The Manager, Enterprise Solutions will lead a team of highly-collaborative and results-oriented staff, tasked with delivering global, high value enterprise applications across the company. The Manager, Enterprise Solutions has the skills, experience, drive, and passion to ensure that Company has the appropriate applications to achieve or exceed corporate objectives; to ensure business alignment and anticipate the needs of the business. The role will be responsible for championing best practices and governance of enterprise applications.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

1. Defines and executes on the tactical and strategic roadmap for Enterprise Applications; ensuring that delivery is feasible, timely, cost-effective, secure, compliant, and of maximum quality.
2. Leads a team of business/enterprise application professionals and ensures that strategic and tactical decisions for business tools and applications are effectively carried out.
3. Serves as the ERP Subject Matter Expert (SME); guarantees the successful delivery of ERP application related projects within the defined timelines.
4. Stays abreast of new and evolving market trends, best practices, and industry specific information. Research, monitors, and analyzes trends related to enterprise applications specific to the industry, and beyond.
5. Provides thought leadership, insights, and recommendations for optimizing enterprise applications and streamlining processes.
6. Builds morale, motivates, and instills productivity and teamwork.
7. Creates, and promotes a positive and supportive work environment.
8. Creates a culture of continuous improvement for processes, systems, data, training, and people.
9. Other duties can be assigned based on company needs and employee capabilities.

Competencies:

Problem Solving/Analytical Skills

Ethical Conduct

Strong attention to Detail

Proficient in ERP Applications

Excellent oral/written communication skills

Planning and organizing

Knowledge of business processes and general business acumen

Required Skills / Abilities:

1. Proven ability to develop and implement a strategic Enterprise Applications roadmap to build and achieve a best-in-class organization.
2. Demonstrated experience executing on organizational vision and strategy.
3. Proven experience managing software vendors and contract requirements.
4. Proven ability to manage a portfolio of multiple concurrent projects serving multiple constituencies and sponsors.
5. Experience with companies with distributed operations and ability to understand the complexities of integrating a successful data driven connected enterprise.
6. Read and write in the English language.
7. Proven experience managing software vendors and contract requirements.
8. Proven ability to manage a portfolio of multiple concurrent projects serving multiple constituencies and sponsors.
9. Experience with companies with distributed operations and ability to understand the complexities of integrating a successful data driven connected enterprise.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has full responsibility over the employees assigned to the department. The role will be responsible for:

Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training staff.

Overseeing the daily workflow of the department.

Providing constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Handling discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Providing guidance to ERP related matters.

Work Environment:

This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. At times, employee might be exposed to manufacturing environment, including forklift traffic, fumes, noise, and operating manufacturing equipment.

Physical Demands:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM. To meet our customer demands and internal objectives, at times this role will be required to work outside of the normal schedule, including weekends.

Travel:

Travel is expected for this function. As the role has global responsibility, travel is expected to be overnight, national and international. Expected travel of 10%.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field, or equivalent work experience and/or education.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in business process improvement.

Demonstrated ability to work in a geographically disbursed and matrix organization.

Demonstrated experience as it relates to ERP implementation and management.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Significant experience with a tier 1 ERP system.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the incumbent’s manager at any time based upon Company need.

OTR Engineered Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected classification or status.