IT Director, ERP Portfolio Demand & Delivery

Smith Nephew; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 286,000 - 530,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual bonus

Life insurance

Share options (Save As You Earn)

Car allowance

Flexible vacation and holidays

Private health and dental plans

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Smith+ Nephew is seeking an ERP Portfolio Demand & Delivery Leader to own the end-to-end ERP demand flow across the global enterprise and drive delivery excellence in a complex, transformative environment.

You will partner with business and IT leaders to align investments with strategic objectives, manage risks, dependencies, and resource capacity, and lead multi-region ERP programmes with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT and ERP experience, ideally within MedTech or related industries.
• 10+ years leading large scale ERP programmes and portfolios with proven delivery of transformations.
• 5+ years in leadership roles managing programme/PMO functions or ERP delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ERP demand flow across the global enterprise, ensuring initiatives are assessed, prioritised, funded and delivered.
• Govern ERP projects and enhancements, driving delivery excellence in a complex global landscape.
• Partner with business and IT leaders, stakeholders and partners to ensure portfolio performance, risks and resources are managed.

Skills

ERP experience

Portfolio leadership

Strategic influence

Stakeholder management

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+ Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a strategically important global ERP portfolio at a time of significant transformation. With SAP supporting many of our global operations and an exciting transition towards SAP S/4HANA ahead, you will help shape enterprise priorities, influence investment decisions, and lead the successful delivery of programmes that drive meaningful business impact across Smith+ Nephew. As a senior technology leader, you will play a critical role in enabling our digital future while working with stakeholders across multiple regions and functions.

What will you be doing?

As the ERP Portfolio Demand & Delivery Leader, you will own the end to end flow of ERP demand across the global enterprise, ensuring initiatives are effectively assessed, prioritised, funded and delivered. You will work closely with business and IT leaders to align investment decisions with strategic objectives while maintaining visibility of portfolio performance, risks, dependencies and resource capacity.

You will lead the governance and successful execution of ERP projects, programmes and enhancements, ensuring delivery excellence across a complex global landscape. By partnering with stakeholders, delivery teams and external partners, you will create a transparent and disciplined portfolio environment that drives measurable business outcomes and supports Smith+ Nephew's continued growth and transformation.

What will you need to be successful?

Success in this role comes from combining strategic leadership with deep ERP expertise and a passion for delivering business value through technology transformation. You will be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, managing complex portfolios and leading high performing teams in a global environment.

Key requirements include:

• 15+ years of IT and ERP experience, ideally within MedTech or related industries.
• 10+ years leading large scale ERP programmes and portfolios, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise ERP transformations and process improvement initiatives.
• 5+ years in leadership roles managing programme managers, project managers, PMO functions or ERP delivery teams.
• Strong experience managing multi million dollar portfolios, global cross functional teams, strategic vendors and executive stakeholders, alongside expertise in governance, risk management and financial oversight.

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is PLN 285,500 - PLN 530,250 annually.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.

You. Unlimited.

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Inclusion & Belonging

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• Your Future: Generous annual bonus, life insurance, Save As You Earn share options, and a car allowance.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies