Location:
Toronto
Address:
100 Queens Quay East Toronto Ontario M5E 1V3 Canada
Job Title:
VP Enterprise Applications
Canada Goose isnt like anything else. Weve built something great something special an iconic lifestyle brand with an inspirational and authentic story. At the heart of it is our promise to inspire and enable all people to thrive in the world outside. To Live in the Open. At Canada Goose youre part of a movement that belongs to something bigger. One that seeks out the restorative power of nature and is driven by a purpose to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm. We endure any condition observe every detail and are building a community that believes in living bravely and coming together to support gamechanging people.
Here opportunities are everywhere to try something new to learn to do meaningful and impactful work and theyre yours for the taking.
Position Overview:
Canada Goose is looking to bring onboard a dynamic visionary leader to join our team as Vice President of Enterprise Applications. If youre passionate about driving innovation shaping strategic technology initiatives and empowering organizations to reach new heights we want to hear from you! Step into a key leadership role where your expertise will define the future of our enterprise systems and leave a lasting impact on our companys success. The VP Enterprise Applications provides strategy vision direction and management of Canada Gooses business processes and enterprise applications.You and your team will act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the IT team on all requirements surrounding business process design enterprise application roadmaps and documentation. In addition you will help prioritize global applications initiatives provide functional support of all enterprise processes and provide best practices for a sustainable ecosystem that supports the organizations financial operational and growth goals. You will also recruit coach and mentor a team of experts and foster trusted partnerships with business stakeholders and other IT Groups.
What Youll Do:
- Establish the strategy and roadmaps for enterprise applications in alignment with the corporate objectives including corporate systems (Finance HR Procurement Document Management Supply Chain) supply chain systems and manufacturing systems
- Keep abreast of industry and technology trends to inform and adjust the strategy
- Support the shortterm and longterm financial and operational goals of Canada Goose by supporting successful delivery of initiatives and sustaining operational performance
- Create and nurture a team that partners with the business to continuously improve optimize and enhance business processes and their use of enterprise applications
- Work in close collaboration with technology peers to support Canada Goose transformation initiatives with a bias towards configuration and extensibility of native platforms
- Assess business and user needs continuously to provide analysis on opportunities to take advantage of existing and/or innovative technology solutions
- Serve as an internal consultant to advise on best practices and application of technology
- Translate emerging business requirements to applications enablement initiatives that yield measurable business outcomes
- Develop team expertise to serve as functional subject matter experts for enterprise applications; provide end user support as needed
- Document business processes functional requirements and other supporting reference material; disseminate this knowledge to the Support Development QA and Project teams
- Work closely with other IT management personnel in identifying evaluating selecting and implementing specific information technologies that support the Corporate and IT strategies
- Negotiate resolution of conflicting priorities to establish resource and task plan that supports the department and corporate objectives
- Set and measure performance objectives and provides regular oneonone feedback to all members of the team
- Build a clear and defined succession plan for management within the team
- Coach and mentor team leads and team members provides guidance in the resolution of critical issues that may impact established service levels or service expectations
- Manage the department through clear communication expectations timelines and performance metrics
- Manage delivery and SLAs by guiding incident resolution problem management maintenance and enhancement tickets raised by the end users for assigned applications
- Develop relevant metrics measures and publishes the performance of the services provided and enable continuous improvement activities in collaboration with peer groups
- Provide key operational metrics for all global applications operations processes.
- Provide input to the Financial and Capital Planning processes as well as technology impacts to the department
Lets Talk About You:
- Twelve or more years experience in managing enterprise IT applications including design implementation delivery troubleshooting change management and production support
- Successfully implemented multiple ERP/MRP projects including more than one of the following areas: Finance (GL AR AP) Procurement (Procure to Pay process) Warehouse Logistics MRP PLM HR document management collaboration tools Business Intelligence Data Lake.
- Strong expertise in business process analysis techniques including business process reengineering asis/tobe and gap analysis continuous improvement processes
- Strong expertise in development of application roadmaps and strategies
- Six Sigma or APICS certification is an asset
- Certification or training in MS D365 (functional) or other ERP/MRP is an asset
Whats in it For You
- A company built on Canadian roots and heritage
- Your work is recognized with a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards Program
- Opportunities for career growth through numerous internal and external programs
- Recognize and be recognized by your peers with our Goose Rewards & ICON Rewards
- Be a part ofCG Gives. Donation matching and paid volunteer time to help the organizations you care about
- Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health embracing change and connecting with colleagues
- Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow
We believe in the power of inclusion and are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where all employees can bring their authentic selves to work everyday. We believe every one of our team members enriches our diversity by exposing us to varying ways to understand the world identify challenges and to discover design produce and deliver great products and service. Our different perspectives are what enable us to create dream and live in the open.
Canada Goose is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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