Director, ERP Implementation
About The Position
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. SUMMARY: The Director – ERP Implementation will lead the enterprise-wide deployment of a new ERP platform and oversee its optimization. Initially, this role will focus on the ERP implementation, then expand to support and manage all key system integrations across the company. It will serve as the program manager and change leader for the ERP implementation, ensuring the system enhances business operations, drives adoption, and delivers measurable value across all functional areas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years of experience leading ERP implementations or similar enterprise programs.
- Experience leading change management and adoption strategies.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, reasoning and research abilities
- Strong communication and project management skills
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field
- ERP certifications (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft) are beneficial.
- Direct food manufacturing experience in ERP systems.
Responsibilities
- Manage the ERP implementation from design through testing, go-live, and stabilization.
- Coordinates cross-functional business process design with functional leaders to standardize processes and ensure the ERP solution meets operational and strategic needs.
- Oversees solution design, data migration, integrations, and testing activities, ensuring technical teams and implementation partners deliver high-quality, stable system components for successful go-live.
- Leads organizational change management, including communication planning, stakeholder alignment, training development, and user adoption initiatives across impacted teams.
- Establishes and manages ERP governance structures, including steering committees, issue escalation procedures, progress reporting, and risk management frameworks.
- Provides direction and oversight to project managers across all ERP workstreams, ensuring consistent project execution, issue resolution, milestone tracking, and adherence to implementation methodology.
- Serve as the liaison between implementation partners, vendors, and internal teams.
- Prepares and delivers structured updates to the executive steering committee, including progress summaries, risk assessments, critical decision requirements, and recommendations to maintain program alignment and momentum.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
