Job Description
This IT Planning position will lead development and activation of a multi-year IT strategy which will be centered around new business models for all the company entities within Americas Head Quarters (AHQ), with technology as a key enabler. Primary duties will include planning IT strategy to support all AHQ business, finding and deploying new IT technology of platform and cloud, and leading IT projects in an effort to achieve the company's goals.
- IT strategic business planning & progress checking align with executive’s direction – new business opportunities for subsidiaries in Americas region under Company HQ IT governance
- Provide strategic justification through the preparation of a business case for each major IT project
- Liaises with internal stakeholders – subsidiary IT counterparts – to ensure clear and consistent communication about IT decisions that impact the broader organization.
- Support IT and business partners with budget management, financials and funding guidance IT Platform & Tech Planning
- Conduct platform & cloud services sourcing based on the requirements of and in alignment with the strategic interest area of the company like WMS, TMS, CRM, MS365, etc and deploy the services to subsidiaries in Americas region
- Learn and Monitor, present new technology focus on new business trend (Mobility, Electrification, Connectivity, Autonomous) and create strategic direction from IT perspective
- Deliver new valuable content for business and end-user experience (New processes based upon new tech, best practices, IT trend, Case study for proof of concept)
- Pilot and support scale of new and emerging digitally-enabled logistics and e-business solutions/ business models
- IT Project Management
- Provide leadership for planning and tracking all IT project issue and schedules, establishing milestones and assigning AHQ management direction, identifying dependencies, execute, evaluate annual project reporting. Align strategies with the overarching IT strategies and advancing technology solutions to support business growth & opportunities
- Propose and plan projects to explore new business model and technical competencies relative to the company current core technology and business practices.
- Reporting for upper management concerning all IT project, improvement
- Report issues and status to the management with root cause and counter measure
- Survey and find the best solution for new business proposal, including but not exclusively for Vehicle Logistics, Port Processing, Consolidation Centers, and Sales functions.
- Collaborate with key partners across multiple functions within AHQ to determine opportunity areas in which emerging digital services and/or tools can support the function.
- Provide support for SCM logistics businesses and new businesses for all subsidiaries and departments of AHQ.
Salary: $95K to $130K