Applications Director

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The Applications Director will provide guidance to the organization in establishing an overall long-term plan and framework for SAP, PLM, and HighJump which ensures most effective use in enhancing business capability and performance.

Essential Functions of this Role:

  • Manage a team of programmers, analysts, and support personnel
  • Lead the architecture, development, and deployment of SAP, PLM, and HighJump solutions through analysis, recommendation design, testing and implementation
  • Provide leadership in data governance and develop standards and processes to ensure our data integrity
  • Develop a productive framework for consistent training of the applications business community
  • Provide leadership and high value by applying business and technical knowledge
  • Work with Business Application users including FI/CO, MM, SD, PI, BW, BOBJ to implement best practices
  • Provide solutions in a timely and effective manner
  • Provide technical expertise in identification, design configuration testing and debugging issues and manage unit, integration and user acceptance testing

Competencies:

  • Strong SAP technical background
  • Strategic Vision
  • Communication Proficiency
  • Strong organization skills and time management
  • Ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers
  • Working knowledge of various programming environments
  • Demonstrates the ability to assimilate new capabilities of SAP products
  • Ability to work independently and effectively in a team
  • Follows-through and meets deadlines on all assignments independently
  • Ability to influence key stakeholders
  • Ability to identify, manage, and lead business improvement projects
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving ability while synthesizing findings from analysis and drawing conclusions

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Direct reports consist of programmers, analysts, and support personnel

Work Environment:

  • This job generally operates in a professional office environment. 
  • Ability to maneuver in consistently changing environment 
  • Thorough understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company

Travel: Limited