Job Title: Director of Information Technology (reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer)

We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced Director of Information Technology to join our industry-leading client, a privately-held plastics manufacturer. This role will be a part of the executive management team and serve as a trusted advisor in assisting the organization with their Information Technology needs.

The Director of Information Technology will provide leadership, direction, and support of best data management practice which aligns and delivers on the organization’s strategies. This person will oversee and provide consultation to leadership for all IT operations to meet customer requirements as well as the support and maintenance of existing applications and development of new technical solutions. In addition, the Director will always be watching security and technology trends to apply them to the organization to help improve business functions. The focus in the first 18-24 months will be to lead the organization through the implementation of a new ERP solution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Directs the evolution of the enterprise application and technical architecture functions, providing coordination across the business, information, technical, and architectural solutions.
Leads the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to develop enterprise application architecture requirements, including data architecture, application security authentication, integration architecture, and documentation of architecture solutions and landscapes.
Analyzes business requirements across departments to determine technology needs that directly align with the Company’s strategic priorities.
Develop departmental goals that align with organizational strategies that establish consistent and reusable technological infrastructures from an approved technology list.
Responsible for IT research and development, analyzing technology, industry, and market trends to determine potential impacts and opportunities for the organization in the areas of emerging or new technologies.
Oversees enterprise application architecture implementation activities to reduce costs and improve efficiencies (e.g., consolidation, platform retirements, etc.).

HR Responsibilities:

Supervises, hires, and ensures training of employees across the IT Department.
Creates staff’s professional development plans that include certifications and education on staff network security.
Assess the training needs of systems personnel and provide HR with suggestions and/or assistance in making provisions for the completion of the training
Participate in job-related training, in-house training, and position certifications

Qualifications:

Education:

Required: 2 years Technical, High School Diploma
Preferred: BS in Computer Technology

Experience:

Required: 5 years of work experience in IT development and architecture.
Preferred: 5 years of work experience in IT development and architecture with leadership experience managing cross-technology teams or projects and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

Well-rounded with the implementation of Cloud and in-house technology platforms.
Demonstrated abilities with ERP technical architecture from project inception through implementation and transition to support.
Experience in requirements gathering, technical setup, and implementation of at least one full ERP project from inception to implementation as well as leading complex ERP initiatives with positive results, preferably with INFOR Syteline.

If you are interested in this position, please apply here or send your resume to matthew@mrrecruiter.com. Thank you!

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