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.

Base Pay Range

CA$100,000.00/yr - CA$165,000.00/yr

ERP Strategy, Architecture & Delivery

• 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

Data Migration & Quality

• 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

Hands‑On Engineering Leadership

• 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

Team Leadership & Capability Building

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

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Governance

• 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

Skills & Qualifications

• 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

Nice to Have

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

What’s Offered

• 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

Additional Information

For more information, please get in touch!

Contact

Kevin Ong

R2 Global

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

d: 305-390-1733

e: kevin@r2-global.com

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Consulting

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting and Retail

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