Senior Director - ERP Strategy & Implementation - VMware - Palo Alto

Job Description
VMware is seeking a Senior Director of ERP Strategy & Implementation to lead the migration from Oracle to SAP as the ERP solution for the company.
This position will report to the VP, Business Automation, whose responsibility is to work with various business functions in the company to identify their technology needs and collaborate with IT to deliver business automation solutions.

The Senior Director for ERP is responsible for building and leading an ERP program that is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the SAP solution including defining scope, objective, governance structure, timelines and execution of the business requirements aligned with the company’s overall business and operational strategy. This includes the implementation of a robust ERP solution fully integrated with the front-end transactional systems including CRM and customer/partner facing applications.
This role consists of working within project teams and with business stakeholders to develop an ERP strategy, translate the strategy to an ERP roadmap that needs to be delivered using the appropriate project methodology. The ERP VP is an active hands-on leader who is able to drive all phases of a project lifecycle and will be required to work closely with a variety of stakeholders to ensure that all business requirements & the end solutions are fully aligned with the overall ERP strategy & guiding principles and executed with perfection and high quality.

The individual should be both strategic and tactical with a willingness to get involved in operating and implementing decisions and to monitor project priorities and status. An ability to influence others and build strong collaborative relationships will be extremely important as this implementation touches most key functions and process areas across the enterprise’s value chain. The individual should possess strong leadership qualities, including the ability to create and articulate a concise vision and objectives. The candidate will have strong people skills in the areas of selection, coaching and developing teams. Finally, the candidate should be a good communicator both upward and with their own team.

Responsibilities:

* Formulate the blueprint and overall plan to execute on the ERP migration

* Establish a governance model including appropriate policies and procedures for the program.

* Lead cross-functional teams to successfully deliver on design and development for the needed business requirements supporting various Business Functions.

Responsibilities:

* Formulate the blueprint and overall plan to execute on the ERP migration

* Establish a governance model including appropriate policies and procedures for the program.

* Lead cross-functional teams to successfully deliver on design and development for the needed business requirements supporting various Business Functions.

* Lead requirements and design review of SAP modules to ensure that prioritization and execution is in alignment to the programmatic governing principles.

* Lead and manage the portfolio of demand from various business functions.

* Holistically connect and drive the process re-engineering needed for a successfully ERP implementation including enhancement of systems, processes and controls to ensure effective development, monitoring, and support is in place.

* Work across the company including with teams responsible for requirements, solution architecture, quality assurance and production support.

* Lead and manage continuous improvement & planning deliverables.

* Provide strong and deep business & technical insights in various disciplines across delivery

* Maintain comprehensive knowledge of industry standards, methodologies, processes and best practices

* Establish and maintain competence in current and planned versions of ERP products

* Understand the use of industry tools / technology & their impact on project & operational goals such as the use of the ERP modules, cloud, reporting tools and software (business objects)

* Driving technical, cultural and operational transformation and delivery of mission critical business programs.

* Negotiate and structure contracts favorable to the organization.

* Able to attract, motivate, retain and hire top talent in the team.

* Develop and implement mentoring, training, coaching, performance feedback, regular evaluation of the team members.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree is required and master’s degree in Computer Since or MBA is preferred.

* Minimum 10 years of experience of broad Information Technology.

* Required 7+ years of managing staff successfully

* Experience in driving ERP migrations preferably from Oracle to SAP.

* Extensive experience in vendor management and contract negotiation specifically with software and services vendors.

* Experience in working with Enterprise Architecture, Project and Program Management, Systems Design and Delivery, and Infrastructure

* Charismatic leader with strong executive presence; able to work well cross-functionally and cross-culturally and influence a broad range of internal and external audiences

* Proven ability to achieve results in a highly matrixed organizational structure that spans across the globe.

* Strong budget management l background, including forecasting and modeling and proven ability to plan, forecast, and manage resources.

* Track record of on-time and on-budget system program delivery.

* Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

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