Business Continuity Planning

As company continues to increase the number of work locations across the country, there is an ever-increasing need to enhance our business continuity planning and emergency planning company-wide. Successful operations when faced with an emergency necessitate a comprehensive approach and implementation to business continuity and emergency planning. The ideal candidate in this role will have a degree in business continuity and/or emergency planning and be able to readily create from the ground up a business continuity plan that applies to both traditional office locations as well as warehouse locations.

Expected Tasks

• Maintain and/or create the business continuity management program incorporating business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident/ crisis management
• Work with cross-department support staff to develop, maintain, and execute incident management procedures
• Oversee the development and execution of disaster recovery testing, ensuring that critical business applications/ services can be promptly resumed in the event of disruption
• Help develop and test business continuity plans, ensuring plans are periodically updated and improved
• Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to recover capabilities and recommend risk mitigation strategies
• Communicate and coordinate business continuity procedures across various organizational units to foster a culture of preparedness and responsiveness
• Ensure that the BCM Program aligns with regulatory requirements and guidelines and work with cross-departmental staff to respond, in kind, to audits, assessments, and questionnaires.
• Analyze weekly and monthly metrics, benchmark milestones, and program progress to the Business continuity leadership

Required Skills and Knowledge/Experience

• Familiarity with regulatory Business Continuity Management guidelines in multiple regions
• Proven record of developing and implementing BCP programs and monitoring their effectiveness
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of various BCM software is a plus
• Strong written and verbal skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision-making
• Self-starter that can analyze the needs, create comprehensive plans, and successfully implement those plans
• Ability to travel as needed across the United States to our various sites (approximately 25% possible 1-2 times a month)
• Proficiency in using Everbridge or other similar critical incident notification systems is highly recommended