Director, Information Technology Partner, MGNA

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Avery Dennison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

The Director of Information Technology (IT) will act as the IT Partner for the Materials Group North America business (MG). You will combine your knowledge of desired business outcomes with functional expertise to develop technology plans and roadmaps to drive competitive advantage for these businesses.

This person plays a critical role in guiding and enabling the business strategy. The role's main focus will be within the Materials Group, the largest business unit in North America. We have 20+ locations, 2900 employees, and $2B in revenue. We are an execution and innovation-driven business. As a business, we prioritize key initiatives with a ‘customer first’ focus on promoting loyalty and profitable growth and establishing a more resilient and efficient supply chain. We are working to improve our capability in the critical areas of forecasting, digitization, system optimization, and process redesign -- all aimed at anticipating and meeting our customer's needs.

The Director of IT fully understands the breadth of IT services available within the existing organization and combines this with knowledge of emerging technologies to share options and recommend and deliver solutions. The Director of IT shares accountability with its business partners for meeting the desired business outcomes.

The Director of IT will be an active member of the MG NA leadership team and will be responsible for driving the IT strategy for the NA business unit and collaborating with other IT functions to support initiatives across the business unit to meet agreed-upon business outcomes.

Key priorities for the role include:

Develop an IT Strategy and Roadmap. Technology strategy and investments will need to be aligned with business strategy. The Director of IT will then lead the development and implementation of a prioritization process to enable MG NA to make investment decisions that drive growth and profitability and work with the business leaders to integrate IT solutions into the business and customer strategy.

The Director of IT will collaborate with other functions (inside and outside of IT) to formulate a long-term IT strategy and recommendations for technology investments to enhance current IT potential and advance the business. They will assess the potential and business applications of existing and emerging technologies.

Partner to Drive Innovation and Execution of Regional Digital Optimization Initiatives. This role will be a key strategic voice and leader in the digital optimization of our business. Partnering with the BU leadership team, the Director of IT will bring new insights and fresh perspectives and operate as a domain expert on guiding our business and internal teams through digital optimization initiatives which can transform our business. This leader must maintain a solid understanding of our architecture technology standards and emerging technologies and be able to incorporate solutions into digital strategies.

Act as the primary lead/point of contact for IT in the region. This person fully understands the AD IT strategy, departments, and infrastructure to properly guide and ensure the execution of current and planned projects and programs. The Director of IT will actively partner with other IT functions (PMO, Applications, Sourcing, Infrastructure, Informa