Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence
About the role
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy. We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence! This role is based out of our Oakville office and will report to the Director, Manufacturing Excellence.
Do not miss this opportunity to be a brand ambassador. This family focused team is comprised of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary The Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence will lead the development and execution of data-driven strategies for our North American operations that enhance manufacturing performance through robust reporting and business intelligence solutions. This role will ensure accurate collection, analysis, and visualization of operational data to support strategic decision-making, drive continuous improvement, and optimize production, safety, quality efficiency and sustainability across the organization.
Principal Responsibilities
- Manage a team of analysts and data specialists, fostering a collaborative & innovative work environment
- Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of manufacturing data, ensuring data accuracy & governance within Manufacturing Excellence
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) in support of Tiered reporting
- Implement and manage BI tools and systems to support data-driven decision-making
- Analyze trends and patterns to provide actionable insights for process improvements and potential emerging issues
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to integrate BI solutions with existing systems
- Support the integration and stabilization of data governance for SAP deployment
- Identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and cost reductions
- Support initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes through data analysis
- Develop strategies to enhance safety, productivity and quality reporting effectiveness
- Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders in an effective manner, illustrating integration into the organization’s strategic plan
- Prepare and present reports on manufacturing performance and BI insights that support business objectives
- Build capability of our people, both in manufacturing and corporate, on interpreting and utilizing data & trends to drive improvement
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Data Science, Statistics or another related Technical field
- Advanced degree (MBA, Masters) or certification in Lean Six Sigma is an asset
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence within a manufacturing or distribution environment
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing a team
- Proven track record of managing reporting and BI functions in a manufacturing environment that showed improvement in business results to drive business growth
- Proficiency in BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and data management software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
About IPEX Group of Companies
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it's so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race' thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it's inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we've long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it's easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don't do it because we're nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it's good business, and that the reputation we've built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence
About the role
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy. We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence! This role is based out of our Oakville office and will report to the Director, Manufacturing Excellence.
Do not miss this opportunity to be a brand ambassador. This family focused team is comprised of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary The Manufacturing Excellence Manager – Business Intelligence will lead the development and execution of data-driven strategies for our North American operations that enhance manufacturing performance through robust reporting and business intelligence solutions. This role will ensure accurate collection, analysis, and visualization of operational data to support strategic decision-making, drive continuous improvement, and optimize production, safety, quality efficiency and sustainability across the organization.
Principal Responsibilities
- Manage a team of analysts and data specialists, fostering a collaborative & innovative work environment
- Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of manufacturing data, ensuring data accuracy & governance within Manufacturing Excellence
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) in support of Tiered reporting
- Implement and manage BI tools and systems to support data-driven decision-making
- Analyze trends and patterns to provide actionable insights for process improvements and potential emerging issues
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to integrate BI solutions with existing systems
- Support the integration and stabilization of data governance for SAP deployment
- Identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and cost reductions
- Support initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes through data analysis
- Develop strategies to enhance safety, productivity and quality reporting effectiveness
- Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders in an effective manner, illustrating integration into the organization’s strategic plan
- Prepare and present reports on manufacturing performance and BI insights that support business objectives
- Build capability of our people, both in manufacturing and corporate, on interpreting and utilizing data & trends to drive improvement
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Data Science, Statistics or another related Technical field
- Advanced degree (MBA, Masters) or certification in Lean Six Sigma is an asset
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence within a manufacturing or distribution environment
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing a team
- Proven track record of managing reporting and BI functions in a manufacturing environment that showed improvement in business results to drive business growth
- Proficiency in BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and data management software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
About IPEX Group of Companies
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it's so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race' thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it's inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we've long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it's easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don't do it because we're nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it's good business, and that the reputation we've built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer