Senior IT Leader: Enterprise SAP & ERP Deployments

Caterpillar; Peoria (IL); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grants

Relocation assistance

On-site role in East Peoria

Job summary

Caterpillar East Peoria, IL is seeking an experienced Senior IT Manager for Enterprise Deployments to lead large-scale ERP implementations with SAP as a primary landscape. This on-site role requires coordinating multiple workstreams, governance, and readiness activities across sites.

You will direct leaders across program, project, and functional teams, drive change management, and ensure successful go-live with strong risk management and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Enterprise deployment leadership experience in ERP or large-scale deployments.
• Experience directing senior program and project leaders in a matrixed environment.
• Collaboration across matrixed organizations to drive enterprise priorities and outcomes.
• Manufacturing context understanding and ability to balance safety, quality, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise deployment strategy and portfolio leadership across ERP initiatives.
• Direct program, project, and functional leaders across multiple workstreams.
• Guide site readiness, change management, and adoption prior to go-live.
• Oversee release, environment, cutover management, and risk governance.
• Coordinate data migration, testing, and quality engineering for deployments.

Skills

ERP deployment leadership

Matrixed leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SAP

Release management tooling

Job description

Caterpillar East Peoria, IL is seeking an experienced Senior IT Manager for Enterprise Deployments to lead large-scale ERP implementations with SAP as a primary landscape. This on-site role requires coordinating multiple workstreams, governance, and readiness activities across sites.

You will direct leaders across program, project, and functional teams, drive change management, and ensure successful go-live with strong risk management and measurable outcomes.