Overview

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products which are used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,500 employees worldwide and had 2014 net sales of $6.8 billion, with approximately 67% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain trusted relationship with at VP of Manufacturing/EHS/Technical & Innovation and their direct reports.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Manufacturing/EHS/Technical & Innovation organization to develop a value-based IT roadmap.
• Manage a global IT team that provides all IT related services, including delivery of value added IT roadmap to meet Manufacturing/EHS/Technical & Innovation internal customer needs.  
• Provide Business Solution Services (e.g. application support).
• Understand customer pain points and collaborate to propose potential process changes/new solutions (include solutions in the AOP).
• Pro-actively bring solutions to improve productivity – work collaboratively to develop the business case.
• Pro-actively communicate key initiatives and listen to customer feedback- Improve IT services and manage impacts to business.
• Be accountable in front of the customer for delivery of all IT services.
• Serve as first point of escalation for all IT related customer issues.
• Manage IT related business risks (security, application roadmap, etc.)

Qualifications

• Extensive experience manufacturing work processes (production planning/scheduling, plant maintenance, EHS, quality management, etc.)
• Extensive experience in developing IT strategy/roadmap for a manufacturing organization.
• Extensive experience in deploying SAP Mii, SAP QM, SAP PP, SAP PM.
• Manufacturing work process IT implementation (engineering solutions, shop floor system, incident management, historian, etc.) and integration with plant control systems (DCS).
• Ability to drive and lead process change.
• Passion and credibility to engage with VP level executives.
• Lead and inspire a global IT team and develop the next generation of MFG IT Leader.
• Experience in assessing and improving the security of computing assets to meet information security requirements and objectives.
• Potential to grow in the leadership position of directing a major function in IT.
• Able to influence with and without formal authority.
• Has skills & ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Possess courage, energy & the drive to develop business case and complete projects and/or deliver solutions.            
• Has experience IT Service Levels improvements (service quality and costs).                    
• Has SAP Mii Strategy and Execution experience.
• Able to collaborate with both business and IT leadership to develop annual operating plan.
• Experience with enterprise risk management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills and is a good team player.
• Experience building or working within ITILv3 or CMMI level 3+ organizations is desirable.
• SAP S/4 Implementation Experience is highly desirable.

Required Years of Experience

• 15+ Years

Required Education

• Bachelor Degree in Operations or Engineering (Process or Chemicals Engineering) with demonstrated experience in Information Technology deployment in manufacturing space.
• Alternatively, Bachelor Degree in Information Technology with demonstrated experience in manufacturing/EHS.
• Certification in Operations highly desired.