Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager

Wieland North America, Inc; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation & holidays

Growth opportunities

Wellness programs

Sustainability initiatives

Job summary

Wieland North America, Inc. in Louisville, KY, seeks a Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager to lead data analytics enablement, reporting, and automation across sales, marketing, and operations.

This role will own the commercial BI infrastructure, develop dashboards, and drive modernization initiatives to improve pricing, profitability, and customer management. The position requires strong Power BI and data modeling skills, ERP/CRM experience, and a track record of cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• 5-10 years in analytics, BI, process improvement, or systems management.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience implementing reporting, dashboards, or automation solutions.
• Advanced Power BI, Excel, and data modeling skills.
• ERP (SAP) and CRM experience; AI/automation exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead data & analytics enablement for commercial reporting & insights.
• Own BI infrastructure and dashboards supporting forecasting, pricing, profitability.
• Develop scalable analytical solutions; automate recurring activities.
• Establish data governance and partner with IT on optimization projects.
• Identify AI opportunities to automate sales and marketing workflows.
• Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews.

Skills

Power BI

Excel

Data modeling

ERP systems (SAP)

CRM systems

AI & automation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Tools

SAP

CRM systems

Job description

Overview

Wieland - Creating Value for Generations!

Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution. We provide a large product and service portfolio including power, automotive, ammunition, coinage, construction materials, refrigeration, electronics and many other industries. To us, metal is more than material.

Wieland's Cultural Values

Wieland’s culture is what makes for a fun and rewarding place to work! As a company, we benefit daily from our employees' knowledge and abilities.With our cultural vision, we place our core values at the heart of everything we do:safety,ambition,optimism,reliability,ownership,diversity, &respect.

Wieland is hiring a Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager. The Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager will be responsible forimproving the efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of the marketing team through reporting automation, development of AI-enabled analytical tools, data governance, and process improvement. This role serves as the leader for commercial data infrastructure and process excellence, partnering closely with sales, customer service, operations, supply chain, finance, and IT to ensure timely access to accurate and actionable business information. The position develops and deploys solutions that automate recurring reporting, improve data quality, streamline commercial workflows, and accelerate decision-making across forecasting, pricing, profitability analysis, and customer management activities.

This role is located in Louisville, KY and will be fully on-site. Occasional travel to other locations may be required (up to 20% travel.)

Responsibilities

Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager Responsibilities:

• Commercial Data & Analytics Enablement:

• Serve as business unit lead for commercial reporting and analytics systems (Power BI, SAP/SAP Analytics Cloud, Other ERP Systems, CRM, pricing & profitability, market intelligence).
• Improve consistency, accessibility, and accuracy of customer, product, pricing, margin, and market data.
• Support commercial team through scalable analytical solutions focused on automation and standardization to replace manual activities.
• Establish and maintain commercial data governance standards to improve master-data integrity.
• Partner with IT as well as other internal and external resources on data optimization projects.

• Business Intelligence & Reporting:

• Own the commercial reporting infrastructure supporting the business unit.
• Identify practical applications for AI and automation within sales & marketing team.
• Create and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and self-service analytics solutions.
• Develop advanced analytical capabilities supporting forecasting, pricing, profitability, customer segmentation, and market intelligence.
• Support recurring business assessments including weekly tracking, monthly updates, and quarterly reviews.

• Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement:

• Lead and support process improvement initiatives across commercial workflows.
• Assess and document current-state processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and manual work.
• Develop and implement future-state workflows that improve productivity and user experience.
• Measure and track realized benefits from process improvement projects.
• Key process areas include pricing administration, quoting, contract administration/tracking, customer onboarding, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

Commercial Systems & Process Optimization Manager Qualifications:

• Competencies and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field (data analytics, marketing, finance, economics).
• 5-10 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, process improvement, or systems management.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading process improvement initiatives and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience implementing reporting, dashboard, or automation solutions.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Power BI expertise, advanced Excel and data modeling skills, ERP systems experience (SAP preferred), CRM systems experience, AI and automation tool experience preferred.
• Leadership Skills: problem-solving and analytical reasoning, intellectual curiosity, emotional intelligence, personal integrity, change management capability, systems & processes mindset, team-oriented approach.

Qualifications

Joining Wieland’s team gives you…

• Benefits-Starting on Day 1!Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life & more!
• Retirement Savings- 401(k) contribution + match.
• Work/Life Balance- Paid Vacation & Holidays.
• Growth Opportunities - We have over 9,000+ employees worldwide and 40+ locations in North America alone. Growth opportunities are limitless!
• Wellness Programs – Wieland encourages participation in ourunique and personalized approach to wellness, where you are eligible to earn healthcare premium discounts as well as HSA employer contributions based on your status within the program.
• Sustainability- Wieland continues to break ground with eco-friendly solutions and push the barrier in sustainability for future generations.

Wieland is anequal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. Come join Wieland today and help us continue to build a global corporation we are all proud to belong to.