ERP Development Manager

ERP Development Manager (Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central, Retail)

A leading retail organization is seeking an ERP Development Manager to lead the modernization of its enterprise ERP landscape. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a senior ERP professional who thrives at the intersection of architecture, development, and people leadership .

You will own the end‑to‑end migration from Microsoft NAV (on‑prem) to Dynamics 365 Business Central (Cloud) , driving technical strategy while remaining actively involved in system design, AL development, integrations, and deployment. This role plays a critical part in enabling scalable, secure, and high‑performing ERP solutions that support retail operations across stores, e‑commerce, supply chain, and finance.

This is a full‑time, on‑site role based at the corporate office in North York .

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• Lead the ERP development roadmap and technical execution for the migration from NAV to Business Central (Cloud)
• Analyze, stabilize, and refactor legacy NAV customizations into extension‑based BC architecture
• Define and govern integration architecture across LS Central / POS, E‑commerce platforms, CRM and WMS, Finance, merchandising, supply chain, and inventory systems, Vendor APIs and retail technologies
• Establish standards for security, telemetry, monitoring, and system performance

• Own data model mapping (NAV → BC, aligned with LS Central)
• Oversee ETL, data cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and cutover execution
• Define data governance practices, master data ownership, and quality controls

• Write and review AL / CAL code, optimization strategies, and refactoring efforts
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and standardized deployments
• Own environment management (Sandbox, UAT, Production) and branching strategies
• Define unit, regression, and performance testing frameworks
• Establish coding standards, technical documentation, and version control practices

• Lead and grow a team of ERP developers (initially 3+, scaling with demand)
• Embed agile and Dev Ops best practices (sprint planning, workflow tracking, RCA)

• Act as the primary technical bridge between business leaders and the ERP roadmap
• Lead discovery sessions, design workshops, and technical decision‑making forums
• Partner with IT leadership to enforce cybersecurity, compliance, and release governance
• Support incident management, post‑mortems, and disaster recovery planning

• 7+ years of ERP development experience with Microsoft NAV and/or Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Deep hands‑on experience with AL/CAL development and extension‑based architecture
• Strong expertise in LS Central / LS Retail and retail ERP / POS ecosystems
• Cost Accounting, Jobs, Scheduler
• Proven experience leading NAV → Business Central migrations
• Expert‑level integration design across POS, e‑commerce, CRM, WMS, finance, and vendor APIs
• Experience with EDI , APIs, and secure integration patterns (OAuth, tokenization, queues)
• Strong understanding of data governance, ETL, reconciliation, and master data management
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and ERP release management
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices (Azure AD, least privilege, access governance)
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve performance and integration risks

• Azure services experience (Functions, Service Bus, Key Vault)
• Power BI modeling and retail analytics
• Magento or similar e‑commerce platform integrations

• A collaborative, high‑energy work environment where innovation and ownership are encouraged
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Flexible spending account and wellness‑focused benefits
• Employee product discounts
• Ongoing professional development and continuing education
• Clear growth path within a rapidly evolving ERP and retail technology landscape
• Inclusive, people‑first culture that values teamwork, transparency, and impact

For more information, please get in touch!

Kevin Ong

R2 Global

Senior Recruitment Consultant - MS Dynamics 365 F&O/BC

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Consulting

IT Services and IT Consulting and Retail