Director, Global Management

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Full-Time Exempt Employee Northbrook, IL, US

6 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Join Our Team at Hu Friedy Group  – Innovating Excellence in Dental Instrument Manufacturing

Hu Friedy Group  is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand‑crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, Hu Friedy Group  provides a unique combination of world class products, value‑added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients.

Working at Hu Friedy Group  is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best‑In‑Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.

Lead the technology backbone that powers a global healthcare business.

Hu Friedy Group  is seeking a strategic and transformational technology leader to join our Information Technology team as Director, Global Applications Management
. In this highly visible leadership role, you will own the strategy, delivery, and evolution of the enterprise application ecosystem that supports our global finance, supply chain, operations, commercial, and customer‑facing functions.

This position is ideal for a leader who combines deep enterprise applications expertise with strong business acumen and a passion for driving modernization, operational excellence, and digital transformation. You'll help shape the future of our technology landscape while leading critical initiatives across ERP, Salesforce, eCommerce, AI, automation, and M&A integrations.

• Define and execute the global application roadmap across ERP, CRM, and other core enterprise platforms.
• Drive application modernization, standardization, and rationalization initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce complexity.
• Develop investment strategies that balance innovation, business value, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Partner with executive leadership to align technology priorities with business growth objectives.

• Oversee large‑scale enterprise programs including ERP, CRM, supply chain, procurement, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead technology integration efforts associated with mergers and acquisitions, including system assessments, data migration, and platform consolidation.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and data‑driven capabilities to improve productivity and decision‑making across the enterprise.
• Ensure strong governance, execution discipline, and value realization across strategic initiatives.

• Partner closely with business leaders to translate operational needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Digital Solutions teams to support eCommerce and customer‑facing platforms through effective enterprise systems integration.
• Drive improvements across order‑to‑cash, pricing, fulfillment, and other critical business processes.

• Lead and develop teams responsible for enterprise architecture, application delivery, and ongoing platform support.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Establish scalable governance, prioritization, and delivery frameworks that support business agility and growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise technology, application…