Senior IT Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Role Overview

• Partner with business leaders to propose, design, implement and sustain processes, solutions, and tools to drive the desired outcomes for manufacturing and distribution.
• Lead and coach team members across multiple strategic business units to drive and achieve IT and business goals.
• Ensure and drive standard work and process across multiple IT teams supporting the sites.
• Identify and promote standard work and digital transformation opportunities to enable the end to end processes for business teams to optimize productivity.
• Contribute to and help drive roadmaps for key business applications based on business needs and IT strategy.
• Lead and develop plans for business resiliency and continuity for key business systems and processes.
• Implement and drive cybersecurity measures with the teams and systems at the sites.
• Ensure SOX compliance and support and improve compliance processes for all in scope business systems.
• Understand functional business processes and work to get alignment across multiple sites and systems.
• Drive standardization of new functional designs and application configurations across sites.
• Drive process, data analysis, data clean-up, conversion and validation where applicable.
• Develop and assist with detailed unit and integration testing, cut-over planning and execution.
• Facilitate discussions with key business and IT stakeholders for alignment.
• Review and approve functional design documents as needed to support your business units.
• Partner with business and IT teams to complete and test system and process changes as needed.
• Assist in reviews and drive discussions with Business and Enterprise Architecture groups.
• Assist with scoping and overseeing / driving large technology implementations such as facility expansions, and systems / ERP upgrades.
• Partner with teams on business processes to understand opportunities and identify possible improvements through innovation, automation, and AI.
• Develop near and long term plans to support and drive overall IT teams execution to accelerate integration of new acquisitions within your supported business unit.
• Contribute on key projects and provide assistance to team members across systems and ERP platforms.
• Build and grow winning teams with high focus on employee engagement and accountability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering or related field
• 10+ years working with or supporting critical business systems with at least 5 years in a significant technical leadership and people management role.
• 5+ years of proven experience working within end to end processes for large manufacturing (multi-national) and distribution businesses.
• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Architect with relevant experience working on support and technology projects within high volume manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Deep understanding of ERP modules (Finance, Production, Supply Chain, Inventory
• D365 F&O preferred), and their integration with other critical business applications (MES, CRM, WMS, etc).
• Experience managing IT integrations for new acquisitions, including "lift and shift" operations and process harmonization.
• Demonstrated experience with supporting major system and/or ERP upgrades, sustaining improvements and/or new implementations.
• Experience transitioning legacy on-premise systems to cloud/SaaS applications.
• Experience identifying and implementing innovation projects involving Automation, Industrial IoT (IIoT), or AI/Machine Learning.
• Strong working knowledge of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance and IT General Controls.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) as they apply to both IT and OT (Operational Technology) environments.
• Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate effectively with others in person and remotely.
• Experience developing 1–3 year digital roadmaps that balance "keeping the lights on" with transformative innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizations through significant process changes and technology adoptions.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of the workforce from executive level to shop floor team members.
• Ability to lead and communicate orally, in written documents, and in formal presentations is required
• Team player, change agent, and customer-driven mentality.
• Works well under pressure and can resolve complex problems.
• A proven "coach" mentality with experience building high-performing and highly engaged teams, managing remote employees, and fostering a culture of accountability.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully participate in multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Cyber Security
• ERP
• IoT

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching