Assistant IT Manager - Software Applications

Job Purpose

The Parts IT Applications unit is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented, and customer-focused Team Manager. This leadership role encompasses responsibility for numerous critical applications in the applications in the Procurement, Inventory Planning, and Finance Planning applications business area. This position involves providing delivery and technical leadership and guiding the delivery team to ensure alignment with unit, department, divisional, and AHM business unit objectives. The Team Manager will oversee multiple projects, including business transformation initiatives utilizing modern technology and platforms for the Parts and PS&T Planning division and working with global teams.
•    Strategic Leadership: Present IT strategy and updates to Business and IT executives and senior leadership. Collaborate with all levels of business, IT teams, and external partners to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support fast, modern, and cost-effective technology solutions and services.
•    Team Management: Provide leadership, direction, mentoring, and supervision for functional and technical team members. Ensure the success of strategic and tactical projects, enhancements, and support, including budget and QCD (Quality, Cost, and Delivery).
•    Project and Support Oversight: Ensure all projects, enhancements, and portfolio support follow IT methodologies. Serve as the initial point of escalation for issues, reporting to the Unit Manager as needed.
•    Technical Leadership: The Team Manager will work as a Solutions Architect on multiple projects leading the technical workstream and partner with other Solution Architects, Application Architects and Architecture Review Board(ARB) to obtain architecture approvals. The Team Manager will build vision, technology roadmaps, and other planning artifacts for the Parts applications and PS&T Planning applications.
•    Governance and Compliance: Provide governance and oversight for all team activities. Define and implement IT policies, procedures, and best practices. Ensure compliance with enterprise and industry standards, security best practices, data privacy, SOX, and PII regulations. Support internal and external audits.
•    Innovation and Improvement: Work with Business Management, vendors, and partners to identify opportunities for business innovation and technology improvements. Develop relationships with customers and partners to ensure business requirements are met.
•    Budget Management: Assist and contribute to budgetary processes within the Department and Division. Ensure budgets are adhered to and allocated correctly as per yearly planning.
•    Talent Acquisition: Conduct interviews for potential candidates and assist with vendor/third-party agreements.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader who can drive innovation, foster teamwork, demonstrate a strong service orientation and deliver results in a dynamic IT environment. They will serve as a role model for teamwork and contribute to the overall success of the organization

Key Accountabilities

Vision & Strategy:
    Lead the Warehouse Management, Transporation Mangement, and Finance Planning applications IT team to support the Parts business and PS&T Planning business unit with their business application needs. 
    Work together with Unit Manager to provide input for the direction and vision of AHM IT, the Division, Department and Unit. Contribute ideas and formulate the details on execution of Division, Department and Unit st