IT Director

About the role

The Wellness Pet Company is on a mission to make the best pet food scientifically proven to deliver a difference pets will feel, and pet parents will see. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise systems strategy and operations, including the evaluation, implementation, integration, optimization, and ongoing management of core business applications and platforms (IFS ERP, CPG Trade Management System, Planful Planning system etc.)
• Oversee networking and IT infrastructure, ensuring reliable, scalable, and secure connectivity across corporate locations, users, devices, and technology environments.
• Lead cybersecurity programs to protect company systems, data, and users, including security controls, risk management, vulnerability management, incident response, employee awareness, and ongoing compliance efforts.
• Develop and execute a technology roadmap aligned with business priorities, balancing innovation, cost, scalability, security, and operational needs.
• Partner with Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, Marketing, and other functions to identify opportunities for technology to improve business processes and decision-making.
• Establish strong IT governance, standards, processes, and controls while continuously identifying opportunities to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Manage external technology partners, vendors, consultants, and service providers, ensuring performance, value, security,