Manager, IT Solutions - Packaging

Who We are:

New-Indy Containerboard (NICB) is looking for forward thinking technologists that can accelerate our focus areas such as building stronger foundational technology capabilities, reducing complexity, employing digital transformation concepts, and leveraging disruptive technology to enable our vision of highly connected, secure and operationally intelligent manufacturing landscape. Our Enterprise IT/OT Team is seeking an IT Solutions Manager for its packaging business, with a keen focus on overall optimization of end-to-end business processes and applications, the deployment of intelligent automation and digital (internal and external) customer experience frameworks and techniques to eliminate front- and back-office inefficiencies and gain significant competitive advantages; and the design and operationalization of a value-driven architecture crafted in collaboration with business leadership and cross-functional teams to enable sustainable growth in our packaging business.

Role Summary:

The IT Solutions Manager for our packaging business leads all projects and initiatives related to the integration of software programs, applications, and third-party solutions as required to meet the business requirements of NICB’s packaging business, while working closely with NICB’s Enterprise IT/OT Centers-of-Excellent (CoEs) leveraging enterprise capabilities, while actively collaborating in the establishment of the strategic direction for the organization in alignment with the NICB’s IT/OT Policies & Standards. This role is responsible for the overall planning, coordination within the suite of platforms already utilized or yet to be introduced at NICB for the packaging business, in alignment with current and future plans for NICB’s enterprise platforms. This includes developing and maintaining a roadmap for the IT solutions portfolio for the packaging business to drive standardization and harmonization of business process and master data across all three packaging companies in a total of over 15 plants and warehouses across US and Mexico, with focus on intelligent automation and BI/Analytics to enable the transformation and continuous improvement initiatives in play at our packaging business.

What You'll Do:

This role will oversee the team responsible for the packaging-specific portfolio of platforms and applications from an end-to-end perspective, from requirements to deployment, including validation of the interoperability of application modules among commercial off-the-shelf solutions deployed such as Amtech, or any other external third-parties solutions, and a set of growing in-house developed solutions to enhance internal user experience, always ensure alignment with business objectives and boosting operational excellence. To ensure success, the ideal candidate should have knowledge of packaging ERP & MES platforms and systems, digital marketing and sales solutions, automation solutions (e.g., RPA), and BI/Analytics across manufacturing technology sectors, preferably in the packaging/converting industry, and is driven to understand all aspects of NICB’s packaging business, in assuring the effectiveness of IT/OT solutions deployed, and in collaborating to the continuous improvement of NICB’s Enterprise IT/OT organization going-forward.

Strategy:

• Work with the packaging companies’ leadership and Enterprise IT/ OT teams to develop and manage progress against a comprehensive digital roadmap in coordination with the cross-functional teammates and external partners, with focus on accelerated continuous improvement in alignment with business goals.
• Advise and influence leadership and operations on technical solutions, standard integration methodologies and the alignment of business and technology.
• Orchestrate projects and corresponding strategies among packaging companies, and packaging-specific and/or enterprise service delivery teams, ensuring alignment with strategic