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Job title

IT Manager

Company ProNet Staffing
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, Michigan, Kalamazoo
Employment type Full Time
Education Bachelor
Year Experience 3 - 4 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 4/17/2007
Description
This is a senior level manager position reporting into the Director of IT. The new leaders will oversee a team of approximately 7 professionals located in the United States.

Our application environment is a combination of packaged and internally developed systems. It includes PRMS, GreatPlains, Baan, SalesPoint, Best Fixed Assets, Vertex, Demand Solutions, Crystal Reports, ProClarity and custom apps. The manager will be responsible for all of these systems. We require a leader who brings a combination of large and small company experience. He/she will be a hands-on leader capable of working in an environment that is fast growing yet with limited resources. The ideal candidate will be -customer friendly- and will directly interact with the business. They will have/gain an understanding of the business and interact with the functional business managers to help support the overall business goals and objectives. He/she will be a strong leader and will bring some ERP experience, ideally Oracle.

Responsibilities:

- Build an IT Organization that is responsive to business unit needs, and
is flexible and cost effective.
- Actively participate in developing business and IT strategy and ensure
that appropriate technologies are available to meet the business needs.
- Think and act like a general manager, partnering with the executive team
to optimize the utilization of IT investments in the most efficient
manner.
- Develop a strong relationship with the business and ensure smooth
implementation of software on time and budget.
- Recruit, motiviate and develop a superior staff. Implement a management
system that is customer focused, encourages creativity, drives
performance, and effectively develops and rewards key performers.
- Effectively utilizes CIP tools and works in a continuous improvement
environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment and strict adherence to organization, guidelines, policies, and
procedures.
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Experience/Skills
Ideal Experience:

- The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of information
systems leadership experience in a growth-oriented global manufacturing
company with sales of more than $300 million
- Must have led at least one ERP assessment/implementation/upgrade in a
distributed manufacturing environment.
- Willing to reside in Kalamazoo, Michigan area and be willing to travel in
the US and internationally.
- A bachelor-s degree in information systems or related field.
- Experience with Sarbanes Oxley, including design, testing, and support of
compliance efforts. Responsible for Sarbanes Oxley IT related compliance

Critical Competencies for Success:

- A strong leader and organization influencer. Successful track record
operating as a strategic and customer-focused IT leader with a strong
business partner orientation.
- A technically and business savvy professional. Solid, documented, and
detailed knowledge of current and emerging information technologies,
especially ERP systems and software. Has the capacity and drive to keep
abreast of new developments along with the ability to rationally assess
their practical application in specifice corporate environments.
- Strong executive skills.
- Project management skills and past experience leading and managing
projects


Other desired skills:
IT Manager
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