Director, Enterprise Applications

Description

Headquartered just north of Nashville, Tennessee, Shoals Technologies Group (Shoals) is a leading electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solar, energy storage, and eMobility solutions provider. Since its founding in 1996, the Company has introduced innovative technologies and systems solutions that allow its customers to substantially increase installation efficiency and safety while improving system performance and reliability. Shoals is a recognized leader in the renewable energy industry, deploying solutions on over 20 GW of solar systems globally.

The Company has manufacturing facilities in Tennessee & Alabama, with sales personnel in Spain and Australia servicing Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Shoals sells their solar products principally to engineering, procurement, and construction firms that build solar energy projects. The custom nature of their system solutions and the engineered-to-order development cycle for solar projects typically gives Shoals a 12 month lead time to quote, engineer, produce, and ship each order, so there is no need to stock large amounts of finished goods.

Summary:

The Director of Enterprise Applications leads the IT organization responsible for supporting the company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system(s). This position is responsible for identifying and analyzing business needs, conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives for IT Systems, defining processes to optimize the performance and efficiency of an organization's IT platform/ infrastructure, and configuring, customizing, diagnosing, and enhancing vendor systems software. This role works with other IT and business leaders to identify and implement solutions that support corporate objectives.

As a key member of the IT leadership team this role contributes to the development and execution of the enterprise-wide IT strategy and is responsible for ensuring C&I strategy is fully aligned, positioning C&I to deliver compelling business value.

Responsibilities:

• Drives work plans and provides technical direction/priorities to domain teams dedicated to designing and developing complex systems that meet the short and long-term business goals of internal functional areas.
• Analyzes, designs, implements, operates, and supports the organization's business systems, resources and software/database products.
• Builds and organizes teams to be a valued partner with both internal and external business leaders and organizations.
• Maintains a systems roadmap that aligns with corporate strategy and the greater technology roadmap for the enterprise.
• Provides direction and leadership to subordinates on a variety of issues including resource allocation, technical standards and issues, and the overall priorities relative to the specific project selected.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of departmental technology projects to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters.
• Prepares and presents project proposals to users in functional areas analyzes the impact of proposals on other groups and helps to establish successful project direction from original concept through final implementation.
• Communicates project expectations, goals and scope to the teams and stakeholders in coordination with the PMO.
• Interacts with senior managers and executives to establish broad-based technical direction related to applications and other functional areas.
• Understands corporate strategy and ensures IT business systems’ strategy is in alignment.
• Develops information technology strategies, policies and plans.
• Participates in the modification, development, and implementation of departmental and company standards, practices, and policies.
• Plans, develops, automates and implements enterprise applications and processes.
• Plans and produce cost guidelines that are consistent with company standards.
• Works with subordinates to ensure each team member has a career development plan.
• Performs HR responsibilities as necessary; recruits and hires employees and contractors with the appropriate skill sets and completes annual employee performance appraisals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required; Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of related IT experience. 
• Minimum of 7 years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization and people motivation skills experience.
• Strong technical aptitude with ability to analyze user needs.
• Ability to influence and develop strong working relationships.
• Excellent leadership ability.
• Ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• System Automation, Programming and/or software design experience.
• Problem solving skills.
• Requires broad technical knowledge and experience across a variety of IT areas, including ERP and related systems, development, operations and infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Team Player with proven leadership, communication, organizational and strong interpersonal skills. Ability to analyze user needs.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC 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.