SR DIRECTOR SAP (Dallas, Texas, United States, 75217)

Duties And Responsibilities Of The Position

• Partners with executive leadership team to define the enterprise ERP and supporting platforms strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligning technology support and solutions with corporate and business unit goals.
• Partnering with the Dal-Tile Business Architect, oversees SAP architecture, integrations, and data design to ensure scalability, performance, and interoperability.
• Develop reliable and predictable solutions by leading ERP build capabilities including ABAP and RPG developers.
• Partners with functional leaders to translate business needs into ERP solutions that drive measurable value.
• Directs major SAP programs and releases (e.g., S/4HANA updates, template rollouts), ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and adoption.
• Establishes technology governance, standards, and controls, including change management, data quality, and information security requirements.
• Develops and manages the application management services agreement and corresponding vendor management.
• Defines KPIs and dashboards to track system health, process performance, and business outcomes; drives corrective actions.
• Optimizes total cost of ownership through platform rationalization, licensing strategy, and vendor negotiations.
• Builds, coaches, and retains a high-performing team; develops succession plans and career paths.
• Captures and executes cutover, hypercare, and stabilization plans to protect operations and minimize business disruption.
• Serves as executive liaison with SAP and strategic partners to influence product direction and unlock co-innovation opportunities.
• Collaborates with the executive team to develop and implement strategic plans that align with the company's vision and goals.
• Provides visionary leadership to drive growth and innovation.
• Identifies and pursues new business opportunities, partnerships, and market expansions.
• Led initiatives to enhance the company's market presence and competitiveness.
• Provides strong leadership to department heads and teams.
• Fosters a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Identifies and assesses risks to the company's success.
• Implements effective risk management strategies.
• Drives a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Leads initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Builds and maintains relationships with key customers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Ensures high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 15+ years relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 10+ years of management experience.

Competencies

• Clear expertise as a strategic leader.
• Experience with organizational design for transformational technology change.
• Experience with deploying and maintaining SAP S/4 HANA and/or SAP ECC.
• Knowledge of business processes for Finance, Supply Chain, Order to Cash and Warehouse Mgmt preferred.
• Focused on, and responsible for, the function’s productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.