IT Director - Hackbarth Delivery Service - Mobile, Alabama

Job description
Summary: Responsible for the overall vision, planning, organizing,management and execution of all IT functions at the location. This includes directing all IT operations to meet customer requirements as well as the support and maintenance of existing applications and development of new technical solutions.

Desired Skills and Experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Analyzes complex business needs presented by the user community and/or clients and recommends technical solutions
2. Ensures the consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures for implementing technical solutions
3. Directs operations in executing production tasks according to a documented schedule that meets or exceeds customer expectations
4. Produces detailed time line for each application release and implements effective project control by monitoring the progress of the software release and reporting the status
5. Directs and prioritizes the work load of subordinate personnel
6. Reviews all designs, code and unit test plans where applicable
7. Approves all business requirements prior to the technical solution
8. Participates on all hardware and software evaluations and maintains vendor contracts
9. Represents the IT function at customer review meeting when appropriate
10. Directs education programs for her/his staff
11. Perform liaison duties between users, operations, and programming personnel in the areas of systems design, modifications or trouble shooting
12. Performs salary administration and conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires, consultants and/or replacement personnel.

Qualifications
Experience in implementing effective and innovative software development methodologies
• Operations experience in a transportation and logistics environment
• Proven ability to lead an IT group
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Solid writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and motivate professional staff
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated aptitude for learning new technologies
• Broad knowledge of data processing systems, concepts, and methodologies

Language Skills:
Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and have ability to communicate effectively to all levels. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have working knowledge of Contact Management systems; Database software; Human Resource systems; Internet software; Payroll systems; Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

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