Director, ERP and Business Applications

Bosch Building Technologies Director ERP and Business Applications

About Robert Bosch GmbH

Headquartered in Germany Robert Bosch GmbH is a premier global supplier with four primary business sectors: Automotive Technology Industrial Technology Consumer Goods and Energy and Building Technology. Over 400000 associates generate sales of over 90 billion. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark short Bosch creates technology that is Invented for life. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH a charitable foundation. The special ownership structure guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant investments in safeguarding its North America Robert Bosch LLC supplies automotive original equipment and aftermarket products industrial drive and control technology power tool security and building technology thermo-technology household appliances solar energy healthcare and software innovations. Bosch established its regional presence in North America in 1906 and now employs 41000 associates in more than one hundred locations.

Bosch Building Technologies Integrator Business

The regional system integration business called Bosch Building Technologies offers solutions and customized services for building security energy efficiency and building automation for commercial buildings and infrastructure projects Bosch started its Integrator Business in North America through the acquisition of Climatec in 2015. Climatec expanded Boschs role as a comprehensive supplier of energy building automation and security solutions. Climatec is recognized in the building industry as an independent single-source integrator of critical building systems including energy services building automation and security & life safety in the U.S. market. The company provides consulting planning implementation and 24/7 remote management. Climatec is active in several market segments and industries including data centers commercial real estate buildings and federal state and local government. Climatec has operated as an independent entity maintaining its offices in Arizona California Nevada Texas New York and New Jersey. Climatec continues to represent and integrate numerous leading manufactures product lines across its wide range of services including Bosch 2023 Bosch acquired Canadian-based security integrator Paladin Technologies. Merging Paladin Technologies and Climatec will significantly expand Boschs Integrator Business in North America. Today the combined entity of Bosch Building Technologies (previously Climatec and Paladin Technologies) represents over $800M in revenues and 2800 associates. Utilizing the strengths of both companies Bosch offers its customers a complete portfolio of networked and efficient energy building automation and security solutions.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Director of ERP and Business Applications who will own the strategy delivery and lifecycle management of our internal business applications portfolio with primary accountability for our ERP platform built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE and FO.

This role is responsible for ensuring that business applications are fit for purpose secure scalable and continuously improving enabling operational excellence across the organization. The ERP is currently being deployed and this role will lead the transition from implementation into stabilization optimization and ongoing enhancement.

In addition to ERP this role oversees all divisional/regionally managed cloud platforms.

This position will lead solution management as well as possibly the IT PMO depending on the needs of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. ERP & Business Application Ownership

Own the endtoend lifecycle of internal business applications with primary focus on D365 CE and FO:

• Implementation of a harmonized ERP forrecentlymerged businesses
• Postdeployment stabilization operational readiness and adoption
• Ongoing enhancements roadmap planning and release management
• Alignment of application capabilities to evolving business processes
• Data integrity integration quality and reporting effectiveness
• Rationalization of processes data models and application usage acrossmerged organizations

Act as the business and technology owner for ERP balancing functional needs technical feasibility and longterm sustainability.

1. Solution Architecture & Application Management

• Lead solution architecture and application management for ERP and business applications ensuring solutions meet business requirements whileremainingsecure supportable and aligned with enterprise standards.

Responsibilities include:

• Own solution design decisions for ERP integrations automations and business applications
• Translating business requirements into fitforpurpose solution designs and prioritized application backlogs
• Defining integration patterns data flows and application interfaces aligned to ERP and enterprise architecture
• Governing configuration versus customization decisions to minimize longterm technical debt
• Overseeing configuration customization and integration delivery across internal and vendorled teams
• Ensuring solutions are documented operationally ready and supportable postimplementation

Ensure applications are:

• Secure by design
• Welldocumented
• Supportable and maintainable
• Aligned with enterprise architecture principles

1. Portfolio & Vendor Management

Own the application portfolio not managed by Bosch Corporate including:

• SaaS platforms ( Autodesk Construction Cloud)
• Specialized lineofbusiness systems
• Supporting integrations and data flows

Responsibilities include:

• Vendor selection contract oversight and performance management
• Cost optimization and licensing governance
• Roadmap alignment and dependency management
• Escalations and issue resolution

1. Automation AI Enablement & Citizen Development Governance

Align and support the ERP for automation and AI enablement ensuring data integrations and architecture support future AI capabilities

• Enablebusinessled automation and AIassistedworkflows using lowcode tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency
• Support a citizen developeroperatingmodel allowing teams and departments to independently build automations reports and lightweight solutions
• Establish and enforce governance guardrails and standards for automation AI usage data access security and lifecycle management
• Ensure visibility risk management and alignmentof these initiativeswith enterprise architecture and cybersecurity expectations
• Focus areas include Power Platform D365 Copilot capabilities reporting automation and workflow orchestration while explicitly avoiding unmanaged shadow IT

1. Program & PMO Leadership (as applicable)

Potentially lead or oversee IT Project Management Office including:

• Application and ERPrelated programs and initiatives
• Standardized project delivery methods and governance
• Crossfunctional coordination with Finance Operations and Corporate IT
• Risk dependency and change management
• Ensure predictable delivery while supporting an environment of continuous improvement.

1. Due Diligence & M&A Support

Support mergers acquisitions and divestitures by leading application and ERP focused due diligence activities including:

• Assessing ERP platforms business applications and data landscapes of target entities
• Identifyingapplication risks integration complexity and technical debt
• Evaluating SaaS vendors licensing obligations and contract implications
• Providing input on post close ERP and application integration strategies costs and timelines
• Partnering with Corporate IT Finance Security and Enterprise Architecture during diligence and integration planning

1. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Provide leadership and stakeholder alignment to ensure business applications are delivered effectively adopted successfully and governed with clear accountability across the organization.

• Build and lead a highperforming applications and solutions team
• Serve as the primary interface between business leaders IT and vendors
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders on value risk and priorities
• Establish clear ownership accountability and operating rhythms

Supervisor Duties:

In accordance with applicable Company policies/procedures and Federal/State laws will perform the following supervisory responsibilities: planning assigning and directing work; coaching and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Professional Competencies:

• Business & Systems Thinking understands how applications enable endtoend business outcomes
• Execution & Delivery Discipline balances agility with operational rigor
• Vendor & Financial Acumen manages cost value and risk
• Security & Risk Mindset builds solutions that are resilient and compliant
• Leadership creates clarity and momentum in complex environments

Required Qualifications:

• 8 years in enterprise applications ERP or business systems with senior leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE and/or FO (implementation enhancement or ownership)
• Strong understanding of ERP lifecycle management
• Proven vendor and partner management experience
• Experience is supporting a citizen development environment and governance
• Applied AIliteracyunderstandingpractical AI use cases limitations and risks in enterprise environments
• Solid business acumen across finance operations and project delivery
• Strong communicationskills with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Practical understanding of cybersecurity principles in enterprise applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading or governing a PMO
• Background in multisite or operationally complex organizations
• Experience with construction engineering or projectcentric ERP models
• Familiarity with cloudfirst APIdriven application architectures

Physical Demands:

In general the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Must be able to effectively communicate (ie see hear speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers; manual dexterity required for occasional reaching lifting of light office objects and operating office equipment

Working Conditions:

In general the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The office is clean orderly properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate

Additional Information:

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