Alcoa Business Systems (ABS) Manager, North America

Alcoa•Pittsburgh, CA

About The Position

It’s an exciting time at Alcoa as we transform our industry-renowned Global Alcoa Business System (ABS) into a future-ready, sustainable model that drives operational excellence worldwide. In this pivotal role as Alcoa Business Systems (ABS) Manager, North America, you’ll partner closely with operations to connect ABS strategy to business goals, lead change with clarity and influence, and build capability through coaching and collaboration – ensuring every site is supported and empowered throughout the transformation journey. Primarily located in North America, you will be required to travel extensively (50%) and potentially take on international assignments to support the deployment of our ABS ensuring that its implementation helps operations to achieve improved performance and stability for a long-term sustainable future.

Requirements

A Tertiary degree in Engineering, Science or Business.
Experience deploying Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence Systems at a regional / global level.
Extensive experience in Operations / Technical / ABS / Business and Leadership roles in a mining, process, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of production system implementation/ LEAN in large manufacturing processes.
Strong understanding and analytical skills for improving operational stability and discipline.
Kaizen facilitation, coaching, and team development to accelerate ABS maturity and drive value-creation.
Experience in leading change, building relationships, and working collaboratively through influence.
Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in English and French (verbal and written)
Heavy industrial experience
Experience working in a global or multi-regional environment, collaborating across diverse cultures and time zones
Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and drive results independently.
Experience deploying and or knowledge of TPS methodologies

Responsibilities

Execution & Delivery - Ability to drive initiatives to measurable outcomes.
Implements global standards and assists in regional deployment with clear priorities and maturity progression at sites.
Use project management to deliver ABS improvements.
Demonstrates accountability and ensures follow‑through on commitments.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Continuously refine ABS tools, standards, and education, replicate best practices globally (process & results discipline).
Coach and Build Capability: Develop leaders and teams through training, kaizen facilitation, and problem-solving coaching to accelerate ABS maturity.
Collaboration & Relationship Building - Building strong partnerships across sites, regions, and functions.
Act with customer-centric mindset: Drive collaboration and positively integrate teams, functions, and regions.
Serves as a connection point between Regional ABS Director, site OMs, site ABS roles, Global ABS Director, and CoEs.
Builds credibility with operations and functional leaders; fosters aligned goals and shared purpose.
Strengthens site connections through coaching, visits, assessments, and best‑practice sharing.
Communicate and align stakeholders: simplify complex concepts, ensure clarity, and align goals across global stakeholders.
Strategic & Systems Thinking - Ability to connect ABS to business strategy and long‑term transformational improvements.
Thinks at an organizational and systems level, links ABS deployment to strategic business goals.
Drives global ABS strategy deployment and integrates ABS with systems such as OPD, Asset Management, HR behavior model, and EHS.
Uses data‑driven measurement, maturity assessments, and health checks to identify opportunities for improvement.
Make Strategic Decisions: Prioritize initiatives based on business impact using data-driven assessments and KPI’s.