Director - Enterprise Applications

Position Summary

The Director of Enterprise Applications provides strategic leadership for Bemis Manufacturing's enterprise application portfolio with an immediate focus on the Oracle Fusion ERP implementation and long‑term ownership of enterprise platforms, including manufacturing application systems, data and analytics, and application‑layer integration across the business. This role partners with business leaders to ensure applications deliver measurable business value and supports Bemis’s modernization journey.

The incumbent will live the corporate values of treating people with dignity and respect, practicing leadership, driving continuous improvement, acting with a sense of urgency, promoting innovation, fighting for consensus, and managing through teams.

Specific Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff in the department.
• Mentor and guide direct reports.
• Oversee the daily workflow of the direct reports.

ERP Implementation and Platform Ownership

• Serve as the IT owner for the Oracle Fusion ERP implementation by partnering with executive sponsors, implementation partner, and global process owners across all functional workstreams.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Own the end‑to‑end data migration strategy, including data cleansing, validation, cutover planning, and execution.
• After go‑live, own the Oracle Fusion environment, including configuration management, release planning, quarterly updates, enhancement prioritization, and performance optimization.
• Establish and own the ongoing support model and processes, including enhancements and quarterly updates.

Enterprise Application Portfolio

• Own and expand the enterprise application portfolio as needs evolve.
• Own the application layer for manufacturing systems, including manufacturing execution systems (MES), data collection, and shop floor applications. Partner with the infrastructure team on the underlying IT/OT network and hardware environment.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, licensing, and renewals.
• Oversee decommissioning of legacy systems and ownership of full application landscape.
• Evaluate and rationalize the portfolio to reduce complexity, eliminate redundancy, and lower total cost of ownership.
• Define and enforce application standards, data governance, and integration architecture.
• Lead the development and execution of Bemis's enterprise data and analytics strategy, including reporting platforms, dashboards, and data pipelines that support operational and strategic decision‑making.

Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary IT contact for business leaders on application‑related matters.
• Translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
• Lead quarterly business reviews to assess performance, priorities, and roadmap alignment.
• Drive adoption and change readiness to ensure value realization.

Strategic Contribution

• Contribute to IT strategy and multi‑year technology road map.
• Identify opportunities for automation, analytics, and technology modernization.
• Partner with the VP of IT to sequence and plan future platform investments.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise application management, with at least 3 years in a leadership role overseeing application platforms and teams.
• Direct experience leading or co‑leading at least one full‑lifecycle ERP implementation.
• Deep functional knowledge of manufacturing business processes.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with VP and director level stakeholders.
• Experience with vendor/contract management and cloud integration architectures.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
• Collaborative leadership style with strong problem‑solving skills.

Preferred

• Oracle Fusion ERP experience or comparable enterprise platform experience (for example: SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Infor, JD Edwards, etc.) considered.
• Experience managing an enterprise application portfolio beyond ERP, including manufacturing systems (MES, data collection, quality management) and enterprise data and analytics platforms.
• Background in a mid‑size manufacturing environment (1,000 to 5,000 employees), particularly in a company transitioning from legacy systems to modern cloud platforms.
• Experience managing internal and external blended teams.
• Familiarity with M365/SharePoint, cybersecurity frameworks, Azure cloud services.
• Experience with organizational change management.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Indoor office setting, controlled temperature.
• 40+ hours per week.
• Minimal lifting, up to 20lbs. Minimal bending and reaching.
• May be required to enter manufacturing operations where safety toe shoes, protective eye wear, and hearing protection is required.

Bemis Manufacturing Company does not offer employment‑based sponsorship for work authorization, including H‑1B, TN, or any other visa status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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