Executive Director, ERP & Value Chain Platform Engineering

The Executive Director ERP & Value Chain Platform Engineering is a senior technology executive accountable for the enterprise platforms that enable ELCs end-to-end value chain across Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Planning Procurement Warehouse Management and Research & Development. Reporting to the Vice President Enterprise Platform Engineering this role serves as the executive platform owner responsible for the strategy governance lifecycle management modernization and business outcomes of ELCs SAP-centric ERP and Value Chain platform portfolio.

Operating within ELCs Enterprise Platform Engineering operating model this leader serves as the primary technology counterpart to Enterprise Product Design Engineering Tech Data & Analytics Leaders Enterprise Architecture Operations & Infrastructure Cyber Security Enterprise Business Services (EBS) and strategic technology partners. The Executive Director translates approved business capabilities into coordinated platform strategies modernization roadmaps engineering realization plans and technology investments while maintaining accountability for platform outcomes beginning at build through production acceptance.

The Executive Director provides strategic leadership across a portfolio of enterprise platforms supporting Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Planning Procurement Warehouse Management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) ensuring these business-critical capabilities remain scalable resilient secure and aligned with evolving business priorities. This role governs engineering realization delivered through Enterprise Business Services (EBS) strategic technology partners and Enterprise Platform Engineering while ensuring engineering quality platform optimization operational readiness and long-term technology sustainability.

Through leadership of the ERP & Value Chain Platform Engineering organization this role drives enterprise platform modernization business capability transformation and continuous improvement across ELCs global value chain. The Executive Director champions engineering excellence platform ownership AI-enabled engineering practices and technology innovation while strengthening organizational capability and enabling future-ready business platforms that support the companys continued growth and digital transformation.

A. Platform Strategy Ownership & Lifecycle (35%)

Provide strategic leadership and long-term ownership for ELCs ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio ensuring enterprise platforms continue to evolve in alignment with business priorities enterprise technology direction engineering standards and long-term business capability objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform roadmap lifecycle strategy modernization initiatives and long-term evolution of the ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio supporting Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Planning Procurement Warehouse Management and Research & Development.
• Partner with Enterprise Product Design Engineering and Tech Data & Analytics Leaders to translate approved business capabilities into coordinated platform roadmaps engineering realization plans and technology investment strategies.
• Lead enterprise platform modernization initiatives that strengthen ERP capabilities optimize end-to-end business processes improve technical sustainability and enable future-ready business platforms.
• Balance business priorities engineering capacity modernization objectives operational readiness and long-term platform sustainability across a complex portfolio of enterprise business platforms.
• Provide stewardship of platform technology investments vendor relationships engineering tooling software licensing and technology contracts supporting the ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio.

B. Platform Ownership & Delivery Governance (30%)

Maintain accountability for successful platform realization beginning at build through production acceptance while governing engineering realization delivery quality platform health and continuous platform optimization.

Responsibilities

• Own successful delivery outcomes across the ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio while governing engineering realization delivered through Enterprise Business Services (EBS) strategic technology partners and Enterprise Platform Engineering.
• Establish accountability for engineering quality platform health release readiness environment strategy operational readiness and cross-platform dependencies across Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Planning Procurement Warehouse Management and Research & Development platforms.
• Drive platform optimization through continuous evaluation of environment utilization landscape strategy platform capacity technology utilization software licensing data lifecycle management engineering tooling and engineering operating efficiency to maximize long-term platform value.
• Govern engineering standards platform quality modernization initiatives technical sustainability and delivery governance across the ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio.
• Establish engineering performance metrics governance practices and operational measures that improve predictability engineering quality platform health and long-term business outcomes.

C. Product Partnership & Platform Realization (20%)

Partner across Enterprise Product Design Engineering Enterprise Architecture Operations & Infrastructure Cyber Security Tech Data & Analytics Leaders Enterprise Business Services (EBS) and strategic technology partners to ensure enterprise business capabilities are successfully realized through scalable resilient and standards-based ERP & Value Chain platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Enterprise Product Design Engineering to translate approved business capabilities into coordinated platform strategies engineering realization plans and modernization roadmaps across the enterprise value chain.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to ensure engineering solutions align with enterprise architecture standards approved technology principles SAP modernization strategies and established engineering patterns.
• Collaborate with Operations & Infrastructure to ensure platform readiness production acceptance environment strategy operational transition and long-term platform support are successfully achieved.
• Partner with Cyber Security to ensure security requirements remediation priorities compliance obligations and enterprise controls are incorporated into platform planning engineering realization and modernization activities.
• Drive alignment across Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Planning Procurement Warehouse Management Research & Development Enterprise Architecture Operations Security Enterprise Business Services (EBS) and strategic technology partners to proactively resolve cross-platform dependencies engineering risks and delivery challenges.

D. Engineering Leadership Platform Excellence & Organizational Capability (15%)

Build and lead a high-performing platform engineering organization that advances platform ownership engineering excellence organizational capability AI-enabled engineering and continuous improvement across ELCs ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Platform Engineering Directors while fostering a culture of ownership accountability innovation collaboration and continuous learning across the ERP & Value Chain platform portfolio.
• Champion engineering excellence through standardized engineering practices reusable engineering assets automation AI-enabled engineering capabilities and continuous modernization across enterprise ERP and Value Chain platforms.
• Develop organizational capability by establishing clear career pathways succession plans technical mentoring and leadership development programs that strengthen engineering capability and prepare future platform leaders.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices and modern software engineering capabilities that improve engineering productivity platform quality technical sustainability and delivery effectiveness while maintaining responsible governance.
• Promote collaboration knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across Enterprise Platform Engineering while strengthening engineering capability and enabling long-term value chain transformation.

Platform Leadership & Enterprise ERP Expertise

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology Business or a related field.
• 10 years of progressive leadership experience governing enterprise ERP Supply Chain Finance Manufacturing Research & Development or Value Chain technology platforms within complex global organizations.
• Demonstrated executive leadership experience governing large-scale SAP ERP environments supporting global Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Procurement Order Management Warehouse Management Planning and Research & Development business capabilities.
• Deep understanding of SAP ECC and the broader SAP application ecosystem supporting enterprise Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Quality Procurement Order Management Warehouse Management Planning and Research & Development capabilities. Experience with enterprise planning platforms (e.g. o9) and modern Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to develop long-term platform strategies that balance business priorities technical sustainability modernization objectives engineering capacity and operational excellence.
• Executive leadership experience governing Enterprise Business Services (EBS) strategic technology partners and global technology organizations while maintaining accountability for platform outcomes.

Platform Delivery Governance & Optimization

• Demonstrated experience governing enterprise ERP and Value Chain platform portfolios from build through production acceptance while ensuring engineering quality delivery predictability platform health and operational readiness.
• Proven ability to establish engineering governance platform standards modernization strategies release governance environment strategies and lifecycle management practices supporting large enterprise platforms.
• Experience driving platform optimization through landscape simplification environment utilization technology modernization engineering operating efficiency software licensing optimization data lifecycle management and technical sustainability.
• Strong understanding of enterprise ERP modernization SAP platform strategy Agile delivery methodologies Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) DevSecOps and modern engineering practices.
• Ability to balance modernization initiatives delivery commitments engineering quality technology risk platform stability operational readiness and long-term business value across a diverse enterprise platform portfolio.

Enterprise Partnership & Business Leadership

• Proven ability to build trusted executive partnerships across Enterprise Product Design Engineering Enterprise Architecture Operations & Infrastructure Cyber Security Tech Data & Analytics Leaders Enterprise Business Services (EBS) Procurement Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Research & Development and strategic technology partners.
• Strong executive communication stakeholder management organizational influence and collaboration skills with the ability to align diverse technology and business organizations around common platform objectives.
• Demonstrated experience translating enterprise business strategies into platform roadmaps modernization initiatives engineering realization plans and technology investment strategies.
• Proven ability to lead complex enterprise transformation initiatives spanning multiple business functions technologies and global operating regions.

ERP Modernization Technology Stewardship & Continuous Improvement

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale SAP ERP modernization initiatives enterprise platform transformations cloud adoption strategies and business capability modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of SAP ECC SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) enterprise planning platforms (e.g. o9) and modern Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms supporting complex global manufacturing and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) organizations.
• Experience governing platform technology investments engineering tooling software licensing technology contracts vendor relationships and long-term platform sustainability.
• Proven ability to leverage AI-enabled engineering capabilities automation reusable engineering assets and modern engineering practices to improve engineering productivity platform quality and technology maturity.
• Commitment to continuous platform optimization innovation engineering excellence and long-term business value realization.

Engineering Leadership & Organizational Development

• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing platform engineering leaders across complex enterprise technology organizations.
• Proven ability to build organizational capability through leadership development mentoring succession planning technical coaching and engineering career progression.
• Ability to lead through strategic vision platform ownership organizational influence engineering accountability collaboration and executive leadership.
• Demonstrated commitment to strengthening Enterprise Platform Engineering through engineering excellence organizational capability AI-enabled engineering innovation and continuous improvement.