IT Director

Location: St. Paul, MN
Description: Our client is currently seeking a IT Director

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Direct the WMS/WCS program including managing our technical strategy, roadmaps, and implementations.
• Provide project management plans including scope, resource, risk, schedule management, and status reporting for our WMS/WCS technology implementations by leveraging tools and methods that support tracking the work, delivery work, and evaluation of the performance of our delivery.
• Facilitate collaboration and smooth transfer of essential information between all our stakeholders including our Warehouse Excellence team, our Operations staff, and other business partners.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with regional operations business leaders, and their teams, including the Operations Executive Vice-President.
• Act as a trusted advisor to all stakeholders, providing guidance and expertise on leveraging technology to drive business value and achieve strategic objectives.
• Manage WMS/WCS technologists, including people, budget, resources, and external vendors or partners, to optimize resource allocation and support business priorities.
• Demonstrate financial acumen by creating sound capital and expense budgets and managing payment processes within terms.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between the WMS team, Warehouse Excellence Team, Infrastructure Teams, Governance Team, Vendors, and stakeholders.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the team, providing feedback and guidance.
• Support members of all teams as they develop skills through training, knowledge sharing, and problem-solving.
• Facilitate the coordination/implementation of Corporate IT and security initiatives as it relates to warehouse operations technology.
• Manage third-party vendors through healthy relationships, current contracts, and understanding vendor technical roadmaps translating them into plans to stay on supported and secure platforms.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in an environment of rapid change while maintaining enthusiasm and displaying sound judgment.
• Be disciplined and show high personal ethics and a strong customer service focus. Demonstrate excellent project management and organizational skills, along with demonstrable experience of managing multiple priorities concurrently.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate employment experience
• 7+ years of experience in technology solutions roles or having experience planning and executing technology implementation projects and 3-5 years of experience leading technology teams.
• 7+ years of experience with Warehouse Management and Warehouse Controls systems experience and Korber Highjump WMS experience preferred.

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