IT Manager - Digital Solutions

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal.

Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

This role leads a team of Digital Technology professionals within the Oshkosh Vocational segment and is responsible for the strategy, delivery, support, and continuous improvement of Oshkosh's JD Edwards (JDE) platform, with a primary focus on Finance and Supply Chain business capabilities. Partners closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and business leadership to align technology solutions with strategic priorities, improve business processes, and maximize the value of enterprise applications.

Responsible for developing team members by setting clear goals, providing coaching, and supporting career development while driving operational excellence, innovation, and a customer first culture. Oversees application strategy, project delivery, production support, budgets, vendor relationships, and roadmap planning while fostering the DT competencies of customer obsession, agility, results, and entrepreneurship, as well as the Oshkosh leadership traits.

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Digital Technology professionals.

Serve as the primary DT partner for Finance and Supply Chain leadership, developing trusted relationships and aligning technology investments with business strategy.

Define and execute the application roadmap for JD Edwards and Infor LN ERP systems, balancing business priorities, technical debt, modernization efforts, and operational stability.

Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and continuous improvement across financial and supply chain processes.

Ensure reliable operation, performance, security, and support of Finance and Supply Chain applications while meeting established service level objectives.

Lead the planning and delivery of application enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and enterprise initiatives using appropriate project delivery methodologies.

Partner with enterprise architecture and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy.

Manage relationships with external implementation partners, software vendors, and consulting resources to deliver quality outcomes.

Ensure compliance with DT governance, security standards, audit requirements, and internal controls, particularly supporting financial compliance and reporting.

Drive financial management best practices through annual planning, budgeting, vendor management, ROI analysis, and effective resource allocation.

Evaluate emerging technologies and ERP capabilities that improve operational excellence and business value.

Establish department performance metrics and measure success through operational performance, customer satisfaction, business outcomes, and continuous improvement.

Build strong partnerships across DT and business functions while effectively communicating with technical and nontechnical audiences.

Develop departmental standards, governance, and best practices supporting enterprise application management.

Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

Five or more years of experience implementing, supporting, or leading enterprise ERP applications.

One or more years of leadership or formal management experience.

Experience partnering with Finance and Supply Chain and relevant functional expertise to support their business processes within enterprise ERP environments (JD Edwards and/or Infor LN, preferred) defining requirements and delivering business solutions.

Experience supporting global manufacturing organizations.

Experience leading ERP modernization, cloud transformation, or digital transformation initiatives.

Experience with DT governance frameworks, budgeting, vendor management, and portfolio planning.

Experience working in Agile or hybrid project delivery environments.

Knowledge of integration platforms, reporting and analytics solutions, and enterprise architecture principles.

Experience managing third party implementation partners and global delivery teams.

Familiarity with DT governance, SOX controls, financial compliance, and audit requirements within ERP environments.

Familiarity with business intelligence, analytics, AI, intelligent…