Vice President - IT Applications
Core
Lead the strategy, delivery, and operation of all enterprise and customer-facing applications for a large retail organization, supporting stores, merchandising, supply chain, and core corporate functions.
Role type
Vice President of IT Applications (Enterprise Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Modern, scalable, and reliable technology platforms for retail operations, including POS, merchandising, supply chain, and ERP systems.
Domain
Retail / Enterprise Application Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise application strategy, modernization leadership, target architecture definition, large team leadership, budget management, vendor ecosystem management, ERP platforms, retail systems, supply chain systems, cloud and SaaS environments, integration and API-driven architectures
Preferred skills
Retail, distribution, or high-transaction volume environment experience, MBA or advanced degree
Technologies
SAP, Oracle, POS, WMS, TMS
Responsibilities
Define and execute enterprise application strategy aligned to business goals, lead modernization initiatives across merchandising, store, supply chain, and corporate systems, establish target architecture and platform roadmaps, lead a large, multi-layered organization of directors, managers, and engineers, manage application budgets, oversee vendor and system integrator relationships, serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, translate business priorities into technology initiatives with measurable ROI
Seniority
Executive (VP), strategy & mentorship
