Vice President - IT Applications

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise application strategy aligned to business goals.
• Lead modernization initiatives across merchandising, store, supply chain, and corporate systems.
• Establish target architecture and platform roadmaps.
• Stores
• Customer-facing Point of Sale (POS).
• Mercanting and Supply Chain Systems
• Mercanting and assortment planning
• Pricing and promotions
• Inventory and replenishment
• Warehouse and transportation management
• Demand planning and forecasting
• Corporate and ERP Systems
• Own enterprise platforms including:
• ERP (finance, procurement)
• HRIS and workforce management
• Vendor and master data systems
• Leadership and Financial Management
• Lead a large, multi-layered organization of directors, managers, and engineers.
• Manage application budgets.
• Oversee vendor and system integrator relationships.
• Build and retain high-performing teams.
• Executive Partnership
• Serve as a strategic partner to merchandising, supply chain, finance, and store operations leaders.
• Translate business priorities into technology initiatives with measurable ROI.
• Present application strategies and outcomes to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role focused on growth and development.
• Experience leading enterprise and customer-facing applications in retail, consumer, or high-volume transaction environments.
• Proven ownership of large budgets and complex vendor ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success leading major platform implementations or transformations.
• Retail, distribution, or high-transaction volume environment experience preferred.

Technical and Functional Expertise

• ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Retail systems (POS, merchandising, order management)
• Supply chain systems (WMS, TMS, planning)
• Cloud and SaaS application environments
• Integration and API-driven architectures

Leadership Skills

• Executive presence and strong business acumen.
• Ability to influence C-suite and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience leading large, distributed teams.
• Strong financial and vendor management capabilities.
• Strong leadership, change management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Projected Salary Range

$250,000 - $275,000

Why Family Dollar

At Family Dollar, we are committed to operational excellence, innovation, and delivering value to our customers and communities. This role offers the opportunity to shape how outsourced services support a large, dynamic retail organization and to make a measurable impact across the enterprise.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Family Dollar is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status.

Compliance

We are committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Location

Full time
510 Volvo Parkway,
Chesapeake,
Virginia 23320