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.

How you will do it

• 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 partners 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

What we look for

Required

• Bachelors 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

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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 2025s 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 worlds most recognizable car battery brands powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford General Motors Toyota Honda and Nissan. With 18000 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 were not just making batteries; were 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.

Veterans/Military Spouses:
We value the leadership adaptability and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit ingenuity and passionwhere you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.

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 . 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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