IT Manager - Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling

Manager – Supply Chain Planning And SchedulingNovoplex is seeking a Manager – Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling to help lead the design, integration, and delivery of our next-generation Integrated Business Planning (IBP) capabilities.This role will sit at the intersection of business planning, manufacturing, supply chain, data, and enterprise technology. The successful candidate will combine strong functional knowledge of SAP Production Planning (PP), SAP PP/DS, and Kinaxis with an understanding of S&OP / Integrated Business Planning principles and how planning processes operate across a complex, multi-system manufacturing environment.This is not simply an SAP configuration role. The position will be expected to understand the end-to-end planning process, translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions, work across multiple platforms and integration points, and help engineer the future planning architecture for Novolex.The IT Manager will lead a team of two while working closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, Data, Enterprise Architecture, ERP teams, implementation partners, and other technology organizations.A key initial responsibility will be helping design, engineer, and deliver Novolex's new Integrated Business Planning capability, establishing the technology and integration foundation required to connect strategic, tactical, and operational planning.Key responsibilities include:Partner with business and technology leadership to design and implement Novolex's future Integrated Business Planning operating and technology model.Translate S&OP / IBP business processes into technology capabilities, integration requirements, data requirements, and system architecture.Help establish the technology required to connect:Demand planningSupply planningProduction planningDetailed schedulingMaterial requirements planningInventory planningCapacity planningManufacturing executionOrder fulfillmentFinancial and business planningUnderstand the difference between strategic, tactical, and execution-level planning and ensure appropriate integration between each planning horizon.Partner with business leaders to improve planning visibility, exception management, scenario planning, and decision support.SAP Production Planning & PP/DSServe as a functional and technical leader for SAP Production Planning (PP) and SAP PP/DS.Provide leadership around production planning processes including:Material Requirements PlanningMaster Production SchedulingProduction and process ordersBills of materialRoutings and recipesWork centers and resourcesCapacity planningProduction versionsDetailed schedulingPlanning parameters and master dataUnderstand integration between SAP PP / PP-DS and adjacent SAP capabilities including MM, SD, WM/EWM, QM, CO, master data, and order fulfillment.KinaxisProvide technology leadership for the use of Kinaxis within the planning ecosystem.Understand Kinaxis capabilities across demand, supply, capacity, scenario, and supply-chain planning.Help determine the appropriate division of responsibilities between Kinaxis, SAP, and other enterprise platforms.Ensure planning outputs can be translated into executable plans within manufacturing and ERP systems.Identify and resolve gaps between planning assumptions and operational execution.Enterprise IntegrationThe successful candidate must be comfortable working beyond individual applications and understanding how information moves across an integrated enterprise landscape.Responsibilities include:Define business and system integration requirements between planning, ERP, manufacturing, warehouse, transportation, master-data, analytics, and financial systems.Work with integration and architecture teams on interfaces, APIs, batch integrations, middleware, and data flows.Understand upstream and downstream consequences of planning-system changes.Identify where process, data, integration, or system design is creating planning problems.Help simplify architecture and reduce unnecessary duplication of planning logic across platforms.Data & Master DataUnderstand the importance of high-quality planning master data, including:Material mastersBills of materialRoutingsResources and work centersProduction versionsPlanning parametersLead timesLot sizesSafety stockCapacityTransportation and sourcing relationshipsRequired qualifications include:Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.Approximately 5–7+ years of progressive experience supporting enterprise manufacturing or supply-chain technology.Strong hands-on functional knowledge of SAP Production Planning (PP).Experience with SAP PP/DS or advanced production planning and detailed scheduling.Experience with Kinaxis RapidResponse or Kinaxis Maestro.Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing and supply-chain planning processes.Working knowledge of S&OP and Integrated Business Planning principles.Experience integrating planning platforms with ERP and other enterprise applications.Experience translating business processes and requirements into technology solutions.Experience supporting complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and business executives.Demonstrated ability to operate successfully across multiple teams, systems, and organizational boundaries.Preferred qualifications include:Experience with SAP S/4HANA Production Planning.Experience with embedded SAP S/4HANA PP/DS.Experience designing or implementing an enterprise Integrated Business Planning capability.Experience in a complex, multi-site manufacturing organization.Experience in environments operating multiple ERP platforms.Understanding of supply-chain planning concepts including:Demand planningSupply planningMRPMPSCapacity planningFinite schedulingInventory optimizationAvailable-to-PromiseScenario planningExperience with SAP integration across MM, SD, EWM/WM, CO, QM, and master-data processes.Experience with modern integration technologies, APIs, middleware, and cloud platforms.Experience working with global systems integrators and software vendors.Prior people-management or team-lead experience.Leadership characteristics include:Think end-to-end rather than application-by-application.Understand that planning problems can originate in process, data, organization, integration, or technology.Be comfortable moving between strategy and detailed execution.Challenge complexity rather than simply automate it.Build credibility with manufacturing and supply-chain professionals.Take ownership for outcomes rather than limiting responsibility to individual systems.Work effectively in a changing transformation environment.Develop internal capability while appropriately leveraging external partners.Initial key deliverables include:IBP Architecture & Roadmap Help establish the target technology architecture and roadmap supporting Novolex's Integrated Business Planning strategy.Planning Process Integration Define how demand, supply, production, detailed scheduling, and execution processes interact across Kinaxis, SAP, and other platforms.SAP / Kinaxis Integration Improve the reliability, transparency, and scalability of integration between planning and ERP environments.Future S/4HANA Planning Model Help establish the strategy for SAP S/