Director – IT – Manufacturing & Quality – Erp

Director – IT – Manufacturing & Quality – Erp

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Technology, or related field. (Master’s preferred)
• Deep understanding of both discrete (e.g., assembly, machining) and process (e.g., chemical, food, pharma) manufacturing processes.
• Deep expertise and 10+ years of experience in successfully transforming or simplifying business processes and capabilities for manufacturing and quality organization using on-premises and cloud-based SAP and Oracle ERP.
• Experience in leading 2+ complete life cycle deployment of SAP or Oracle ERP solutions across large global manufacturing businesses.
• Strong track record in ensuring business realizes and maximizes value from these transformational initiatives.
• Experience in successfully collaborating with manufacturing and IT stakeholders to drive digital transformation.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud) and MES platforms.
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 enablers such as IIoT, edge computing, AI/ML, RPA, and digital twins.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality leadership team member and act as a trusted technology advisor.
• Own the business-IT relationship for global manufacturing and quality organizations.
• Own system enablement of end-to-end business processes in line with industry leading practices.
• Collaborate with IT and come up with pragmatic IT solutions to meet the strategic objectives and address operational challenges through strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop Technology strategy and 3 Yr. roadmaps for Mfg and Quality, aligned with business strategy, impact and value.
• Execute and own IT enabled transformation for manufacturing and quality processes and capabilities in line with enterprise Supply Chain and manufacturing goals and broader Supply Chain IT strategy.
• Execute and own transformational initiative to digitize and optimize end-to-end manufacturing quality processes and capabilities using cloud based ERP (SAP, Oracle), MES, IIoT, digital twins, predictive maintenance, agentic AI, and smart factory technology solutions tailored for both discrete and process manufacturing environments.
• Own change management and project management for IT enabled transformational and continuous improvement initiatives for Manufacturing and Quality.
• Drive effective implementation of IT-enabled change, using structured project management and change management methodologies to ensure user adoption, process integration, and sustained business value.
• Deliver key transformational initiatives in the agreed upon time and budget.
• Own the initiatives for business to realizes the value from these transformation initiatives. Drive user adoption and refine business operating system.
• Define, measure, and own key metrics and work with Manufacturing and quality organization and enable organization to realize the improvement in performance and value through these key metrics.
• Collaborate with business and IT and drive continuous improvements.
• Evaluate and prioritize business IT requests based on strategic impact, ROI, and operational urgency. Facilitate demand governance processes to manage IT capacity and resource alignment.
• Ensure regulatory requirements across diverse manufacturing models.
• Champion the use of real-time data, KPIs, and analytics to improve yield, reduce variability, increase throughput, and ensure consistent quality in both batch and discrete production environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent certification is a plus.