Head of Engineering

OMNIA Partners has become the largest and most experienced purchasing organization for public and private sector markets by delivering unparalleled scale and solutions. Through further organic growth and strategic acquisitions, OMNIA Partners will continue to drive economies of scale to execute more contracts, in more verticals, with transparent, value-driven pricing for our membership of companies. Our success and growth have been unparalleled in this space.

At the core of our success is a high energy, talented staff with diverse skills and a unified focus on delivering value and an emphasis on creativity, strategic thinking, and execution.

Head of Engineering

Franklin, TN

Fully on-site in our Franklin, TN Headquarters Office.

EVP - Technology

The Head of Engineering will lead the end-to-end engineering function responsible for building, integrating, and scaling a modern technology ecosystem that powers both internal business operations and customer-facing digital experiences. This includes overseeing application development, company website, enterprise data and AI platforms, and a B2B eCommerce ecosystem built atop a vendor-managed platform. The role balances strategic leadership, technical oversight, and vendor governance to deliver a robust, secure, and intelligent digital platform for growth.

• Engineering Leadership:
  Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organization spanning application development, data engineering, AI/ML, and Dev Ops.
• Platform Ownership:
  Drive technical execution across internal and external web and application experiences, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Vendor Platform Integration:
  Oversee engineering efforts connected to the eCommerce system built on a vendor-owned platform, guiding vendor technical roadmaps, integration patterns, and data exchange models.
• Product Search
  
  Experience:
  
  Lead development and optimization of intelligent search capabilities, personalization experiences.
• ERP and Supplier Integration:
  Manage design and delivery of ERP and supplier integrations through APIs, middleware, and files.
• Data and AI Enablement:
  Partner with product and business teams to produce trustworthy, accessible data and build AI/ML solutions, improving decision intelligence and automation.
• Governance and Quality:
  Establish engineering standards, code quality, and Dev Sec Ops  practices across domains.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Product Management, Operations, IT and Business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into technical outcomes.
• Technology Strategy:
  Contribute to overall technology vision, challenge assumptions, and ensure alignment between engineering priorities and enterprise objectives.

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 10+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Proven success building and scaling enterprise or customer-facing digital platforms.
• Strong expertise in system integrations (especially ERP and external suppliers), API design, and microservice architectures.
• Experience guiding complex vendor-driven platform initiatives, with ability to influence roadmap and ensure seamless technical alignment.
• Background in cloud-based data architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP), AI enablement, and modern application frameworks.
• Strong understanding of web development, eCommerce, and digital experience technologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills; able to translate technical details into business value.

• Customer- and data-obsessed mindset.
• Passion for building a results-driven, collaborative engineering culture.
• Experience working in procurement, distribution, or B2B marketplace environments.

OMNIA Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.