Director, IT Supply Chain

Job description

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day. Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand. Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more. We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers. We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty. **This role is a Hybrid Role:** Employees are expected to work from our Oxford office 3 days per week and may work remotely the remaining days. **Role Overview** The Director, SAP Planning, Procurement & Advanced Planning Systems, is responsible for **global ownership and strategic direction** of enterprise planning, procurement, and inventory optimization platforms. The role oversees **SAP ECC 6.0 (SP7)** planning and procurement functionality, associated master data governance, and the implementation of an **Advanced Planning Solution (APS)** to elevate S&OP maturity and drive a **significant, sustained reduction in enterprise inventory** while maintaining service performance. This role requires a leader who combines **executive‑level accountability with deep functional and technical credibility**—someone who can **set strategy and lead globally**, while also **engaging directly in complex issues when judgment, speed, or trust demands it**. **Role Mandate** This position is intentionally designed for a Director who can **operate across all execution altitudes**: - Provide **strategic guidance and architectural direction** - Lead and develop **global internal teams and external delivery partners** - And, when required, **personally engage in detailed functional or technical work** to diagnose issues, validate solutions, and restore business confidence The expectation is not day‑to‑day hands‑on delivery, but the **ability and willingness to step into the details selectively and decisively**. **Core Responsibilities** **Strategic Leadership & Governance** - Own the **global planning, procurement, and inventory optimization technology strategy** - Define and enforce **governance standards** across planning processes, system behavior, and master data - Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Finance leadership to align system capabilities with business outcomes - Provide executive oversight while retaining the ability to **personally validate high‑risk or high‑impact decisions** **SAP ECC Planning & Procurement Ownership** - Executive functional ownership of **SAP ECC MM and PP** - Accountability for the correctness, stability, and scalability of: - MRP behavior - Procurement execution - Production and inventory planning - Maintain the capability to: - Review and challenge SAP configuration - Analyze MRP results, planning exceptions, and system‑driven constraints - Engage directly in root‑cause analysis of complex planning failures - Serve as the senior escalation point for planning‑related operational risk **Advanced Planning Solution (APS) & S&OP Enablement** - Act as **IT Functional Lead and hands‑on functional authority** for APS implementation - Lead evaluation and deployment planning for: - Kinaxis Maestro, o9, Anaplan (examples) - Ensure APS recommendations are executable within ERP and operational constraints - Partner with business leadership to translate planning outputs into actionable decisions - Balance **strategic oversight with informed, detail‑level engagement** during critical design and adoption phases **Global Team & Delivery Leadership** - Lead a globally distributed delivery organization, including: - SAP functional teams (Europe, North America, Australia) - SAP MDG functional support - SAP / JD Edwards hybrid functional leadership - External AMS provider - Establish clear operating models, decision rights, and outcome‑based KPIs - Delegate effectively while maintaining **direct line of sight into quality, risk, and execution** - Step in personally when needed to unblock delivery or correct course **Technical & Architectural Stewardship** - Leverage early‑career **ABAP foundation** to: - Challenge solution designs and integration approaches - Review functional specifications and enhancement strategies - Reduce technical debt and unnecessary customization - Comfortable reviewing system behavior, debug findings, and design trade‑offs to ensure solutions are fit for purpose - Serve as a technical authority when credibility with business SMEs is essential **Executive Engagement & Change Leadership** - Engage credibly with: - Business SMEs and planners - Functional analysts and developers - Global system integrators - Senior and executive leadership - Translate detailed system behavior into clear business implications - Lead change through clarity, credibility, and shared accountability—not mandate alone **Ideal Candidate Profile** **Experience** - 15+ years of progressive experience across SAP and enterprise planning - Career foundation in **SAP ABAP**, transitioning to **SAP MM/PP functional leadership** - Demonstrated success leading global teams and complex vendor ecosystems - Direct leadership in at least one **APS or advanced planning transformation** - Deep experience operating SAP ECC in multi‑region supply chain environments **Leadership Characteristics** The successful candidate: - Is **comfortable working at the level required by the situation**, regardless of title - Uses hands‑on engagement **selectively and purposefully**, not as a substitute for delegation - Builds credibility through technical understanding, sound judgment, and follow‑through - Is trusted by business SMEs because they understand *how the system actually behaves* **Measures of Success** - Stable, predictable global SAP MM/PP planning performance - Successful APS implementation with strong adoption - **Material, sustained reduction in inventory levels** while maintaining service - Improved S&OP decision quality and confidence - Restored and durable trust between IT and business planning teams #LI-EM1 #LI-Hybrid **Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.** The base pay range for this position is $140,000.00 - $170,000.00 / year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation. Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan. Employees will also receive 4 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role. 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