IT Tech Lead TMS/SAP

Perdue Foods has a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins by creating products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe while changing the way animals are raised for food. It is part of Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve. From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping our team members thrive. That's Perdue.

Summary

The IT Tech Lead will maintain key relationships with respective business/customer base, vendors, and all areas of IT to provide exceptional service. Manages and coordinates all development activities for the application landscape including, but not limited to business area partnerships for strategic alignment of technologies/tools, requirements definition, vendor evaluation, process reengineering, design, development, documentation, release management, and production support. Will have responsibility for managing multiple projects over more than one business area. The ideal candidate must have high-energy and highly motivated self-starter who executes strategic planning and projects with urgency and a priority on continuous improvement; the ability to self-manage and effectively coach/manage teams and vendors to complete projects and tasks, on-time, with little supervision; and be flexible, adaptable, and resourceful when managing changing timelines and multiple deliverables and demonstrate experience working in matrixed environments with the ability to influence without authority.

 

The salary range for this position is $111,000 - $167,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance). 

 

In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vison, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.  

 

This position is based at Corporate Headquarters in Salisbury, MD.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the research, proposal, implementation, and support of technology solutions enabling Transportation processes to realize business goals and support the company’s strategic roadmap.   
• Understand and evaluate business requirements to hypothesize business solutions. 
• Demonstrate beta or pilot configurations to IT and/or business personnel to influence final design selection.
• Complete system configuration to meet the design criteria for strategic projects in respective area.
• Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow.
• Assists leadership in recruiting, developing, and mentoring a diverse work team to provide the best skills needed to support business and IT initiatives with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other technical teams on solutions, enhancements, reporting requirements and testing procedures.
• Build effective working relationships within IT and business areas, maintain key relationships to provide quality service and support.
• Maintain high productivity and quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to self-manage and complete projects and tasks, on-time, with little supervision.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate and influence at both technical team and senior management levels.
• Strong familiarity with information, application, and mechanisms.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor and partner.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years minimum process and configuration experience with SAP ECC, S4/HANA and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).  (Example: Bl