Director of IT

Description

The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our operations and customer base through a high-quality team of employees.

Dobbs Truck Group operates 25 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center. These dealerships represent some of the best commercial truck brands including Peterbilt, Volvo, Mack, Autocar, and Hino and include locations in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k), as well as paid vacation and sick leave. Our Company is looking for long-term employees that we can invest in and grow with as we pursue our mission of being the premier commercial truck dealer group.

I. General Job Description

The Director of Information Technology at Dobbs Truck Group is a strategic leader responsible for driving technological innovation and ensuring the seamless operation of our IT infrastructure across all 22 dealership locations. This role will lead the IT organization, aligning technology strategies with business objectives to optimize efficiency, enhance security, and support the company’s growth. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven ability to manage complex IT environments in a multi-site retail or service setting.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Responsibilities

• Strategic IT Leadership:
• Develop and execute a comprehensive IT strategy that supports the company's growth and operational goals.
• Provide visionary leadership to the IT team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to drive business improvements and competitive advantage.
• Manage the IT budget, ensuring cost-effective resource allocation and maximizing ROI.
• Infrastructure & Operations Management:
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of a robust and scalable IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, data centers, and telecommunications.
• Ensure the continuous uptime and performance of critical IT systems across all dealership locations.
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans to minimize operational disruptions.
• Develop, monitor and manage the procurement of new IT hardware (e.g., computers, etc.) to ensure that it meets user requirements and is cost-effective.
• Manage vendor relationships, and negotiate contracts.
• Security & Compliance:
• Develop and enforce IT security policies and procedures to protect company data and systems.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards.
• Conduct regular security audits and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Implement and maintain software licensing compliance.
• Team Leadership & Development:
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing IT team.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Manage team performance, provide feedback, and support professional development.
• Manage IT related helpdesk and end user support.
• Project Management & Implementation:
• Lead and manage IT projects, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Proactively forecast future IT needs.
• Analyze computer usage data to improve efficiency.

II. Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in an information technology department.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a managerial IT role
• Experience managing IT infrastructure for a multi-site organization.

III. Preferred Job Qualifications

• Experience in the automotive, truck, or heavy equipment dealership industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of networks, digital technology and PC based applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong project management skills.

IV. Mental Capability Requirements

• Comprehension: Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues, negotiate, and integrate different viewpoints.
• Organization: Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules of others on long-term basis.
• Reasoning & Decision Making: Ability to make decisions with significant impact on department’s credibility, operations, and services.
• Communication: Ability to formulate complex and comprehensive materials, such as legal documents, authoritative reports, official publications of major scope and impacts, and make formal presentations.
• Mathematics: Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret complex statistical data and develop forecasts and computer models.

V. Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

VI. Common Expectations of Performance for all Employees

The following includes common expectations for all employees of the Company. The evaluation of job performance will be based on these common expectations as well as the position-specific responsibilities described above.

Communications, Teamwork, and Feedback to Others

• Contribute to a work environment that is based on trust and respect.
• Have discussions on a regular basis with their manager to discuss opportunities to best achieve individual performance objectives and departmental goals.
• Suggest ways to improve the efficiency of conducting their job duties.
• Promote continuous improvement and change to support company growth.
• Mentor others unselfishly.
• Give credit where it’s due.

Company Loyal Policies and Work Ethic

• Adhere to the policies contained in the Employee Handbook.
• Adhere to the Company’s Employee Conduct Policy.
• Support management decisions toward meeting company goals.
• Be open and receptive to new ideas, regardless of their origin.
• Make prudent decisions, which are based on the best interest of the Company and its long-term future.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Dobbs Truck Group operates 22 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center.

Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center are equal opportunity employers that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Parts do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, ancestry, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status; or on the basis of age against persons whose age is 40 and over, or on the basis of physical or mental disability; or to disabled veterans or to Vietnam veterans.

We are proud to be an affirmative action employer and encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to join our team.

Salary : $150,000 - $200,000