IT Manager Digital Solutions

About Pierce an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913 building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized carefully designed and engineering pumpers aerials tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today youll find more than 30000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in peoples lives every day. To us every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

This role leads a team of Digital Technology professionals within the Oshkosh Vocational segment and is responsible for the strategy delivery support and continuous improvement of Oshkoshs JD Edwards (JDE) platform with a primary focus on Finance and Supply Chain business capabilities. Partners closely with Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing and business leadership to align technology solutions with strategic priorities improve business processes and maximize the value of enterprise applications.

Responsible for developing team members by setting clear goals providing coaching and supporting career development while driving operational excellence innovation and a customer first culture. Oversees application strategy project delivery production support budgets vendor relationships and roadmap planning while fostering the DT competencies of customer obsession agility results and entrepreneurship as well as the Oshkosh leadership traits.

YOUR IMPACT

• Lead coach and develop a team of Digital Technology professionals.
• Serve as the primary DT partner for Finance and Supply Chain leadership developing trusted relationships and aligning technology investments with business strategy.
• Define and execute the application roadmap for JD Edwards and Infor LN ERP systems balancing business priorities technical debt modernization efforts and operational stability.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process optimization automation and continuous improvement across financial and supply chain processes.
• Ensure reliable operation performance security and support of Finance and Supply Chain applications while meeting established service level objectives.
• Lead the planning and delivery of application enhancements upgrades integrations and enterprise initiatives using appropriate project delivery methodologies.
• Partner with enterprise architecture and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy.
• Manage relationships with external implementation partners software vendors and consulting resources to deliver quality outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with DT governance security standards audit requirements and internal controls particularly supporting financial compliance and reporting.
• Drive financial management best practices through annual planning budgeting vendor management ROI analysis and effective resource allocation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and ERP capabilities that improve operational excellence and business value.
• Establish department performance metrics and measure success through operational performance customer satisfaction business outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships across DT and business functions while effectively communicating with technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Develop departmental standards governance and best practices supporting enterprise application management.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Information Systems or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience implementing supporting or leading enterprise ERP applications.
• One or more years of leadership or formal management experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience partnering with Finance and Supply Chain and relevant functional expertise to support their business processes within enterprise ERP environments (JD Edwards and/or Infor LN preferred) defining requirements and delivering business solutions.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing organizations.
• Experience leading ERP modernization cloud transformation or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with DT governance frameworks budgeting vendor management and portfolio planning.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid project delivery environments.
• Knowledge of integration platforms reporting and analytics solutions and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience managing third party implementation partners and global delivery teams.
• Familiarity with DT governance SOX controls financial compliance and audit requirements within ERP environments.
• Familiarity with business intelligence analytics AI intelligent automation or low-code/no-code solutions.
• Masters degree.

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