****We strongly prefer this position to be based out of our Philadelphia HQ (Hybrid 2-3 days per week). However, we are open for this role to based out of our Lawnside, NJ Fulfillment Center (Hybrid 2-3 days per week) or Las Vegas Fulfillment Center (Hybrid 2-3 days per week)****Job DescriptionYou are a seasoned ERP leader (JDE) who is equally experienced on fulfillment center floor, Accounting & Finance leadership team, and in the executive suite. You lead with metrics and structure; you know JD Edwards deeply across both fulfillment and financials, and you are forward-looking about where the platform, the cloud, and AI are heading.
You will own the full JDE application portfolio - everything connected to or embedded in JDE - and lead the team and partners that deliver it:
- The JDE platform & ecosystem - fulfillment (RFSmart, Parcel / shipping, QC Software, warehouse robotics), financials and AP (ScanMan, K-RISE and related), integrations, orchestration, and the surrounding supporting applications.
- The JDE team - functional / business analysts, developers, and finance analysts reporting to you directly.
- End-to-end delivery - JDE projects, enhancements, and support, run with tollgate discipline and clear delivery metrics.
- The vendor ecosystem - managed-service and delivery partners for CNC, DBA, project delivery, and monitoring, governed through clear SOWs and healthy competitive tension.
- Key partnerships - Systems Operations / IT (production, CNC, and the cloud / OCI roadmap run in close partnership), Accounting & Finance, and Fulfillment Center leadership.
Our First Director, ERP Will:- Own strategy & roadmap - set the JDE strategy and roadmap with key Business stakeholders; translate business priorities into a sequenced, ROI-cased plan aligned with executive leadership.
- Be the accountable owner and face of JDE to the business, the executive team, and externally - one voice for strategy, delivery, and support.
- Lead and develop the team - set clear role expectations, coach the function, restore the embedded fulfillment-center support model, and build bench strength.
- Install delivery discipline - charter 12 business-requirements sign-off 12 solution design 12 estimates 12 structured execution 12 plan-vs-actual tracking, with delivery metrics and spend visibility on every initiative.
- Run projects like a business - ROI-cased, leadership-aligned, and delivered through governed, fixed-price partner engagements where it makes sense, while keeping requirements, context, and platform knowledge in-house.
- Own solutioning across fulfillment and financials / AP - partner with Accounting & Finance in its own language on AP modernization and financial processes, and with the FCs on fulfillment optimization.
- Establish governance & compliance - configuration, change-management, documentation, validation, auditability, and access controls consistent with PCI / SOC 2 and internal standards.
- Remove key-person risk - convert solo dependencies into governed, trainable, resilient managed services, and expand the managed-service model.
- Drive the modernization & cloud roadmap - sequence JDE modernization, the OCI cloud migration, AI / automation, and integration modernization
QualificationsThis is not a step-up role. We are looking for a leader who already operates at the Director level or above and has personally led a JDE / ERP function through a transformation like this one - building delivery discipline, enhancing the operating model, and helping achieve business outcomes. You have done this before and can do it again from day one.
Our Director, ERP Has:- 16+ years of ERP experience, including deep, current hands-on and leadership experience with Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (10+ years JDE).
- 5+ years leading teams at the Manager / Director level - currently operating at Director level or above.
- Proven track record leading ERP transformations - has personally led two or more end-to-end ERP / JDE transformation or organizational-restructuring initiatives (operating-model, delivery discipline, or major program), with measurable results.
- Deep JDE domain expertise across both fulfillment/distribution and financials / AP - not one or the other; strong on the modules that run our business (distribution, inventory, warehouse, financials / AP).
- End-to-end JDE depth - Projects, Support, and CNC knowledge; able to run JDE as a self-contained function.
- Vendor-management strength - highly experienced managing JDE partners and managed-service engagements, including SOWs and delivery accountability.
- A metrics-driven operator - owns, manages, and reports delivery metrics and spend as a genuine strength, not an afterthought.
- AI-forward and integration-savvy - fluent in JDE integration tooling (Orchestrator / AIS and related) and JDE's limitations, and active in the AI space around ERP.
Preferred Qualifications- Retail, powersports, or high-volume distribution, multi-brand experience.
- JDE 9.2 and cloud migration (OCI) experience
- Experience operating in a PCI / SOC 2 environment and with international/multicurrency operations.
- Enterprise-grade third-party tools that assist in the JDE ecosystem
- Master's Degree/MBA
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne certification
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