Senior Manager Business Applications
Apply NowCompany: Sporting Life Group
Location: Woodbridge, ON L4H 1A1
Description:
What You'll Do;
As a Senior Manager of Business Applications with Sporting Life Group, you will focus on Retail, Supply Chain, and Finance to oversee the strategy, implementation, and optimization of business applications across these critical functional areas. Sporting Life Group is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town Sports.
Within this role you will closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that business applications align with organizational goals, drive efficiency, and support business growth by ultizing your expertise in technology, business processes, and strong leadership to manage a team while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality business solutions.
What You'll Bring;
What We'll Give You;
Who We Are;
Sporting Life Group is a member of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited company and is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town.
Operating from coast to coast Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town's fleet of stores inspire Canadians to get outside and live an active lifestyle, whether it's playing some of Canada's top golf courses, running through community trails, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of the hills, or any sports activity in between fit for the individual or whole family.
Sporting Life Group is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.
As a Senior Manager of Business Applications with Sporting Life Group, you will focus on Retail, Supply Chain, and Finance to oversee the strategy, implementation, and optimization of business applications across these critical functional areas. Sporting Life Group is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town Sports.
Within this role you will closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that business applications align with organizational goals, drive efficiency, and support business growth by ultizing your expertise in technology, business processes, and strong leadership to manage a team while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality business solutions.
- Lead and manage the Business Applications team that builds and supports the ERP and POS systems across Finance, Supply Chain, and Retail.
- Design and improve the ERP system, aligned with the technology roadmap.
- Solve and recommend solutions for complex scenarios within an agile framework or waterfall project structure.
- Configure new application features and deprecate existing features as needed.
- Lead the creation of technical documentation including Functional Design Document (FDD), Solution Design Document (SDD), solution blueprints, release notes, etc.
- Maintain expert level knowledge of the ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, and other integrated systems.
- Identify opportunities to improve system capabilities that enhance the user experience and drive efficiencies in the business.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the organization and collaborate to implement business systems and processes.
- Work closely with the technical delivery team to plan team capacity, and ensure solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
- Assist with major system upgrades or local custom deployments.
- Develop test cases scenarios and assist with UAT.
- Resolve system issues and serve as an escalation path for critical issues.
- Mentor team members and develop their system knowledge.
What You'll Bring;
- University degree in relevant discipline or equivalent of experience.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience implementing ERP solutions.
- Minimum 5+ years experience managing a team and leading the design efforts on complex projects.
- Minimum of 2+ full ERP implementations.
- Prior experience in retail, apparel, and sporting goods is preferred.
- D365FnO certification required.
- Prior program experience Salesforce technologies considered an asset.
- Experience with cloud-based solutions, integrations, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Excellent communication skills.
What We'll Give You;
- Play a significant role in our mighty team, which shares a passion for sports and lifestyle.
- Work in a supportive team in a hybrid environment where your contributions are valued and recognized in a hybrid environment, collaborating with and learning from industry experts.
- Competitive compensation with opportunities for professional development and career growth within the Sporting Life Group.
- An unmatched benefits package, with comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage and access to our amazing discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports, which can be shared with friends and family.
Who We Are;
Sporting Life Group is a member of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited company and is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprising iconic banners, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town.
Operating from coast to coast Golf Town, Sporting Life and Team Town's fleet of stores inspire Canadians to get outside and live an active lifestyle, whether it's playing some of Canada's top golf courses, running through community trails, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of the hills, or any sports activity in between fit for the individual or whole family.
Sporting Life Group is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.