Chief Information Officer

Gellert Global Group consists of many of the leading North American food importing companies (Atalanta Corporation, Camerican International, Finica, GGG Manufacturing) and has been involved in importing food products for over 100 years. The combined revenues of GGG exceed $1.7 billion. GGG companies provide strength in sourcing, insurance, finance, logistics, food safety and information technology, and supplies the needs of retailers, distributors, foodservice chains, hotels, cruise lines, and food manufacturers alike.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a visionary, strategic leader responsible for driving digital transformation, ensuring operational excellence across technology platforms, and maximizing the value of technology investments. The ideal candidate combines deep IT expertise with a strong business mindset and a demonstrated commitment to developing future technology leaders through coaching, mentorship, and leadership development initiatives.

Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Strategic Technology Leadership: Develop and execute a forward-looking IT strategy that aligns technology capabilities with business priorities, regulatory requirements, operational needs, and long-term growth objectives.
• Enterprise Systems & Supply Chain Digitalization: Lead the implementation, optimization, and integration of ERP, warehouse management, logistics, inventory, and reporting systems to improve visibility, efficiency, traceability, and decision-making across the business.
• Team Leadership, Training & Leadership Development: Lead, develop, train, and mentor a high-performing IT organization by building technical capability, strengthening leadership skills, creating development plans, and preparing emerging leaders for expanded responsibility across corporate, remote, and operational locations.
• Leadership Development Initiatives: Design and champion programs that strengthen leadership capability within the IT function, including coaching frameworks, mentorship opportunities, succession planning, cross-training, and professional development pathways for managers and high-potential team members.
• Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence: Advance data governance, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities to support demand planning, pricing decisions, operational performance, inventory accuracy, and supply chain transparency.
• Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance: Establish and maintain a strong cybersecurity, disaster recovery, data privacy, and compliance framework that protects company assets, supports business continuity, and aligns with applicable regulatory and food safety requirements.
• Vendor, Budget & Resource Management: Oversee IT budgets, vendor relationships, contracts, service levels, and technology investments to ensure cost-effective solutions, strong accountability, and measurable business value.
• Change Management, User Enablement & Capability Building: Partner with business leaders to support technology adoption, develop user training plans, communicate system changes, and build internal capability so employees and managers have the knowledge, confidence, and leadership support needed to use technology effectively.
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, modernize systems, automate manual processes, and introduce scalable technology solutions that improve service delivery and operational performance.

Qualifications:

• At least 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including at least 5 years in a senior or executive technology role within the food, beverage, consumer goods, distribution, manufacturing, or related industry.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technolog