IS Manager

About the job IS Manager


IS Manager Location: Lafayette, Indiana, United States Industry: Manufacturing & Production Job Category : Information Technology - IT Project Management

Compensation
Base Salary - USD $130,000 to $160,000
Full-time
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
Commission Compensation - No
Bonus Eligible - No
Overtime Eligible - No
Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details 7+ to 10 years experience Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
Management Experience Required - Yes
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Security Clearance Required: No Visa Candidate Considered: No

Primary Responsibilities The IS Manager is a strategic business partner responsible for all IT activities at Lafayette plant. This position is the liaison for all IT pillars to Plant Operations, representing One IT, and includes direct- and dotted-line reports in a matrix organizations
The successful candidate will lead through their actions and has the skill to bring sense of urgency and change management to a growing and dynamic business.
Partners with the Business Unit IT Director to develop and oversee execution of IS strategy for the business. This role also aligns with Arconic COEs, the Technical Center, and Manufacturing Solutions to support overall deployment of standard solutions.
Provide ongoing technical and leadership expertise including growth and scalability requirements, for the delivery of Oracle e-business suite, business applications, document management, data warehouse, process network and end user computer needs

Ensure high availability and redundancy for these business-critical systems. Maintain disaster recovery planning and testing for critical business systems
Drive and align innovative enterprise-wide infrastructure and application solutions, encompassing physical, virtual, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, and hybrid environments.
Development and enhancement of standard operating procedures and processes, using configuration management, source code control, asset management, systems monitoring and other tools to ensure reliable delivery of information technology.
Ensure compliance to SOX and corporate audit procedures.
Manage vendor relations ensuring optimal service and cost efficiency.
Develop and sustain strong relationships with all stakeholders; internal and external customers, vendors, other IS professionals, Managers, CIOs analysts, and GBS/GBS-IS management.
Be hands on leader and grow the strength of the IT team over time with development opportunities resulting in pipeline of talent for succession planning.
Maintain and publish metrics highlighting operational efficiencies of IT services.
Provides work direction to multiple coordinated teams and large-scale, high-impact and/or Global Multi- Million Dollar projects, executing in adherence to budget, schedule, scope with a high degree of customer satisfaction.
Plan and manage IT budgets demonstrating understanding of the financial processes.

Key Objectives Systems and Technology Ability to demonstrate knowledge and practical application of systems and technology. This includes knowledge of systems architecture, hardware, operations, and life cycle.
Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Strong Financial Literacy Job requires the ability to budget and create well thought out projects with appropriate ROI.
Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical.
Stress Tolerance Job requires dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Disciplined Execution Job requires holding the team accountable through
daily execution to the plan. When required, he/she will need to be able to dive into details to ensure operational success.
Written and Verbal Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Ability to work with a global workforce using a variety of technologies. Acknowledges & accommodates, where appropriate, any variance in time zones and native language.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that employees must meet to successfully perform this jobs essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelors degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum 7 years of experience working in information systems or technology
Minimum 7 years of experience in a position of leadership/influence (defined as having direct reports, matrix reports, or being a team lead on projects).
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S> person as a U.S> citizen, U.S> Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Preferred Qualifications: Broad range of knowledge across Oracle's Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) and experience working with in a manufacturing facility.
Experience of Microsoft SQL Server database, IIS and associated technical architecture
Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
Knowledge of Oracle database, WebLogic, Oracle Forms/Reports, PL/SQL, and SQL, Visual Basic, .Net and Java applications
Knowledge of governance and change management procedures in an IT environment.
Experience working in a matrix organization.
Knowledge of dealing with defense/ government regulations regarding data and systems management
Broad range of knowledge in process computing environment with software suites including Rockwell
FactoryTalk, OSIsoft PI, Kepware Middleware, Jboss, SharePoint
Knowledge of security methodologies, policies, standards, and best practices, including firewall rules, Active Directory, and row-level security
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]
Bachelor's Degree Oracle Enterprise Business Solutions

Screening Questions Are you Legally Authorized to work in the United States?
Will you now, or in the future require sponsorship?
Do you have experience with Oracle Enterprise Business Solutions?