Bird Buddy
Bird Buddy
Bird Buddy combines manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and eCommerce to create connected products that help people observe and care for birds. Its smart bird feeder uses a camera and AI-powered features to capture photos and videos of visiting birds, send activity alerts to a mobile app, and support species identification. The company also builds a community around backyard birding, making nature more accessible while encouraging interest in local wildlife. For job seekers, Bird Buddy offers the opportunity to contribute to a consumer product that brings hardware, software, AI, and nature-focused experiences together.

Business Systems Manager – NetSuite | Bird Buddy | Remote in Slovenia

Lead NetSuite strategy, delivery, governance, and adoption for Bird Buddy’s connected smart bird-feeder business. Improve ERP reliability, monthly close, and operational efficiency across finance, supply chain, and other business functions.

Description

  • Lead ERP strategy and delivery so the company’s systems can support growth and operate more efficiently.
  • Collect cross-functional needs and steer the NetSuite development and adoption roadmap.
  • Act as the central NetSuite contact for the CFO, COO, and executive team.
  • Consolidate competing requests into one clearly ranked delivery backlog.
  • Coordinate internal specialists and external managed-service partners.
  • Convert business needs into actionable technical requirements and assess completed work.
  • Set project priorities and determine the sequence of delivery.
  • Plan system rollout, development, and onboarding for teams that do not yet use the platform.
  • Oversee vendors, partners, governance, budgets, and build-or-buy evaluations.
  • Improve system stability and maintain reliable operations through peak trading periods.
  • Control changes that affect financial statements or closed periods, including approvals and release timing.
  • Establish operating rhythms and maintain practical documentation through runbooks.
  • Improve the consistency of monthly close, system adoption, and efficiency across the business.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of an ERP platform, preferably NetSuite, in a lean startup or scale-up with limited support resources.
  • Broad understanding of business operations spanning finance, supply chain, operations, and sales channels.
  • Sound judgment about which problems merit investment, with the ability to turn them into buildable technical requirements.
  • Background in consumer products, e-commerce, or hardware businesses operating through webstores, marketplaces such as Amazon, and retail partners.
  • Subscription experience is preferred, as is managing a system through peak season without regression.
  • Practical, grounded working style with a habit of diagnosing issues before recommending changes and explaining the business case.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships and budgets, including build-versus-buy decisions.
  • At least eight years of professional experience, including several years leading or owning a system, program, or team.
  • Fluent working English.
  • Hands-on experience with NetSuite OneWorld across multiple subsidiaries and currencies is preferred.
  • Product management experience is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive stock option package.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid leave.
  • Open-ended employment contract with a trial period.
  • Your own Bird Buddy Feeder.
  • Bird Buddy Premium Family subscription.
  • Support for personal and professional development.

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