IT Director, Supply Chain

It Director - Supply Chain

The IT Director - Supply Chain role is a strategic IT leader and key business partner for the US and Canada Supply Chain leadership team. The USCAN region is experiencing significant growth, supported by business performance and technology investments. This new role will join a team dedicated to delivering business value through digital and IT technology deployment, while leading their own team. Strong business relationship management skills are essential to align IT and the business function specifically by managing capital investment portfolios, leading technology design and deployment, and creating and executing strategic roadmaps. Responsibilities include surfacing and shaping demand, aligning stakeholders, creating business cases, managing change, ensuring readiness, leading execution teams, and achieving sustained adoption and value creation.

Proactively identify capability gaps and digital opportunities for the business function and IT

Partner with business and IT leaders to evaluate capability needs, build business cases, plan and align initiatives, and determine how they fit into strategic roadmaps and priorities

Ensure the business analysts and design teams have and understand the essential business requirements reflecting the desired solution selection and outcome

Lead and own the execution, deployment, and value creation of new solutions

Improve user experience, capability, and value optimization

Partner with architects to develop technology enabling business capability roadmaps

Develop deep knowledge of the supply chain function and processes, building both horizontal and vertical relationships that deliver business impact

Advocate for and advance business partner's knowledge of IT processes, compliance, roles, and new digital capability opportunities

Become a trusted strategic advisor for the regional supply chain leadership team

Bring curiosity and outside-in fresh perspectives into the organization by routinely meeting with end customers / consumers, industry peers, and other external benchmark sources

Required :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Supply chain, manufacturing, or border operations experience

Business Relationship Management (BRM) background or training

Project Management, Agile, Scrum background or training

Lean, TPS, continuous improvement background or training

Experience in advanced digital, Industry 4.0, and leading technologies

Experience in IT portfolio management, investment strategy, and business case development

Led IT platform design and deployment teams (regional or global level)

Emotional intelligence for conflict resolution and collaboration cross functionally

Data driven decision making, financial acumen, and metric driven learning

Work with plant workers or corporate leadership levels with influence and effectiveness

Preferred : Manufacturing

What You Get :

Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching all starting on date of hire

Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts

Parental and caregiver leave programs

All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits

Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership

HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility

Clarios has been recognized as one of 2025's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the third consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Who We Are : Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materialssetting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we're not just making batteries; we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarioswhere your power meets endless possibilities.

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We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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