deployments and validate realized results following implementation.
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Serve as primary relationship manager... For full info follow application link.
thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law.
Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to contact us at [email protected]
