Atlanta, Georgia
Director of IS Job Opening in Atlanta, Georgia - JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Director of IS
Dept. Name: Information Systems
Division: Corporate
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Stronghaven is a leading manufacturer and supplier of corrugated products that supports customers in diversified markets. We pride ourselves in taking innovations from the design stage through manufacturing and supply. Being an independent creative-based display and graphic packaging supplier, we are committed to providing value to everything we create as an irreplaceable partner in our client's supply chain. Working together we not only achieve current goals but also provide a future benchmark on which to grow.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Provide direction and development of existing IT platforms to provide pertinent and timely information for optimization of Stronghaven?s business functions. Included in this will be the rationalization of the numerous legacy platforms that exist in Stronghaven into a more robust and reliable system that supports and compliments the business needs. Provide technology, vision and leadership in the development and implementation of new information systems for a multimillion dollar/multi division corporation. Responsible for the information systems, infrastructure and information Systems department that supports the corporation. Understands the intersection of technology and business in support of the business processes for all divisions of the corporation. Necessary to satisfy this imperative will be a rudimentary understanding of process control, process information and the linkage of data/information from those systems into a format that can be instrumental in running and optimizing Stronghaven?s businesses. This position will involve travel estimated 50-75 percent of the time.
Specific Responsibilities:
The successful Director will recognize a strong business relationship with the GM?s of the corporate and business division is critical for his/her success and that of the corporation.
Provide strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation and coordination of the information and technology systems and supporting infrastructure for the corporation
Development and deployment of an annual IT budget
Contract negotiation, execution and management in all areas of the Information Systems
Facilitate communication between staff, management, users, consultants
Change catalyst and change leader
Ultimate responsibility for:
Staffing and management of IT department
All information systems projects
All application systems that support all functions of the corporation
Technical infrastructure to support these applications
Security
Facilitate and coordinate creation of teams, training, super users for application initiatives
Advise, execute and lead all information technology decisions
Evaluate technology changes/trends for validity and return on investment
Other Skills and Abilities
Management and direct supervision for all levels within the corporation, consultants and outsourced service groups.
decision skills.
Real time acquisition of data and its deployment as information support for the business.
Business decision skills.
Project management skills.
Accounting skills for the corporation?s IT budget and project management.
Problem skills.
Good communication skills to represent Stronghaven with external contacts such as vendors, customers and consultants.
Ability to apply basic technical concepts in the rapidly changing world of technology.
PC skills with knowledge of Windows, file/folder structure and networking.
Indirect supervision over project implementation teams.
Responsible for leading the of business processes in all areas of the corporation.
Ability to handle the knowledge of data professionally and responsibly.
Education
Bachelor?s degree in computer science or information systems related field.
Minimum ten years managing an information systems environment for a multi division corporation.
Minimum five years experience managing an ERP application preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands 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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hand to finger (key or write), handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with his hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to tolerate and manage a high level of stress.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $95,000.00 to $130,000.00 /year
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Information Systems: 10 years
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