ERP Strategy & Selection Advisor

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 157,046,000 - 185,976,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks an experienced ERP Selection & Advisory Consultant to lead evaluation, selection, and strategic planning of a new ERP platform. You will advise executive leadership, shape business requirements, assess software solutions, and develop an implementation roadmap aligned with long-term objectives.

The ideal candidate brings ERP expertise across manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain, with success guiding complex modernization initiatives and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of ERP consulting, enterprise applications, or IT leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading ERP evaluations, selections, upgrades, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, warehousing, and operational processes.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Exceptional requirements gathering, business analysis, and process improvement skills.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience managing multiple vendors and third‑party implementation partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP discovery sessions with executive stakeholders and business leaders.
• Evaluate current business processes, workflows, systems, and operational challenges.
• Gather and document business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Develop ERP selection criteria and vendor evaluation frameworks.
• Facilitate RFP/RFI processes and coordinate vendor responses.
• Manage ERP vendor demonstrations, workshops, and stakeholder feedback sessions.
• Conduct solution comparisons and provide objective recommendations.
• Assess ERP platform fit across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Inventory, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Reporting functions.
• Develop business cases, ROI analyses, and implementation roadmaps.
• Advise leadership on change management, resource planning, and organizational readiness.
• Identify implementation risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support executive decision-making throughout the ERP selection process.

Skills

ERP consulting

IT leadership

ERP evaluations

Manufacturing

Supply chain

Warehousing

Executive interaction

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Process improvement

Communication

Presentations

Vendor management

Third-party partners

Data migration planning

System integration

Tools

Data migration planning

System integration

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks an experienced ERP Selection & Advisory Consultant to lead evaluation, selection, and strategic planning of a new ERP platform. You will advise executive leadership, shape business requirements, assess software solutions, and develop an implementation roadmap aligned with long-term objectives.

The ideal candidate brings ERP expertise across manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain, with success guiding complex modernization initiatives and strong