ERP Lead - QAD

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced ERP Technical Lead to take ownership of our QAD ERP program at a critical juncture. The incumbent will land into an in‑flight implementation nearing its first major go‑live in the coming months, drive it to a stable cutover and hypercare close‑out, and immediately pivot to lead the next wave of delivery—covering manufacturing modules and the prioritized backlog—targeted for a go‑live later in the year.

While direct QAD experience is strongly preferred, candidates with strong end‑to‑end ERP implementation experience on comparable platforms (SAP, Oracle EBS/Fusion, Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Infor, IFS, Epicor, Net Suite, etc.), particularly in manufacturing environments, will also be considered. The expectation is that a seasoned ERP technical leader can ramp up on QAD specifics quickly and bring proven delivery discipline to the program.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role requiring deep functional/technical depth, solution ownership, and close collaboration with business, IT, and the system integrator.

• Take immediate technical ownership of the active delivery, including solution design, configuration decisions, and cutover readiness from current state through go‑live.
• Lead the final stretch of UAT, data migration dry runs, cutover rehearsals, and go/no‑go technical decisions.
• Work alongside the system integrator (SI) and internal team to hold technical timelines, scope, and quality.
• Own hypercare post go‑live: defect triage, P1/P2 resolution, business stabilization, and transition to steady‑state support.

• Define and lead the technical roadmap for the next delivery wave, covering Manufacturing modules (Shop Floor Control, Work Orders, Routings, BOMs, MRP, Capacity Planning, Inventory) and carried‑over backlog items.
• Own the solution architecture, design decisions, and technical resource model for the next wave.
• Lead requirements workshops with manufacturing, planning, supply chain, and finance stakeholders; sign off on solution design, gaps, and customizations.
• Drive build, configuration, integration (MES, WMS, finance, EDI as applicable), testing cycles (SIT, UAT, performance), data migration, training, and cutover.
• Lead go‑live readiness reviews and hypercare through stabilization.

• Single point of technical accountability to the program sponsor and steering committee for ERP delivery.
• Provide technical direction to SI partners, internal functional consultants, developers, and business SMEs.
• Own program‑level technical risks, dependencies, and change requests.
• Establish and enforce delivery standards: design documentation, test evidence, cutover playbooks, and post‑go‑live technical KPIs.
• Coach and mentor internal team to build long‑term ERP capability.

• 10+ years of ERP implementation experience, with significant time in technical lead roles.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one Tier‑1 or Tier‑2 ERP platform—QAD strongly preferred; alternatively SAP (ECC/S4), Oracle EBS/Fusion, Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Infor (LN/M3/CSI), IFS, Epicor, or Net Suite in a manufacturing context.
• At least two end‑to‑end ERP implementations through go‑live in a technical capacity, including at least one in a discrete or process manufacturing environment.
• Strong functional and technical depth in Manufacturing (Shop Floor, MRP, Routings, BOMs, Work Orders, Inventory) plus working knowledge of Finance, Distribution, and Procurement modules—on any major ERP.
• Cutover and hypercare leadership experience for a live ERP go‑live in the last 5 years.
• Solid grasp of ERP integration patterns and tooling (APIs, middleware, EDI, reporting/BI). Familiarity…