IT Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Partner with Regional Leadership teams to ensure the IT Strategy supports and is in alignment with the regional/global operational business strategy.
• Consolidate, analyze, prioritize (based on business returns), understand and document Regional and Plant IT requirements and gaps in pursuit of solutions.
• Consult with Leadership team to review project plans and to obtain project approval & funding.
• Leverage IT economies of scale across the region; deliver IT best practices, and aggressively drives cost optimization efforts.
• Manage a team of employees; responsibilities may include hiring, terminations, performance, goal setting and coaching team members.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to plant management regarding plant IT staff in defining IT position responsibilities, recruitment, staff development, career planning, compensation definition, training, and performance appraisals.
• Lead and mentor Plant IT Staff to successful support of plant operations measured by timeliness, budget performance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure and document adherence to standard technologies, policies, security, and Business Operating System (BOS) processes throughout the Business Unit.

Specific Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Level Degree || Area of Study: Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management field, or similar.
• Required Qualifications: 10+ Minimum Years of Experience with one or more of the following: IT, Extensive implementation experience in It Project Management, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, including; ERP, Resource Scheduling, Preventative Maintenance Management, Warehouse Management, Quality Management, and/or MES. 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Required Qualifications: Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Required Qualifications: Proven project management experience in the implementation of complex, integrated, global business applications in a discrete/repetitive manufacturing environment.
• Required Qualifications: Experience delivering projects in a manufacturing environment and comfortable in an international setting.
• Required Qualifications: Demonstrated experience in budgetary management.
• Required Qualifications: Experience with IT lifestyle methodologies.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent team building and end user relationship skills.
• Highly proficient in communicating and coordinating information technology solutions that aggressively support business objectives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a diverse team of IT professionals.
• Decisive leadership with ability to drive multi-functional business teams in resolving conflict, achieving consensus and reaching timely agreement on common best practices and solutions.