Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and ERP

Job Purpose

The Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and ERP will lead PHINIA’s enterprise applications strategy and a foundational business transformation across IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Plant Operations, and the broader enterprise. This role will help establish the modern digital core needed to improve global scale, process excellence, operational performance, and data‑driven decision‑making. SAP S/4HANA is the largest and most visible component of the role, but success will be measured by business adoption, process standardization, value realization, and sustainable capability building – not system deployment alone.

The leader will drive enterprise application solutions across Finance and Supply Chain while partnering closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales/Aftermarket, Data & Analytics, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and other IT teams. The successful candidate will be a proven enterprise change agent who can lead at scale, build trust with senior business leaders, influence across functions, and convert complex transformation priorities into measurable business outcomes. This leader will report directly to the SVP, Chief Information Officer and serve as a key member of the Global IT Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Applications Strategy and Transformation
  • Define and execute the enterprise applications strategy and roadmap across ERP, Finance, Supply Chain, and adjacent business capabilities.
  • Lead PHINIA’s Unite ERP transformation as a business transformation that improves global process standardization, operational resilience, adoption, and value realization.
  • Establish a modern digital core while ensuring the broader applications portfolio supports end‑to‑end enterprise value beyond a single platform.
  • Challenge existing practices when needed and help leaders make enterprise trade‑offs that support simplification, scalability, and long‑term performance.
• ERP / SAP S/4HANA Delivery and Value Realization
  • Lead large‑scale ERP transformation activities, including implementation planning, sequencing, governance, execution, stabilization, and continuous improvement.
  • Oversee critical decisions related to architecture, integrations, data migration, process harmonization, testing, cutover, business readiness, and post‑go‑live support.
  • Maintain executive‑level clarity around risks, dependencies, decisions, milestones, business case performance, and program health.
  • Partner with SAP, system integrators, managed service partners, and internal teams to deliver with discipline, pace, and measurable value.
• Business Partnership and Cross‑Functional Alignment
  • Serve as a strategic IT partner to Finance and Supply Chain, ensuring technology solutions support business priorities, process excellence, controls, reporting, and measurable outcomes.
  • Partner closely with Plant Operations and Manufacturing leaders to ensure enterprise applications support production execution, operational continuity, and shop‑floor integration needs.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Sales/Aftermarket, Data & Analytics, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, regional, and digital teams to deliver integrated enterprise solutions.
  • Build trusted senior relationships and translate business priorities into a clear technology roadmap that balances transformation ambition with operational stability.
• Global Capability, Talent, and Partner Management
  • Build and mature PHINIA’s enterprise applications and ERP capabilities, including clear accountabilities, operating rhythms, delivery standards, and long‑term support models.
  • Develop a high‑performing global team capable of supporting major transformation, business‑as‑usual operations, future enhancements, and acquisition integration.
  • Strengthen delivery capabilities, including global SAP and enterprise applications talent, while building leadership depth and succession strength.
  • Manage system integrators, managed service providers, and technology partners with a focus on cost discipline, responsiveness, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Process, Data, Integration, and Controls
  • Drive global process harmonization across key value streams, including record‑to‑report, order‑to‑cash, procure‑to‑pay, and demand‑to‑supply.
  • Establish strong master data governance, data quality, migration, integration, and long‑term ownership practices.
  • Ensure enterprise application solutions meet manufacturing, automotive, finance, tax, audit, controls, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain appropriate controls, traceability, audit readiness, and governance across enterprise application platforms.
• Change Adoption, Simplification, and Growth Readiness
  • Lead organizational change, communications, training, readiness, and adoption plans across functions, regions, and plants.
  • Activate business ownership, super‑user networks, and governance forums that sustain transformation outcomes after go‑live.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and modernize the application landscape as PHINIA evolves.
  • Support acquisition integration through repeatable approaches for systems integration, data migration, process alignment, controls, reporting, and operational readiness.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including significant responsibility for enterprise applications, ERP, global delivery, and business transformation.
• 10+ years of SAP experience in complex business environments, with meaningful exposure to manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and global operations.
• Proven leadership of at least one large‑scale, full‑lifecycle SAP implementation or major ERP transformation; SAP S/4HANA experience in manufacturing is strongly desired.
• Deep understanding of ERP‑enabled business processes across Finance and Supply Chain, including record‑to‑report, procure‑to‑pay, order‑to‑cash, planning, materials, inventory, and logistics.
• Experience operating in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive, industrial, or discrete manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior leaders across Finance, Supply Chain, Plant Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales/Aftermarket, and IT.
• Strong experience managing global programs, complex stakeholder environments, system integrators, managed service providers, and distributed internal teams.
• Experience building or maturing enterprise applications / ERP capabilities, including Centers of Excellence, global delivery models, offshore or nearshore teams, and partner management.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change, executive governance, program execution, financial discipline, and benefits realization at scale.
• Demonstrated success influencing enterprise process and operating model decisions across functions beyond direct organizational control.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Direct experience leading a senior leadership role in an SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Experience with RISE with SAP, SAP BTP, cloud integration, hyperscaler environments, or modern SAP architecture.
• Experience in automotive, mobility, industrial manufacturing, or other complex global manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting acquisition integration, divestitures, carve‑outs, or post‑merger systems integration.
• Experience strengthening internal capability through global talent hubs, including India‑based delivery or Center of Excellence models.
• MBA, master’s degree, or equivalent advanced business / technology education.

Leadership Characteristics

• Transformational Change Agent – has successfully led large‑scale transformation in complex environments, creates urgency, builds alignment, removes barriers, and drives adoption across global teams.
• Enterprise Leader – thinks beyond a single system or function, understands how Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales/Aftermarket, Data, and IT must connect to deliver enterprise value.
• Strategic Business Partner and Relationship Builder – builds trusted relationships with business leaders across functions, operates as a credible advisor, influences without authority, and translates business priorities into transformation outcomes.
• Execution‑Oriented Operator – balances strategic vision with rigorous delivery discipline, drives clarity, decisions, accountability, and measurable progress.
• Capability Builder – builds strong internal teams, develops talent, strengthens leadership depth, and creates sustainable operating models with the right blend of internal capability and partner leverage.
• Financially Disciplined Leader – understands investment trade‑offs, program economics, vendor management, and value realization; optimizes resources while protecting transformation outcomes.
• Global and Culturally Effective – leads effectively across regions, functions, cultures, partners, and time zones, building trust and accountability in a global operating model.

What We Offer

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We offer formal development opportunities at all levels, including health and well‑being resources, family‑centric policies, and an agile workplace program where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

Application Guidance

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