Manufacturing IT Manager
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Strivector Corp is a National Staffing and Recruiting agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivectors premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.POSITION OVERVIEWAs a Manufacturing IT Manager, your roles and responsibilities will include:

• Develop and deliver on Industrial Fasteners Information Technology strategy. Align IT, business, and other resources around the goals, objectives, and delivery of the strategy.
• Managing the delivery of IS services across global operating locations.
• Coordinate division IS, business unit and centralized IS resources to deliver day to day services and projects.
• Meet budget/spending targets and metrics set by Industrial Fasteners and IS leadership.
• Deliver common information solutions in an environment that grew by acquisition and is historically decentralized.
• Manage simultaneous projects across multiple sites and disciplines with competing priorities and diverse business models.
• Guide Industrial Fasteners IS strategy and project implementation across all global locations.
• Provide operational leadership for the delivery of strategic initiatives, including ERP upgrades, adoption of cloud technology, CRM solutions, and project management for on time / on budget / on scope delivery.
• Manage annual Industrial Fasteners IS spend, including operating cost, chargebacks, and capital projects.
• Own the Industrial Fasteners IS capital planning process; guide and approve all Industrial Fasteners IS-related capital expenditures.
• Advocate and implement the Corporate IS strategy as established by the CIO Lead Team
• Leverage the use of centralized services across Industrial Fasteners locations.
• Recommend and implement common systems solutions covering all locations and functions, drive standard systems against Industrial Fasteners standards.
• Drive the implementation of common processes across Industrial locations, particularly in ERP, EDI, Reporting and Quality systems.
• Drive ERP systems consolidation onto Industrial Fasteners common platforms (ERPLN);
• Lead the IS function during inorganic growth/acquisition opportunities; manage strategic integration projects to implement standard infrastructure, financial and customer reporting, software tools, and compliance processes.
• Lead global organization of employees, dedicated central resources, and contractors. Ensure the growth and development of the global IS staff through continuous learning, development, succession planning, and exposure to diverse operations and projects.
• Provide input to evolving factory automation strategies; ensure IS participation in building and securing shop floor networks, process control systems, and manufacturing execution systems.
• Provides training to others in areas of assigned expertise.
• Complies with ITAR and IMEX requirements in areas of accountability.
• Ensures that all work activities are performed in accordance with established safety and environmental standards.
• Maintains full compliance with Company policies and procedures and conducts all activities in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONSMost importantly, you need to be a passionate Manufacturing IT Manager who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Manufacturing IT Manager would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university required. Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or Business Administration, is preferred.
• 4+ years IT/IS experience, preferably in a manufacturing organization. This is a hands on technical and managerial role, strong technical (infrastructure and application support) background is necessary for the success of this role.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong ability to influence at different levels of the organization
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

We understand that even if you are a seasoned Manufacturing IT Manager you may not have all the skills listed here. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCompensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industryMinimum Education: Bachelors degreeMinimum Experience: 4 years of IT/IS experience Type of position: Full-time Permanent position with benefitsLocation: Waco, TXRemote / Hybrid: NoRelocation accepted: Yes, Full relocation benefits are provided