IT Director

About the role

IT Director (Full Time, Direct Hire) based in Woodbury, NY within a manufacturing setting that supports approximately 270 employees across multiple locations. The position includes leadership of a small internal team of 1–2 direct reports and involves partnering closely with business leaders across manufacturing, distribution, finance, and corporate operations.

What Makes This Role Different

This is not a large‑enterprise IT role with highly specialized teams. The successful candidate will be comfortable wearing multiple hats, moving between strategy and execution, and having direct impact on the business while shaping the IT function in a smaller‑company environment where decisions move faster and priorities are visible.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the overall IT roadmap based on business and operational needs.
• Serve as the primary leader for the Epicor ERP environment, including upgrades, integrations, reporting, training, and process improvements.
• Oversee networks, servers, Microsoft 365, cloud services, telecommunications, hardware, software, and end‑user technology.
• Strengthen cybersecurity, access management, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Manage day‑to‑day IT priorities and ensure issues are addressed quickly and pragmatically.
• Partner directly with manufacturing, distribution, finance, and corporate leaders to identify technology improvements.
• Evaluate and manage vendors, consultants, licensing, and managed service providers.
• Lead technology projects from idea through implementation, including planning, testing, communication, and rollout.
• Manage IT operating and capital budgets and make practical recommendations around technology investments.
• Lead and develop a small internal team of 1–2 direct reports.
• Identify useful applications for automation, analytics, AI, and other emerging technologies.

Qualifications

We’re looking for a candidate with:

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience with meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Prior experience in a Director‑level or comparable IT leadership role.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, or another operationally focused environment.
• Strong ERP experience with Epicor required.
• Broad working knowledge across infrastructure, networking, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, cloud services, cybersecurity, backup and recovery, and vendor management.
• Experience leading cross‑functional technology projects and managing IT budgets.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with both executives and end users.
• Practical problem‑solving ability and a willingness to stay close to the technology.

Especially relevant experience (helpful but not required):

• Multi‑site IT environments
• Manufacturing systems and business‑process integrations
• Business intelligence and reporting
• EDI and automation
• Meraki, RingCentral, Autodesk, Microsoft Teams, mobile‑device support
• PMP, CISSP, Microsoft, CompTIA, or Epicor certifications

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means becoming a trusted technology partner to the business while building an IT environment that is reliable, secure, and practical. You’ll help improve the use of Epicor, strengthen infrastructure and security, simplify processes, make smart technology investments, and ensure employees receive responsive IT support. Most importantly, you’ll have the ability to personally influence how technology is used across the organization rather than simply managing one piece of a much larger.

Pay

$140,000–$150,000