Business Continuity Manager

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

This position is responsible for executing Business Continuity plans across designated manufacturing facilities and serves as project owner for highly complex, cross-functional, geographically dispersed locations.  This role reports directly to the Executive Director, Business Continuity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing business continuity plans and strategies to ensure business operations can continue in the event of a crisis.
• Working with manufacturing facilities to execute business continuity kick-off materials.
• Facilitate conversations to drive the delivery of the business impact analysis, including outlining critical business processes, assets, data flows, notifications, and escalations.
• Manage, educate, and facilitate readiness, response, and recovery procedures in collaboration with field leaders and partners.
• Utilize a project management approach to develop mechanisms for facilitating on time and on budget execution of continuity and resilience activities within the field.
• Facilitate table-top exercises and tests with plant leaders, driving updates to drafted plans.
• Conduct business continuity risk assessments, establish expectations, facilitate execution of contingency activities.
• Manage the delivery of each business continuity plan in scope, including disaster recovery, and crisis management plans and the subsequent completed business continuity summary report and metrics.
• Accountable to communicate status, and coordinate escalations to the business continuity leadership team.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience managing dynamic projects, programs, and facilitating process improvements.
• Acquainted with established business continuity, project management standards (ISO, PDCA) and/or applicable frameworks in support of execution, preferred.
• Skilled conducting continuity risk assessments, Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and adept at analyzing and synthesizing data gathered.
• Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple detail-oriented tasks.
• Ability to work in a complex, highly matrixed, dynamic, and fast-paced environment with strong project management skills which include prioritizing and balancing workload, anticipating next steps, and adapting to change.
• Ability to build strong working relationships, influence people and change at various levels, and establish credibility with leaders and stakeholders.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; articulate and persuasive communicator (large audiences and 1:1 engagement) with the ability to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and nuanced understanding of the communication needs of different audiences.
• A knack for working with ambiguity and effectively navigating different challenges to identify and leverage opportunities.
• High level of energy, creativity, curiosity, and flexibility.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio and Smartsheet.
• The successful candidate must be capable of domestic travel, sometimes with short notice, up to 30%.

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and BCI, DRII, and PMP certifications are preferred.

Experience: Relevant field or industry experience delivering business continuity plans preferred.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.