Business Continuity Manager

The Business Continuity Manager will be responsible for working with company disciplines to develop, update, and test business impact analysis plans, business continuity plans and related planning components. The Business Continuity Manager will also assist with the deployment and assessment of enterprise-wide continuity planning programs as required to meet company needs.

May include:

• Assists company disciplines to develop and deploy business continuity planning policies.

• Works with personnel to conduct business continuity risk assessment studies to evaluate and identify viable risk reduction strategies.

• Conduct a business impact analysis study evaluating the impacts of a disruption and determine business function and the system recovery time objectives.

• Analyzes deficiencies in company recovery capabilities and evaluates potential recovery strategy enhancements.

• Prepares business continuity documentation including technical and operational recovery plans and other related materials.

• Designs, facilitates, and evaluates disaster recovery and business continuity planning exercises to validate the viability and effectiveness of the company business continuity plan and other recovery planning provisions.

• Works with Business Impact Analysis owners to bring existing materials current and enhance the organizations’ ability to respond to, and recover from, disasters.

• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on operations and customer satisfaction.

• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders regularly.

• Facilitate meetings and ensure effective communication across all stakeholders.

• Develop and train staff as needed.

• Designs and conducts awareness and training events to educate personnel on the importance of business continuity planning and the details of their respective plans.

• Utilizes industry standards to evaluate current disaster recovery and business continuity planning programs.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Nature & Scope:

• Applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience

• Manages projects and processes while working independently and with limited supervision

• Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals 

• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex; takes a new perspective on existing solutions

Knowledge & Skills:

• Applies fundamentals of risk management concepts, practices and procedures.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with and ability to work with cross functional teams.

• Strong project management skills with experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects from concept to commercialization.

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.

• Advanced in Microsoft applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Able to set SMART goals and drive ownership and accountability with business partners.

• Experience performing International Organization of Standardization (ISO) audits is preferred but not required.

• Ability to obtain Business Continuity Planner Certification.

• Ability to be able to create and understand depth in third party support and sourcing.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills to provide information in a clear and concise manner and to communicate with a variety of individuals and company leadership.

• Strong attention to detail, high level of accuracy and compliance oriented. 

• Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point

Experience:

• 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing environment

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

People Management: No

Physical Requirements / Work Environment: Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.

Reports To: Director, Risk Management

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.