IT Leader, Supply Chain Strategy & Planning

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valvoline Global Operations seeks an IT Manager to lead the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of technology for procurement, manufacturing, planning, inventory optimization, and network design. You will partner with senior Supply Chain stakeholders to ensure value-driven IT investments.

The role requires both business understanding and technical leadership, guiding teams and external partners to deliver measurable outcomes while balancing stability with change in a global, hybrid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Ten to Fifteen or more years of experience in SAP-enabled procurement, manufacturing, Supply Chain planning, or operations.
• Significant experience with SAP MM, PP-PI, and MRP.
• Strong understanding of purchasing processes, including outline agreements, purchasing information records, source lists, source determination, purchase requisitions, purchase orders.
• Strong understanding of process manufacturing, including MRP, master recipes, production versions, bill of materials, process orders, activity rates, etc.
• Experience with OMP or a comparable advanced planning platform, including S&OP, demand planning, inventory optimization, DRP, deployment, supply planning, and detailed scheduling.
• Knowledge of supply chain network design principles and their impact on sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, capacity, cost, and customer service.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or a significant SAP transformation, implementation, or support organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary IT partner for Supply Chain stakeholders across Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations, and Planning.
• Translate business strategies and priorities into technology roadmaps, programs, enhancements, and support priorities.
• Provide functional and strategic leadership across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, OMP, and related Supply Chain applications.
• Lead SAP PP-PI and related processes including MRP, recipes, BOMs, and production orders.
• Oversee OMP capabilities: S&OP, demand planning, inventory optimization, DRP, deployment, and scheduling.
• Evaluate and govern supply chain network design capabilities and trade-offs.
• Ensure end-to-end integration with Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, Finance, and other functions.
• Promote standard, scalable solutions and minimize unnecessary customization.
• Lead project portfolio, enhancements, and debt remediation within Supply Chain Operations & Planning.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Delivery accountability

Business partnership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/SC/Engineering

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

OMP

MRP

SAP PP-PI

Job description

Valvoline Global Operations seeks an IT Manager to lead the strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement of technology for procurement, manufacturing, planning, inventory optimization, and network design. You will partner with senior Supply Chain stakeholders to ensure value-driven IT investments.

The role requires both business understanding and technical leadership, guiding teams and external partners to deliver measurable outcomes while balancing stability with change in a global, hybrid