Sazerac Company · 1 day ago
IT Director of Development
Sazerac Company is an independent, American family-owned company with a rich history in producing award-winning bourbons and whiskeys. The IT Director of Development will lead the development and optimization of Oracle Fusion ERP across Sazerac’s global footprint, partnering with leadership to deliver scalable ERP solutions that support the company's growth agenda.
Food and BeverageWine And Spirits
Responsibilities
Establish governance, development standards, and best practices to ensure quality and compliance across ERP initiatives
Design, build, and maintain functional, integrated, and scalable systems throughout entire organization that provide the highest availability at the most reasonable costs and compliant with industry standards and vendor licensing
Implementation of Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP by 2028 to modernize core business processes across Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR, and Operations
Sets the overall strategic direction for the IT function and provides the leadership, planning, and management for the resulting development and implementation
Understand and communicate both the company vision and needs to the IT team, and the current technology and processes available to management
Lead IT in developing and maintaining functional and reliable ERP and integrated systems with excellent support and general training
Drive end-to-end development lifecycle activities including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement
Responsible for overall selection and measurement of the company's IT service providers
Provide project management skills to lead high priority IT projects
Build relationships with NABCA to enhance our access to data and assist with the development of the data sync project and bailment inventory reporting project
Implement a PDS for myself and direct reports that will move people toward improving at least 1 competency at any given time and improving performance against position description outcomes
Build, lead, and mentor a strong ERP development team with a culture of innovation and accountability
Develop a Career plan for myself and my direct reports that will allow us to achieve our overall career objectives
Continue to work on existing career development plans that have been previously set up
Partner with leadership and business stakeholders to communicate technical strategies, prioritize development initiatives, and ensure solutions meet business needs
Deliver seamless integrations across business units, functions, and third-party systems to enable efficiency and scalability
Provide the company with the best cost-effective tools and support that allows us to publish accurate and timely financial information
Understand financial principles and issues well enough to direct technical assets and find process improvements
Work with financial team to give them the functionality and support needed for fast/accurate reporting
Qualification
Required
Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
Experience in technical leading a team
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
Experience in process design, implementation and improvement
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Proficiency in ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics
Working knowledge of PC's, LAN's and WAN's
Ability to present and calibrate critical challenges at the executive level
15 years experience in IT technology field
5 years Experience integrating systems to the AS400 environment
5 years Experience managing IS projects, budgets and an IS Team
5 years implementation or project management experience
10+ years of experience in erp systems development and delivery
Strong technical expertise across oracle fusion modules (finance, supply chain, procurement, hr)
5+ years in oracle fusion erp
Preferred
Master's degree in related field
Experience in Alcohol Beverage Industry or CPG overall
Experience with System 21 ERP software
Experience in Agile Methodologies SCRUM
Benefits
Competitive salaries and benefits
Company
Sazerac Company
The Sazerac Company is a privately held alcoholic beverages company.
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