Job Specifications
South Pittsburg, TN (hybrid)
About Lodge Cast Iron
We got our start over 125 years ago when Joseph Lodge founded the Blacklock Foundry in South Pittsburg, TN. His scrappy, hardworking spirit continues to lead us today. As a team, we believe cast iron is for everyone. We’re dedicated to manufacturing American-made cookware that we’re proud to use in our very own homes and excited to bring to kitchens, backyards, and campfires around the world. Day in and day out, we work together to stay safe, have fun, and be better than we were the day before.
What fires us up?
By now, you may have caught on to the fact that we’re serious about spreading the joys of cast iron. And while we’re always on the lookout for ways to innovate, we believe in the adage: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s why we stand by a simple recipe of just iron and oil (no forever chemicals, since forever!). It’s also why we’re passionate about keeping our campus in our hometown of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, providing great jobs to our community. As we bring our cookware to the next generation of cast iron chefs, we’re looking for people to help us stay true to our roots every step of the way. Does that sound like something you can get behind?
A Day in the Life
The Director of Enterprise Technology Enablement is responsible for enterprise architecture, systems integration, and digital transformation at Lodge. This role designs and leads the future-state technology ecosystem - connecting commerce, ERP, data, and operational systems to enable scalable growth, data-driven decision-making, and AI-enabled workflows. This role serves as the enterprise authority on technology architecture and systems integration decisions. The Director reports to the Vice President of Finance and Administration and acts as a senior business partner to Finance, Supply Chain, Foundry Operations, Retail, Marketing, and People & Culture, ensuring technology capabilities are aligned to enterprise strategy and execution. A critical mandate of this role is preparing Lodge, across people, processes, data, and applications—for major system transformations and digital capabilities over the next 3-5 years (e.g., Commerce, HCM, ERP).
While accountable for overall IT outcomes, day-to-day infrastructure, cybersecurity, and help desk operations are led by an IT Services Manager, allowing this role to focus on architecture, integration, enablement and forward-looking transformation.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture and Systems Integration
Define and own Lodge’s enterprise architecture strategy, including system roles, data domains, integration standards.
Establish and lead a systems integration (SI) strategy, including APIs, middleware, data synchronization, governance, and vendor coordination.
Lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives (e.g., Shopify POS, Human Capital Management platforms, and digital personalization capabilities), working with internal teams and external partners to design how customer, employee, order, payment, fulfillment, and shipping data flows across Lodge systems.
Architect and enable new digital capabilities such as personalized cookware experiences (e.g., custom skillet upload, configuration, and ordering), ensuring seamless integration across commerce, manufacturing, fulfillment, and customer data platforms.
Ensure consistent, reliable, and scalable data movement across commerce, ERP, CRM, finance, supply chain, and operational platforms.
Serve as the primary technology partner in evaluating, selecting, sequencing, and implementing major enterprise platforms.
Develop and execute a 3–5 year technology enablement roadmap aligned with Lodge’s strategic plan and growth priorities.
ERP and Enterprise Transformation Readiness
Lead enterprise readiness for major system implementations (e.g., ERP) within a 3–5 year horizon.
Prepare the organization across people, process, data, and applications to reduce risk and improve adoption.
Partner with functional leaders to define transformation roadmaps, sequencing, and change management approach.
Apply lessons learned from prior ERP or large-scale system implementations to inform strategy and execution.
Support modernization of legacy processes and applications to ensure the enterprise is prepared for future-state platforms.
AI Strategy and Ownership
Own Lodge’s enterprise AI strategy, prioritization, and governance, ensuring AI initiatives are aligned to business strategy and deliver measurable value.
Define where and how AI should be applied across operations, finance, supply chain, customer experience, and manufacturing — distinguishing experimentation from enterprise-scale deployment.
Establish decision frameworks, guardrails, and success criteria for AI use cases, including ethical use, data readiness, and organizational impact.
Serve as the executive point of accountability for AI-related technology decisions, investments, and sequencing across the enterprise.
Digital Transfo