Envista Sr. Director, ERP (Remote-Brea, CA)

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

As the Sr. Director IT, ERP at Envista, you will lead our multi‑ERP strategy and operations—spanning platforms including SAP, Oracle, and other ERP systems. This role will define the ERP vision, ensuring scalability, alignment with business objectives, and a best‑in‑class digital ecosystem for global operations working closely with our MSP partner. Your leadership will drive digital transformation, process standardization, and operational excellence across the organization.

Envista operates with a diverse ERP footprint due to acquisitions, multiple business units, and cross-functional operations. This role provides a unique opportunity to simplify processes and solutions, unify and rationalize ERP landscapes, drive digital maturity, and build a scalable foundation for growth. The role will serve as both technical visionary and operational champion—making a direct impact on efficiency, decision-making, and profitability.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and execute the ERP roadmap and strategy supporting multiple ERP systems (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, Oracle ERP Cloud, NetSuite), including migrations, integrations, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Oversee ERP governance, ensuring standards for architecture, data quality, security, integration frameworks, and change management.
• Lead full ERP lifecycle implementations and enhancements—functional design, technical build, QA, deployment, training, and ongoing support across modules (finance, supply chain, manufacturing, HR).
• Manage cross-functional teams: ERP functional consultants, MSP Team, integration team, solution architects
• Serve as senior liaison between ERP, IT Business Delivery Partners and business leadership (finance, operations, manufacturing, procurement), driving ERP‑based innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure alignment of ERP platforms with evolving business models—acquisitions, reorganizations, new markets, regulatory/compliance changes.
• Own vendor and MSP relationships, SLAs, licensing, and cost optimization for ERP platforms.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives leveraging ERP as backbone: automation, AI, RPA, advanced analytics.
• Provide enterprise-level leadership: hiring, mentoring, performance management, budget planning, and forecasting.
• Maintain ERP industry best practices, risk mitigation plans (DR, resilience, security) and documentation.
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to translate business needs into technology-enabled solutions.
• Executive communicator—comfortable presenting to C‑Suite and Operating Company leadership audiences, balancing technical depth with organizational context.
• Strong change management acumen, experienced in managing resistance and ensuring adoption across business units.
• Collaborative leadership, able to build high-performing global ERP teams and manage external partners.
• Budget oversight experience in multi‑million-dollar ERP portfolios, cost-benefit analysis, ROI justification.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA or Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of ERP leadership experience in large-scale, multi‑ERP environments; ideally 15+ years in IT with at least 8–10 years in senior roles managing SAP and Oracle ERP platforms
• Proven track record running, implementing or transforming ERP systems across global operations.
• Deep knowledge of SAP (ECC, S/4HANA) and Oracle ERP (E‑Business Suite), plus exposure to other ERP systems
• Strong understanding of integration methods with in ERP systems and to enable interactions with internal and external ssytems and vendors: APIs, middleware (e.g. Dell Boomi, Mulesoft), EDI.
• Familiarity with BI/reporting technologies (Power BI, Tableau) and ERP analytics.
• Familiar with cloud migrations, SaaS ERP models, hybrid/On‑Prem architecture.
• Skilled in data governance, master data strategy, and security/compliance for ERP data.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• SAP and/or Oracle certifications preferred (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, Oracle ERP Cloud).
• PMP, Six Sigma, ITIL or equivalent process certifications a plus.

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Actual compensation packages take into account a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location; skill sets; relevant education and certifications; depth of experience; performance; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed reasonable estimate has not been adjusted fo