Job Description:
INNOVATE without boundaries!
Milwaukee Tool, an industry-leading manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools, accessories, and hand tools for professional users worldwide, is looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and motivated leader to operate, evolve, and modernize the Oracle platform at the heart of our business. Come be a part of the IT team behind the most exciting and innovative tool company in the world and join the REDvolution!
Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.
**Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.; Sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.
Your Role on Our Team:
As the Director, IT – Oracle Platform, you will lead the team that owns Milwaukee Tool’s Oracle Fusion platform. With our Oracle Fusion foundation now live and established, your focus will be on ensuring operational excellence while evolving the platform through new capabilities that keep pace with our fast-growing business. You will lead a high-performing platform organization, partner with leaders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, and others, and define the long-term platform strategy that turns Oracle into a durable competitive advantage. You will bring Extreme Ownership, Candor, Speed/Agility/Urgency, and a ONE-TEAM mentality to every aspect of the role.
You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and grow the Oracle Platform Team by recruiting and retaining top talent while building strong succession plans, career paths, and leadership capability.
- Own the health, stability, security, performance, and scalability of Milwaukee Tool's Oracle Fusion platform in production.
- Champion enterprise standardization and best practices while thoughtfully evaluating exceptions that create measurable business value.
- Govern platform architecture, change control, release management, and solution standards to maintain a secure, scalable, global single-instance Oracle platform.
- Define, communicate, and execute a multi-year Oracle platform roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities and business outcomes.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into standardized platform capabilities that enable long-term business growth.
- Prioritize and deliver a continuous pipeline of new platform capabilities and module implementations while maintaining operational excellence.
- Oversee internal teams and external partners, including system integrators and managed service providers, while owning platform investment, licensing strategy, vendor performance, and commercial outcomes.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for critical platform issues and ensure disciplined operational support, risk management, and service continuity.
- Communicate platform health, strategic progress, business outcomes, and investment priorities to executive leadership and steering committees.
The TOOLS you’ll bring with you:
- 15+ years of IT experience in large or midsize multinational manufacturing or supply chain organizations, including significant leadership of technical teams.
- Demonstrated success leading an enterprise platform through implementation, operational stabilization, continuous evolution, and long-term modernization.
- Deep, hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud, including enterprise implementations and ownership of a mature production platform.
- Proven people leadership, including leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams, with a track record of building high-performing organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to define long-term platform strategy, prioritize competing demands, and deliver incremental business value.
- Strong vendor, budget, and portfolio management experience, including system integrators and managed-services partners.
- Broad knowledge of supply chain, manufacturing, and finance business processes and how they map to Oracle capabilities.
- Exceptional collaboration, influence, and executive communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.
Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:
- Experience leading multiple enterprise platforms or a broader application portfolio.
- Experience standing up or scaling a product-based platform operating model and steady-state support organization.
- Familiarity with the broader Oracle ecosystem, including OTM/GTM, OIC integrations, and Fusion Cloud modules across Order Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Execution, and Finance.
- Experience transitioning an organization from implementation into long-term platform ownership.
- Track record of successfully delivering complex, multi-million-dollar business and IT programs.
- Decisiveness in navigating ambiguity and translating complex business needs into scalable platform capabilities.
- Ability to distill and communicate complex concepts into simple, clear messages for executive audiences.
- Exposure to multi-vendor, multi-cultural, global IT delivery and the ability to lead distributed teams.
- Relevant Oracle certifications.
- Ability to travel to other Milwaukee Tool locations on occasion, as required.
Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, stretch, reach, and communicate effectively with others in the workplace.
- Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
- Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers to operate office equipment, machinery, hand tools, and/or power tools.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- May be required to wear personal protective equipment, including, but not limited to, safety glasses, gloves, and hearing protection.
- May work in laboratories and/or controlled, enclosed, restricted areas
- Noise levels may range from moderate to loud.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.
- May require travel depending on company needs.
We provide these great perks and benefits:
- Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
- Generous 401(k) savings plan
- Education assistance
- On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
- And many more. Check out our benefits site HERE.
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.
