Head of ERP

Job description

​Do you want to be a part of the biggest conglomerate while putting your experience in managing ERP to use? Are you looking for an opportunity to evolve our current ERP technology landscape and transform it to Oracle ERP? Are you excited about operational excellency, driving business outcomes, and developing teams?

If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for the Senior Director to oversee the existing Oracle ERP and co-lead the transition to our next generation ERP. This is a key role where you can expect to be the catalyst that will both lead the existing technology whilst transforming it to the future state over years, and then continue driving delivery and capabilities.

Transformational Journey

As part of digital transformation, in 2023 they launched their business transformation Program “Compass” which aims at simplifying our business, driving standardization, and setting strong foundations for corporate growth. They have started a greenfield implementation leveraging the newest Oracle technologies. During the coming years the existing ERP solutions will continue to run the business and for this we need strong steer and stewardship, with a visionary mindset.

They have a strong internal team of ERP experts and experienced vendors participating in the delivery. Their scope is truly global, and cover processes from manufacturing, distribution, retail, to procurement and finance.

Your role as a Senior Director, ERP:

As Senior Director, ERP you will partner closely with various domains, product management, engineering, and business process teams to maintain and operate ERP Hyperion; PeopleSoft and EBS. As a leader and people manager, you will build and support a team and help them deliver results through coaching and inspiring leadership that builds trust, engagement and belonging.

This role will work closely with the Oracle program team to define and implement future operating model and co-existence during the coming years.

Your responsibilities include:

• Accountable for lifecycle management of ERP, aligned to strategic initiatives and programs. Drives operational excellence focusing on resilience, scalability, and observability of the platform.

• Provides ERP product management and prioritisation of backlogs with business stakeholders and Global Process owners.

• Drives incident resolution and problem management and escalations

• Develops strong relationships with vendors to drive value from existing and future contracts. Optimises product run & development costs and cycle times.

• Drives the adoption of concepts such as secure-by-design, DevOps engineering and Agile practices as defined by engineering standards.

• Co-leads effective transition of functionality to Oracle operating model set up.

• Post-transition, functional lead for Oracle cloud base application owner for digital core

What is needed to succeed:

• Ideally, 12 or more years of experience working within ERP Product. Oracle is a plus.

• Deep understanding in operating and governing global ERP platforms.

• Experience with collaborating with engineering, product management, and cross-functional partners to build products, and delivering scalable solutions.

• Broad service management skills (including ITIL and SRE)

• Highly skilled at leading and managing change in a global organization.

• Passion for continuous learning, mentoring, growing and empowering teams.

• Proven track record and expertise in managing global programs in a leading tech role.

• The ability to work with large cross-functional teams to manage, support and solve problems.

If you are interested in finding out more about this career opportunity, please email your resume to Cani Fan, cani.fan@charterhouse.com.hkWeb: www.charterhouse.com.hk

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