Director of Enterprise Applications - IT

UFP Technologies; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

UFP Technologies is seeking a Director of Enterprise Applications to lead the planning, selection, installation, upgrade, and daily maintenance of enterprise software, driving productivity across the organization. This role oversees a team of analysts, manages licensing strategies, and partners with service providers to optimize the application footprint.

You will guide ERP implementations, ensure data integrity across systems, and deliver reporting that informs decision making while traveling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business; 7–12 years’ experience preferred.
• Specialized training or demonstrated knowledge of ERP functionality.
• Five+ years of supervisory or managerial experience required.
• Experience with software license fees and maintenance negotiations.
• ERP implementation and upgrade experience.
• Knowledge of data conversions and migration reporting.
• Willingness to travel, up to 25% on average.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of business analysts, maps software functionality to processes, and develops reports to improve productivity and decision making.
• Provides data analyses from various applications to support operations.
• Manages application helpdesk for corporate applications and coordinates with service providers.
• Optimizes the application environment to meet changing business needs.
• Sets priorities for improvements and ensures follow-through with stakeholders.
• Manages ERP licensing to balance business needs with cost efficiency.
• Ensures cross-training of the applications team.
• Provides project management and hands-on support for ERP implementations and related projects.

Skills

Leadership

ERP knowledge

Data analysis

Vendor negotiation

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

UFP Technologies is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. UFP is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to most of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.

UFP Technologies, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• 401K with a matching contribution
• Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee discounts and much more!

Applicants must reside within the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

Director Of Enterprise Applications Summary

The Director of Enterprise Applications is responsible for the planning and execution of integrating computer applications to manage business operations and increase employee productivity which includes selection, installation, upgrading, and daily maintenance of these software applications.

Director Of Enterprise Applications Duties And Responsibilities

• Leads a team of business analysts with duties that include business process analysis and optimization, mapping of software application functionality to these processes, and report development to maximize employee productivity and improve decision making throughout the business.
• Provides data and assists in the analysis of data from various applications.
• Manages the application helpdesk efforts to respond to requests for functional and technical assistance for corporate applications.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with service providers to supplement the efforts of the internal business analysis team.
• Continually optimizes the application environment and footprint to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Facilitates decisions to set priorities for application improvements and other assistance requests with application stakeholders and is then held accountable for following through on the agreed priorities.
• Manages the licensing of ERP and other corporate applications to ensure the business needs are met with the most cost-effective licensing strategy possible.
• Ensures cross training of the applications team to provide redundant knowledge across different members of the team.
• Provides Project Management and functional assistance for large and small ERP implementations and related projects. This role includes “hands-on” assistance where appropriate and necessary to complete projects successfully.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or needed.

Director Of Enterprise Applications Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business disciplines and 7 to 12 years’ experience preferred but equivalent experience considered.
• Specialized training or demonstrated knowledge of ERP functionality.
• Five or more years of supervisory or managerial experience are required.
• Experience with managing and negotiating software license fees and maintenance.
• Previous ERP implementation and upgrade experience.
• Knowledge of data conversions and data consolidation concepts for migrations and consolidated reporting.
• Willingness to travel. Up to 25% travel on average. Heavier at appropriate times during a remote project.

UFP Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.