Executive Director Global Supply Planning

At Tenneco, we're not just part of the transportation industry; we're redefining it. Guided by our purpose to be the most trusted partner and the world's best manufacturer and distributor, we operate with radical candor, simplicity, and the speed required to win.

Our mindset? We are obsessed with excellence. Action is our relentless default mode. We challenge the status quo, take bold risks, and make the impossible happen; then we raise the bar. Humbly. Unapologetically. Courageously.

In this role, you'll join a global team united by tenacious execution and a deep emotional allegiance to our mission. You'll be empowered to move fast, think big, and deliver lasting impact in a culture that values loyalty, courage, and high performance. Are you ready to drive what's next?

1. Global Inventory Process Owner: You ensure plants own and drive outstanding inventory performance by designing robust global processes for in-transit and raw materials (including OSPs).
2. PFEP & Trade-off Optimizer: You architect the PFEP backbone and logistics network, balancing transportation cost and inventory value to drive efficiency and performance simultaneously.
3. Supplier Capacity & Performance Controller: You govern supplier release management, capacity reviews, and global scorecards; rewarding reliable suppliers and driving recovery with underperformers.
4. Global Sourcing Influencer: You shape sourcing decisions, incoterms, and consolidation strategies, aligning supply flows with financial, operational, and strategic goals.
5. MRP & Data Standardizer: You own the global MRP process across ~25 ERPs, codify supply planning routines, and transform fragmented supplier/inventory data into actionable global insights.

• Plants & Regional Supply Planning Teams: Provide robust global processes, tools, and governance that enable them to own inventory and supplier performance locally with consistency and confidence.
• Suppliers: Drive accountability through release management, global scorecards, and transparent evaluation. Reward reliable suppliers and enforce recovery plans with underperformers.
• Logistics & Operations: Shape PFEP-driven trade-offs that balance transportation cost with inventory value, ensuring efficient material flow and alignment with plant capacity.
• Procurement: Influence sourcing strategies, incoterms, and consolidations, ensuring supply planning is fully integrated into commercial and financial decisions.
• Global Functions (Finance, Customs, Data): Align MRP, master data, and reporting across ~25 ERPs, giving leadership clear visibility to inventory and supply performance worldwide.

1. Global Supply Standardization: You will deploy robust, standardized processes for in-transit and raw inventory (including OSPs), ensuring plants consistently own and deliver outstanding results.
2. Breakthrough Supply Performance: By balancing transportation cost and inventory value, you will prove that transportation efficiency and inventory performance are not conflicting goals, setting new benchmarks in supply chain outcomes.
3. Supplier Excellence System: You will embed global scorecards and evaluation standards that clearly differentiate high-performing suppliers from underperformers, rewarding the best and driving disciplined recovery plans.
4. PFEP as the Backbone: You will institutionalize PFEP as the global playbook for supply planning, logistics network design, and space utilization management, enabling more intelligent trade-offs, faster decision-making, and tighter alignment between sourcing and execution.
5. Redefining Best-in-Class Supply Planning: Your ultimate legacy will be a global supply planning model that redefines industry standards through data integrity, global MRP ownership, and scalable processes across ~25 ERPs and ~130 plants worldwide.

We're looking for someone who has transformed supply planning into a strategic advantage; scaling systems, embedding discipline, and enabling leaders to act on data. What you will bring:

• Global Supply Planning Leadership: Strong track record leading in-transit and raw material inventory processes (including OSPs) across multiple regions.
• PFEP & Network Design: Proven ability to build and deploy PFEP as the backbone for supply planning, logistics network design, and cost/inventory trade-offs.
• Supplier Performance Management: Experience creating global supplier scorecards, driving capacity reviews, and enforcing recovery plans with underperformers.
• Sourcing & Commercial Influence: Skilled at shaping sourcing strategies, incoterms, and global consolidations to align supply flows with business objectives.
• MRP & Data Integrity: Ownership of global MRP processes across multiple ERPs (~25), ensuring master data accuracy and actionable insights.
• Leadership Development: Demonstrated success in coaching senior supply planning leaders and building succession depth across regions.

We believe talent is more than degrees, but here's what will set you up for success:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or operations; Master's preferred (MBA ideal).
• PFEP & Continuous Improvement Expertise: Deep knowledge of PFEP as a tool for supply planning, logistics, and space management, with proven experience in Lean principles and inventory optimization. Six Sigma and APICS certifications are highly valued.
• MRP & ERP Mastery: Demonstrated ability to own and harmonize MRP processes across multiple ERPs (~25).
• Digital & Analytics: Proficiency in ERP, BI, and APS tools; strong experience turning complex supplier and inventory data into actionable insights. Desirable experience building data lakes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and data visibility.
• Financial Acumen: Ability to link supply planning decisions to P&L, working capital, and cost-to-serve outcomes.
• Languages: Fluent English; additional languages such as Spanish, German, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, or Polish are highly valued.
• Executive Communication: Strong presence with the ability to clearly articulate supply planning strategies and trade-offs to senior executives and boards.
• Leadership: Ability to lead leaders, build high-performing global teams, and scale standardized supply planning processes across regions.

• Believe us, Our Culture is a Game-Changer: Our culture isn't just a differentiator, it's a competitive advantage. We're on a mission to drive operational excellence and become best-in-class across every facet of our business. Fast transformation is in our DNA, and we bring that mindset to everything we do.
• A Transparent, Performance-Driven Organization: We value simplicity, accountability, and high performance. Our radical candor approach means everyone is aligned, focused, and empowered to succeed.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive executive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.
• Global Impact & Learning: You'll have the opportunity to travel, collaborate, and grow within a fast-paced organization, innovative people, and a truly global environment.
• Career Development: With continuous professional development opportunities and clear pathways for growth, you can expand your expertise, take on new challenges, and achieve your career aspirations.

Game on.