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Director IT- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technology

Generac · Waukesha, WI · Full time

Posted Jul 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Walk me through a time you owned the roadmap for SAP ECC across PP, MM, SD, QM, and PM modules in a multi-plant environment. What was the sequence you chose and why?

What they are checking: whether the candidate has actually run a multi-module ERP roadmap versus just touching pieces of it

Tell me about a time SIOP forecast accuracy or capacity planning was falling apart. What did you do to fix the system and the process behind it?

What they are checking: real hands-on SIOP experience versus familiarity with the term

Tell me about a WMS or TMS implementation you led. What went wrong that you didn't expect, and how did that change your rollout approach?

What they are checking: honesty about implementation pain and whether they learn from it or just recite success stories

Tell me about a time you had to build governance between IT and manufacturing or supply chain leadership from scratch. What structure did you put in place?

What they are checking: whether they can establish durable operating models rather than just react to requests

Have you led ERP work through a company acquisition? What was the hardest part of integrating a new plant or business unit into the existing SAP environment?

What they are checking: real experience with the acquisition-driven ERP integration mentioned as a preferred qualification

Tell me about a change management effort where plant or warehouse staff resisted adopting a new system. How did you get them on board?

What they are checking: ability to drive adoption among frontline operational staff, not just executive sponsors

What would you do

Suppose a plant's MES and SAP ECC fall out of sync overnight and shop-floor data stops flowing upstream. Walk me through what you'd do in the first 24 hours.

What they are checking: incident response instincts and whether they think in terms of business impact, not just system logs

Manufacturing and Finance leadership disagree on how a system change affects cost accounting and inventory valuation. How do you work through that conflict?

What they are checking: ability to mediate cross-functional disputes involving both technical and financial stakeholders

You're managing a system integrator and an internal team on the same SAP ECC project, and their priorities start to diverge. How do you keep delivery on track?

What they are checking: vendor management skill and whether they can hold outside partners accountable without losing internal trust

About the work

How would you approach integrating SAP Ariba with an existing SAP ECC environment so procurement and supplier collaboration data stay in sync end to end?

What they are checking: depth of technical understanding of Ariba-ECC integration patterns, not just vendor-level knowledge

Describe a master data governance problem you inherited involving BOMs, routings, vendors, or customers. How bad was it and how did you clean it up without stopping the plant?

What they are checking: practical experience with messy real-world master data versus textbook governance frameworks

How do you decide when to modernize or replace a legacy SIOP or MES platform versus optimizing what's already running?

What they are checking: whether they can weigh business risk and ROI, not just chase newer technology

If SAP ECC uptime dropped below expectations across several plants at once, how would you diagnose whether it's an infrastructure, integration, or process issue?

What they are checking: structured troubleshooting approach across a complex, tightly integrated system landscape

How do you translate a plant manager's operational complaint, like a bottleneck on the floor, into a specific technology change in SAP or MES?

What they are checking: whether they genuinely understand plant-floor realities or only think in enterprise IT terms

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The full job description

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We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? 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. This role requires deep experience in the manufacturing and supply chain verticals, with expertise in SAP ECC–based ERP environments and tightly integrated operational technologies. Serve as the strategic bridge between Manufacturing, Supply Chain Operations, Corporate Development, and IT—ensuring that core platforms such as SAP ECC, SAP Ariba, SIOP planning solutions, MES, TMS, and WMS ecosystems are optimized to drive reliability, cost efficiency, service levels, and scalability. Technology Strategy & Roadmap • 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 production planning (PP), materials management (MM), sales & distribution (SD), quality management (QM), plant maintenance (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. Manufacturing Systems Leadership • 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. SAP & Supply Chain Optimization • 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. O perational Excellence & Reliability • Working within our established IT Operating Model, 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 • Implement strong change management practices to ensure adoption across plant and warehouse environments. Team & Vendor Leadership • Build and lead high-performing ERP, Manufacturing, OTC, Product Lifecycle Management and supply chain technology teams (internal and external). • Manage system integrators, managed services providers, and software vendors. • Establish clear SLAs and performance metrics for operational support and project delivery. • Develop internal capability in SAP ECC manufacturing and supply chain modules. Minimum Job Requirements Education Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business, or related field or equivalent experience Work 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 (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) system enablement. • Experience integrating SAP Ariba with SAP ECC environments. • Strong understanding of manufacturing costing, supply chain planning, inventory optimization, and logistics execution Knowledge / Skills / Abilities • Deeply knowledgeable in manufacturing operations and plant-floor realities—not just enterprise IT. • 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. Preferred Job Requirements Education MBA Work Experience 5+ years of ERP leadership in an organization executing acquisitions “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.”

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