We are looking for a seasoned Director to join our IT team. This is a key role within IT which is responsible to lead, implement and govern enterprise data driven initiatives. The IT Director will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment. This position requires high levels of expertise, aptitude, and enthusiasm in executing multiple crucial functions.

Responsibilities to include:

• Oversee internal and client-facing applications data requirements, integrations, and application best practices. Evaluate them according to established goals.
• Act as a technical liaison with different internal departments including Engineering, Finance, Sales, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Field Operations, and international suppliers.
• Lead and manage an IT team of 4-6 employees.
• Manage IT vendor relationship and directly oversee a pool of technical offshore resources.
• Evaluate future changes, including system enhancements, process improvements, and reporting dashboards from data and integration perspective.
• Identify, implement, and integrate various application data schemas and data structures into simplified solutions. Classify quantitative and qualitative data requirements.
• Develop business trackers and metrics to report our progress towards corporate objectives.
• Train and develop assigned members of the implementation analyst team as needed.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, or computer science
• 10 years of progressive experience. Preferably in a manufacturing or CPG industry
• 4 years of experience with WMS, and/or related inventory management systems
• 4 years of development experience in visualization tools such as Power-BI or Tableau
• 5 years of experience with manufacturing ERP and vendor management software
• Strong working experience in a CPG industry with an Agile based approach.
• Proven understanding of data warehouse concepts, SQL, ETL, Data Lake, etc.
• Knowledge of data governance and data security implications and implementation
• Prior experience with multiple technology stacks including NetSuite, WMS, Data Quality, Manufacturing vendor management, EDI, 3PL and other third-party data integrations, COTS applications integration, etc.
• Good grasp of cyber-security and ITIL process to ensure data compliance and risks.
• Experience with project management tools (Asana or JIRA)
• Conceptual comprehension or experience with Microsoft Azure, Data Lake or integrating SAAS applications for entire enterprise
• Awareness of application compliance, risk metrics and risk management
• Strong project management skills, especially with project planning, vendor evaluations, and process improvement
• In-depth knowledge and of manufacturing and distribution processes and products.
• Excellent analytical skills with a strong working knowledge of problem-solving, root cause analysis, and solution implementation