Director IT- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technology

Overview

The IT Director – Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technology is a senior technology leader within the Business Technology Management group responsible for the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise systems that enable manufacturing, supply chain, and operations.

• Define and execute the multi‑year technology roadmap for manufacturing and supply chain systems aligned to business growth objectives.
• Own the strategy and lifecycle management of SAP ECC across PP, MM, SD, QM, PM, and OTC integrations.
• Ensure alignment between ERP, procurement, planning, and shop‑floor systems to enable end‑to‑end process visibility.
• Evaluate and modernize SIOP planning capabilities to improve forecast accuracy, capacity planning, and inventory optimization.
• Lead strategy and governance for MES platforms, ensuring tight integration between shop‑floor control systems and SAP ECC.
• Drive digitization initiatives across production, quality, maintenance, and traceability.
• Oversee WMS and TMS platforms to ensure seamless warehouse execution, logistics optimization, and transportation visibility.
• Improve plant‑level KPIs through system enablement and data integrity.
• Oversee end‑to‑end integration between SAP ECC, SAP Ariba, SIOP planning tools, and TMS.
• Ensure procurement workflows, supplier collaboration, and spend management are optimized within Ariba.
• Drive master data governance across materials, BOMs, routings, vendors, customers, and logistics networks.
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate cost accounting, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance reporting.
• Establish strong IT‑business governance with manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement leadership.
• Ensure system reliability, uptime, and performance across mission‑critical operational platforms.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and implement strong change management practices.
• Build and lead high‑performing ERP, Manufacturing, OTC, PLM, and supply chain technology teams.
• Manage system integrators, managed services providers, and software vendors; establish clear SLAs and performance metrics.
• Develop internal capability in SAP ECC manufacturing and supply chain modules.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of progressive IT leadership experience in the manufacturing sector.
• Deep hands‑on functional and technical expertise in SAP ECC.
• Proven experience implementing and optimizing MES, WMS, and TMS solutions within complex manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading SIOP system enablement.
• Experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP ECC environments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costing, supply‑chain planning, inventory optimization, and logistics execution.

• MBA.
• 5+ years of ERP leadership in an organization executing acquisitions.

• Deeply knowledgeable in manufacturing operations and plant‑floor realities.
• Fluent in SAP ECC manufacturing and supply‑chain processes.
• Data‑driven and operationally rigorous.
• Capable of translating operational strategy into scalable technology solutions.
• Comfortable operating in complex, multi‑plant environments where uptime and execution discipline are critical.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.