Manager Business Systems

Job Description

Job Description

The Manager of the Anaplan Center of Excellence (COE) is responsible for leading the strategic direction, governance, and operational execution of Anaplan modeling and platform development across the enterprise. This role oversees a team of model builders, solution architects, and business analysts to ensure scalable, efficient, and effective use of Anaplan for enterprise planning processes, including finance, sales, supply chain, and workforce planning.

As the COE Manager, you will partner with business stakeholders, IT, and executive leadership to align Anaplan solutions with business goals, ensure best practices are followed, and drive continuous improvement across planning processes. This role requires a combination of technical expertise in Anaplan, strong project management skills, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams and change initiatives.

Position Responsibilities may Include :

• Lead and manage the Anaplan COE team, including internal and external resources.
• Define and enforce Anaplan modeling standards, governance practices, and development methodologies.
• Collaborate with business units to prioritize use cases, manage the Anaplan roadmap, and deliver scalable solutions.
• Plan, manage, and execute Anaplan implementation and enhancement projects from initiation through deployment, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and alignment with business objectives.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on planning processes and data integration with ERP, CRM, and other systems.
• Own the Anaplan platform administration, security, and performance monitoring.
• Champion change management and user adoption across departments.
• Facilitate training and development for model builders and end users.
• Evaluate emerging planning technologies and maintain alignment with enterprise architecture.

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People Management : Yes

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Reports To : VP, Data Management & Strategy

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.