ERP Applications Manager

Hitachi, Ltd.; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara seeks an ERP Applications Manager with deep Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain and Manufacturing expertise. You will own architecture, governance, and strategic direction for manufacturing, planning, procurement, inventory, and warehousing across global operations.

You’ll partner with Supply Chain leaders and IT, lead ERP initiatives end-to-end, manage integrations with MES and other apps, drive continuous improvement, and mentor a team of analysts and developers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Oracle EBS experience focused on Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules.
• At least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Experience leading ERP strategy, roadmaps, and modernization plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead future-state ERP solutions for manufacturing, inventory, and warehousing.
• Manage end-to-end ERP programs from concept to deployment and adoption.
• Oversee integrations between Oracle EBS, MES, and other planning/reporting systems.
• Partner with Supply Chain leadership and IT to ensure system alignment and governance.
• Mentor analysts, developers, and support teams; drive AI-enabled improvements.

Skills

Oracle EBS R12

Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Leadership / Managerial

Solution Architecture

ERP Governance

Stakeholder Management

Integrations (MES, ERP)

Vendor Management

AI enablement & automation

Cloud modernization options

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field

Tools

Apriso MES

Oracle Fusion apps

Oracle Integration Cloud

Job description

Our Company

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job Description

The Team

We're looking for an ERP Applications Manager with strong expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Supply Chain and Manufacturing that is responsible for the strategic direction, architecture, support, and continuous improvement of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS R12) Supply Chain solutions supporting manufacturing, supply chain planning, procurement, inventory, warehousing, and global trade management.

This role serves as the primary liaison between Supply Chain business leaders and IT, ensuring enterprise systems are aligned with operational objectives while maintaining system stability, scalability, compliance, and process efficiency. The position combines supply chain domain expertise, solution architecture, stakeholder management, project leadership, and ERP governance to deliver business value through technology.

The Role

Supply Chain Solution Architecture

• Design and lead future-state ERP solutions supporting manufacturing, inventory, warehouse management, planning, and trade compliance.
• Evaluate business requirements and translate them into scalable Oracle EBS and integrated system solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership for integrations between Oracle EBS, MES, Oracle Fusion applications, reporting platforms, planning systems, and sister companies.
• Define end-to-end process designs that balance business requirements, standard functionality, maintainability, and technical debt reduction.
• Lead requirements gathering, design reviews, priority discussions, and solution governance activities.

Business Partnership and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary IT advisor to Supply Chain leadership, operations teams, manufacturing leaders, planners, warehouse personnel, and compliance stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment between business strategy and technology capabilities.
• Communicate project status, risks, incidents, roadmap activities, and implementation plans to executive and operational stakeholders.

ERP Portfolio and Program Leadership

• Lead strategic ERP initiatives from concept through deployment.
• Manage project scope, priorities, resource allocation, testing readiness, cutover planning, and business adoption.
• Oversee major initiatives involving supply chain transformation, process optimization, AI enablement, compliance reporting, and system modernization.
• Coordinate efforts among functional analysts, developers, DBAs, infrastructure teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Application Ownership and Governance

• Own the overall health and direction of Oracle EBS Supply Chain applications.
• Establish standards for system configuration, custom development, integrations, documentation, and change management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives while balancing operational support requirements.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance, security, audit, and operational standards.

Operational Support Leadership

• Provide escalation leadership for production incidents impacting supply chain operations.
• Coordinate cross-functional troubleshooting efforts involving warehouse, manufacturing, infrastructure, network, integration, and application teams.
• Lead recovery planning, business continuity activities, and post-incident reviews.
• Ensure critical supply chain systems maintain high availability and support business operations.

Team Leadership and Knowledge Development

• Mentor analysts, developers, and support personnel.
• Drive functional and technical knowledge transfer across the team.
• Promote the adoption of emerging technologies including AI-enabled support and automation.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of experience with Oracle E-Business Suite, primarily in Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules, including at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Deep knowledge of Oracle EBS R12 Supply Chain/Manufacturing and experience managing connected systems such as MES, planning, reporting, and integration platforms.
• Experience with Apriso MES or a comparable manufacturing execution system and its integration with ERP.
• Experience developing ERP strategies, multi-year roadmaps, modernization plans, investment priorities, and future-state architectures.
• Experience evaluating cloud and modernization options.
• Practical experience delivering AI, automation in enterprise applications/supply chain operations.
• Strong experience in application portfolio management, solution architecture, stakeholder management, and vendor management.
• Knowledge of Oracle Integration Cloud, enterprise integrations, data flows, reporting architectures, security, audit, and operational controls.
• Experience with trade compliance and Foreign Trade Zone processes is preferred.
• Experience leading functional and technical teams.

About Us

We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.