Director, IT Applications (REQ #143800)

Menswear & Womenswear•New York City, NY

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our vision is to establish HUGO BOSS as the leading premium tech-driven fashion platform worldwide and to be one of the top 100 global brands. At HUGO BOSS, we work as a team to apply our knowledge, skills and experience together and create a diversity of ideas and solutions. What unites us? We love fashion, we change fashion! At HUGO BOSS, you have the opportunity to contribute your personality, ideas and creativity — because only when we break new ground together can we create something unique. Become part of our team of more than 17.000 employees worldwide and shape your future at HUGO BOSS! Director, IT Applications (REQ #143800) HUGO BOSS Fashions, Inc. | New York City | United States | Full-time LOCATION: New York, NY - A hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite, in accordance with company policies. What you can expect: Coordinate, manage, and support Hugo Boss Retail, Wholesale, and Ecommerce business. Directly supervise the North, Central, South America (NCSA) projects and support teams. Exhibit hands-on expertise in problem solutions and participate in test management, knowledge management, and knowledge transfer. Manage all SAP and Non-SAP IT Applications in North, Central, and South America region. Manage a team of IT Project Managers; Architecture, Technical, and Functional Developers; and Consultants. Collaborate and advise C-Suite leadership team on strategic technical and business initiative, escalating and managing risk in a timely manner. Lead projects and enhancements in SAP modules and integrations between these systems. Provide customer service-focused production support and analysis for the region, including supporting Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse, Sales & Distribution, Shipping and Logistics, EDI, and Finance/Accounting applications to ensure the system process/flows for various business channels operate appropriately, perform stakeholder management and issue analysis, develop solution options for new business requirements, orchestrate service activities, perform root cause analysis, and handle escalations and preparation of documentation (Knowledge Base articles). EOE TRAVEL REQT : Up to 10% domestic and international travel is required to various and unanticipated company sites.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field plus five (5) years of experience in the position offered, as an IT Director, Transformation Manager, or a related position.
Five (5) years of experience with hands-on support of two or more of the following SAP modules: SAP IS-Retail, SAP Sales & Distribution (SD), SAP Apparel & Footwear Solutions (AFS), Order Management, SAP Process Orchestration (PI/ PO), SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), SAP S/4 HANA, EDI business processes, and workflows.
Five (5) years of experience with IT service management in IT operations, orchestrating service activities and conducting analysis of daily problems for trends, identifying potential risks and developing, communicating, and implementing mitigation plans to minimize risk.
Five (5) years of experience performing integrations between SAP ECC and the following: SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO), SAP Business Warehouse (BW), and SAP Customer Activity Repository (CAR).
Five (5) years of experience with SAP PI/ PO technical experience in integrations between SAP and Non-SAP applications using SeeBurger EDI, IDoc, ALE, RFC, CIF, XML, and CSV.
Two (2) years of experience supporting SAP and Non-SAP IT Applications at Director level or above, interacting with C-suite executives, presenting and advising on strategic IT and business initiatives.
Two (2) years of experience with Enterprise architecture, providing architectural advice and direction to technical and business teams.
Must have performed three (3) full-cycle SAP ECC implementations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, manage, and support Hugo Boss Retail, Wholesale, and Ecommerce business.
Directly supervise the North, Central, South America (NCSA) projects and support teams.
Exhibit hands-on expertise in problem solutions and participate in test management, knowledge management, and knowledge transfer.
Manage all SAP and Non-SAP IT Applications in North, Central, and South America region.
Manage a team of IT Project Managers; Architecture, Technical, and Functional Developers; and Consultants.
Collaborate and advise C-Suite leadership team on strategic technical and business initiative, escalating and managing risk in a timely manner.
Lead projects and enhancements in SAP modules and integrations between these systems.
Provide customer service-focused production support and analysis for the region, including supporting Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse, Sales & Distribution, Shipping and Logistics, EDI, and Finance/Accounting applications to ensure the system process/flows for various business channels operate appropriately, perform stakeholder management and issue analysis, develop solution options for new business requirements, orchestrate service activities, perform root cause analysis, and handle escalations and preparation of documentation (Knowledge Base articles).

Benefits

Hybrid Working Model
Flexible Commuting
Flexible Fridays & Summer Fridays
Paid Parental Leave for FT employees
21 paid days off (pro-rated based on first year of employment) plus your Birthday off
Generous Employee Discount Program
Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits with Health Saving Account (HSA) option
SHIP (Share Investment Program) Offers eligible employees the opportunity to become a co-owner and acquire shares in HUGO BOSS AG at special SHIP conditions.
401(K) with company match
Flex Spending Account (FSA)
Commuter Benefits (Pre-tax)
Voluntary Benefits and Critical Illness
Company sponsored Life and Disability benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discounts for auto/home/pet insurance