New-Indy Containerboard is seeking an experienced hands-on leader in the data architecture space, who is looking to expand their expertise into application management. The Data and Application Solutions Manager will be joining a small, growing group of people developing the structure and teams needed to support New-Indy s growth. The right candidate will have worked hands on, or with, establishing data lakes, ETL tools/frameworks and analytics/reporting technologies within an organization. This candidate would want to expand their knowledge and leadership further into the application space to assist New-Indy in managing and growing its portfolio of enterprise applications used across all manufacturing sites across North America.
A successful candidate will have a well-rounded background in business analytics and applications solutions and platforms from the ground up. This person would have spent time working with business partners to assist with their end-to-end analytical needs, beginning with the application through a data lake and into a reporting warehouse. This individual would have spent time with user(s), vendors and business partners at both a low and high level in an organization, to understand how the data in applications work, and how it applies to various business functions. Combining the technical know-how of data analytics with the ability to understand an application s role in business processes will allow the candidate to hit the ground running while growing into the application manager s role.
Responsibilities:
New-Indy Data Architecture:
- Leverage your technical skills to assist in the data development workflows and analysis.
- Work with business partners to validate the data and troubleshoot areas of opportunity.
- Work with Sr Leadership on the long-term strategy in the space with a focus on flattening the technology portfolio and maintaining maximum supportability.
- Oversee the collection and storage of data, including data quality, standardization and sharing.
- Manage data protection and information governance procedures.
- Drive innovation and enable data usability to support digital transformation in the organization.
Application Management:
- Working with Sr Leadership, assume ownership of the enterprise application stack
- Work with leadership to develop and maintain and roadmap of the enterprise technology stack
- Ensure proper maintenance and support of the enterprise application stack
- Work to continuously improve the applications to ensure they provide the best solution for business operations.
- Report operational issues to leadership and stakeholders.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
- College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science, business administration, accounting or 5+ years equivalent work experience in a technology field
- Experience within, or supporting, a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge & Experience
- Knowledge of data lake, enterprise data warehouse technologies
- Experience with middleware application stacks, specifically in the ETL/integration spaces
- Extensive end user data services support
- Some enterprise application experience, working with or within ERPs and Asset Management tools (MS Dynamics, Maximo, Infor, etc.).
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening, and questioning.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues as required.
- Ability to absorb and retain information quickly.
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Exceptional customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Work Conditions:
- 40-hour on-site work week. Emergency call-in availability for 24-hour production environment.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and other computer components. Be able to lift 40 lbs. unassisted.
- Physically able to participate in sessions, presentations, and meetings.
- Some travel may be required - up to 25%.
IT Data and Application Solutions Manager