Head of Enterprise Systems

Slate Auto • Troy, MI

23h

About The Position

As the Head of Enterprise Systems at Slate, you will be the leader of our operational backbone. In the world of EV manufacturing, the "digital thread" – the flow of data from a purchase order to a shop-floor robot to a customer’s driveway – is what determines our speed to market. You will define how we track every dollar, every bolt, and every battery cell. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will balance the stability of "out-of-the-box" enterprise software with the agility of custom-built solutions, ensuring our systems scale as fast as our production lines. The Head of Enterprise Systems reports directly to the Chief Information Officer.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Experience: 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Systems / IT leadership, specifically within manufacturing, automotive, or complex hardware environments.
• Lifecycle Mastery: Proven experience leading full-cycle implementations of major ERP or MES platforms.
• Process Expertise: Deep knowledge of supply chain logistics, inventory management (WMS), and shop-floor control systems.
• Integration Fluency: Understanding of how to connect disparate systems via APIs, middleware, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar frameworks.
• Scaling Experience: Experience transitioning a company from early-stage / scrappy systems to enterprise-grade, SOX-compliant infrastructure.
• Systems Thinker: You see the company as a series of interconnected loops. You understand how a delay in procurement ripples through the MES and eventually hits the financial ledger.
• Pragmatic Visionary: You know that "perfect is the enemy of shipped." You can implement a "Minimum Viable ERP" today while planning for a global scale-up tomorrow.
• Diplomat: You are skilled at managing stakeholders with competing priorities, helping them find common ground on process and data standards.
• Technical Leader: You are comfortable managing both functional consultants and software developers, ensuring that custom integrations are robust and maintainable.
• Must have the ability to travel (up to 25%).
• Must have the ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Must have the ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Architecture: Lead ongoing evaluation, design, and implementation of our core tech stack, including ERP (Finance), WMS (Warehouse), MES (Manufacturing Execution), Procurement systems, and more.
• Bridge the Physical & Digital: Design the end-to-end processes that connect supply chain logistics to the factory floor, ensuring seamless data flow between manufacturing hardware and enterprise software.
• Buy vs. Build Strategy: Make high-stakes calls on when to deploy industry-standard platforms (like SAP or NetSuite) versus when to build proprietary software to give Slate a competitive edge.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the primary partner to the CFO, Head of Supply Chain, Head of Manufacturing, and more to translate business requirements into technical workflows.
• Process Engineering: You aren't just "installing software"—you are designing the business processes (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Plan-to-Produce) that will define how Slate operates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive