Director, Elevate Analytics

We are Builders FirstSource, America's largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You'll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree. Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

The Director, Delivery Lead is a leadership role responsible for leading the successful delivery of cross-functional activities within the Project Elevate-SAP implementation. This leader owns accountability for business process transformation, stakeholder alignment, and value realization across all functional domains impacted by Project Elevate. Leads Business and IT leads across multiple towers, Sales & Distribution, Integrated Supply Chain, Record to Report, and Legacy ERP. This role is the primary bridge between business Functional leads and the Project Leadership Team (PLT) owning the successful delivery of the ERP implementation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own alignment within the Function on the Enterprise Process
• Create Key Decision Document (KDD) and partner with Functional Owners; escalate through governance model when required
• Lead effort with other Functional Leads to create cross-functional KDDs and other decisions
• Own and validate Change Impacts
• Lead Stakeholder alignment
• Forward thinking and able to proactively identify risks, and weigh resulting impacts
• Champion the project solution and frame changes in a way that engages and excites the end user community
• Serves as first point of escalation for Capability Leads
• Drive change, gaining consensus across multiple parties with conflicting views
• Review/Approve Increment Planning outputs and prioritization.
• Plan and roadmap the objectives of future increments
• Drive completion of readiness and deployment tasks for function
• Participate in Testing, verifying delivered Capabilities against Sprint/Increment goals
• Lead process improvement initiatives with a strong focus on data analytics, ensuring insights drive operational efficiency and decision-making
• Support data governance activities, including the setup and standardization of Project Elevate sites
• Analyze SAP S/4HANA processes and translate system activities into actionable business insights for end users
• Drive alignment across manufacturing sites to ensure production output is accurately reflected and maintained within ERP product configurations
• Partner with Business Process teams to ensure standards, workflows, and system processes align with both user needs and project objectives
• Validate, support, and facilitate the rollout of SAP Signavio within Project Elevate, enabling process transparency and optimization
• Ensure that process changes translate into measurable financial outcomes (e.g., reduced close cycle cost, working capital improvements, inventory reductions), not just system adoption.
• Builds and frames financial insights for the Project Sponsor to communicate to the CFO, CEO, and Board how SAP enabled process improvements directly support the company's financial strategy across growth, cost structure, resilience, and scalability.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises assigned employees including staff selection and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; conducting performance reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, project management or related field; project management and/or business management, or equivalent related experience. Master's degree preferred.
• Must possess a minimum of 10 years of experience, including project lead roles especially large-scale projects with increasing leadership responsibilities.
• 10 plus years of experience in the Building Material Industry or an equivalent distribution/manufacturing-based business.
• Experience applying project management frameworks.
• Experience with Digital Transformation and customer experience improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in managing "upward" among senior leadership.
• Demonstrated history of talent development and successful onboarding
• Experience in end-to-end organizational change management with proven experience in transformational initiatives preferred.

COMPETENCIES

• Solid project management methodology understanding ranging from waterfall to Agile and the PMO governance framework that supports them.
• Understanding and management experience in program/project management, devising strategy and managing program effectiveness.
• Facilitating any number and/or level of meetings and workshops with all levels of the organization.
• Team resource and capacity management experience with ability to identify constraints and navigate approaches to successful delivery.
• Escalation management experience supporting, troubleshooting, and resolving issues requiring escalation.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Demonstrated experience in seeking process improvement opportunities.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectations (internal and external).
• Awareness of project and change management best practices, processes, and functionalities.
• Experience in change management such as leadership coaching and engagement, resistance management, communications, training, and support.
• Familiar with project management methodologies and knowledge of project planning tools.
• Strong planning, negotiating, and influencing skillset.
• Exceptional collaboration and relationship building skills.
• Excellent critical listening, systematic thinking, and decision making/problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Established strategic and critical analysis skills.
• Customer service oriented
• Effective team leader with a proven ability to influence, motivate and manage direct reports.

BFS BUILT TO LEAD COMPETENCIES

• Know the Business: Builds deep knowledge of BFS's operating model and financial drivers, market position and the industry landscape to make informed decisions that create value.
• Focus on the Customer: Anticipates customer needs, applies insights to decision-making and drives customer-centric solutions that create business value.
• Plan for Tomorrow: Thinks strategically, anticipates future challenges and positions the business for long-term success.
• Earn Trust: Acts with humility, integrity and authenticity so others -inside and outside BFS - know they can count on you.
• Model Empathy: Listens actively, respects different perspectives and fosters a workplace where people feel valued and supported.
• Succeed Together: Builds and strengthens partnerships inside and outside BFS by collaborating, aligning efforts and driving shared success.
• Deliver Results: Consistently meet or exceed goals through effective execution and accountability.
• Continuously Improve & Innovate: Seek new ideas and approaches to enhance processes and outcomes.
• Embrace Change: Adapt quickly to evolving priorities and drive positive transformation.
• Invest in the Team: Support growth and development through coaching, feedback, and opportunities.
• Attract & Hire the Best: Identify and recruit top talent aligned with organizational values and goals.
• Adopt a Growth Mindset: Demonstrate curiosity, resilience, and openness to learning and improvement.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is in an office setting and generally sedentary with physical effort associated with using a computer but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• May be required to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your future through the latest training, tools, and technologies. Highly collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You'll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. The scale and depth of resources that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore - all in a friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more, and build more, together at BFS.

At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple - provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our benefit offerings click here www.bldrbenefits.com.

Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

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