Director of Information Tech

This is an opportunity for a seasoned IT leader to shape the technology direction of a growing, multi-site industrial distribution and engineered solutions company. The Director of Information Technology will lead enterprise IT strategy, business systems, data, and infrastructure at a pivotal point in the organization's growth, serving as a true strategic partner to executive leadership. This is a role for someone who wants ownership over both the big picture and the day to day, with real influence over how technology shapes customer experience, operational reliability, and business performance.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute a multi-year IT roadmap that aligns with the company's growth strategy
• Partner with executive leadership to identify where technology can strengthen productivity, service, and decision-making
• Translate business needs into practical technology solutions across a distributed service, engineering, and distribution environment
• Lead selection, implementation, and support of core business systems including ERP, CRM, e-commerce, service, and inventory platforms
• Partner with finance, operations, sales, service, and engineering leaders to improve workflows, integration, and data quality
• Support digital capabilities that enable technical sales, distribution efficiency, service execution, and engineered system delivery
• Oversee systems integration strategy and application portfolio rationalization
• Build a practical data and analytics strategy that improves visibility into operations and customer performance
• Strengthen data governance, reporting consistency, and system interoperability across the business
• Champion process improvement and automation using modern platforms and analytics
• Develop and manage the IT budget and overall technology investment portfolio
• Evaluate and manage relationships with software, managed services, telecom, and hardware vendors
• Balance cost discipline with service quality, security, and scalability

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive IT leadership experience spanning business applications, enterprise reporting, and team leadership
• 3+ years in a senior IT leadership role with budget ownership and cross-functional partnership
• Willingness to travel more than 30 percent of the time across multiple business locations
• Experience leading IT within a multi-site operating environment such as industrial distribution, manufacturing, or engineered products
• Solid understanding of ERP, CRM, cloud platforms, and modern IT service delivery
• Track record leading enterprise system implementations and organizational change
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing vendors, contracts, and technology investments
• Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to connect technology decisions to business outcomes

Preferred

• Master's degree or MBA
• Experience in industrial distribution, fluid handling, engineered systems, or related B2B technical environments
• Experience supporting e-commerce, field service systems, and warehouse or distribution platforms
• Experience managing a multi-ERP environment
• Experience in a highly acquisitive private equity backed business with responsibility for integrating multiple acquisitions concurrently