IT Director, Business Solutions

Job Id: 177358
Nearest Major Market: GA - Atlanta

Job Description

The Director, Business Solutions role provides technology leadership for activities that support our Stores, Key Accounts, and innovative business models. The Director, Business Solutions will partner with the Executive and Director-level professionals across the organization to define and implement IT programs that aligns with and supports the business strategy. In addition, the Director, Business Solutions will work with other Automotive Parts Group(APG) business and technical functions to bring innovative ideas to the table to support and grow our business relationships with external customers. The Director, Business Solutions is responsible for ensuring that the overall solution design meets business requirements, conforms to industry best practices and Genuine Parts Company architectural standards, and is cohesive across multiple disciplines.

The Director, Business Solutions will have a team of analysts and developers reporting to them.

The candidate will have responsibility for process improvements and technology advancement for partnerships with critical external customers that could include retail chains, local and state Government municipalities as well as internal customer facing projects. The Director, Business Solutions will also define and layout the roadmap to realize the next steps in the system lifecycle for these functions.

Qualifications

- BS or BA in Computer Science or related Business Degree
- 8 + years of IT Management experience in Applications Development, in a high volume, complex environment
- Experience assessing an organization s capabilities and needs; leading an organization transformation to ensure the right people, skills, and approach are in place to meet future IT/business needs
- Excellent verbal, written, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Detail oriented, strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Exposure and experience with working in cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated history of establishing and maintaining strong external relationships with business partners, vendors, and customers
- Demonstrated history of identifying, defining, analyzing and executing business process improvements. Six Sigma experience and qualification is a plus
- Proactive, well organized, with strong project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate with the business and manage multiple and conflicting priorities
- Proven ability to use benchmarks and performance measures to track progress and drive continuous improvement
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to manage tasks and activities and provide leadership in a matrixed PMO, Quality Assurance, and Business Analyst functions
- Experience working with offshore partners a plus
- Experience with web development tools a plus

Responsibilities

- Manage packaged and custom developed applications to support APG integration with key internal and external customers. This role will include development, support, maintenance, and integration of these applications to meet the business needs of the enterprise
- Support retail store change-overs, acquisitions and divestitures
- Understanding of and implementation of the APG Business Strategy
- Managing the technical deliverables for a project to agreed budgets and timelines, utilizing the appropriate methodologies and standards
- Manage large and complex projects in conjunction with ongoing production support and enhancements
- Implementation of APG IT approved Software Development Life Cycle policies and procedures
- Build a culture of respect and trust; encourages open communications and feedback, supports appropriate risk taking at all levels of the organization, and establishes and tracks personnel performance metrics
- Partner with the business leaders and IT leadership to develop and maintain a forward- looking applications portfolio to help drive company value. Develop the strategic roadmap for applications and functions in the organization. Lay out the plan for execution, identify resource requirements, and staff and build the team for delivery
- Establish and build successful relationships with key clients and partners across the organization
- Advise, counsel, and educate the business on the potential competitive or financial impact of change as it relates to business applications
- Have a depth of knowledge in translating emerging technologies into applications that will solve real business issues and drive company growth
- Develop, manage, and be accountable for a departmental budget

Closing Statement

In the 1920's, America fell in love with the automobile. More and more vehicles began traveling the roads, creating a need for an auto parts distribution system that could keep pace with the demand to keep our automobiles running. In 1925, NAPA was founded to meet those needs. Since then, we've sped our way to become a Powerhouse in the auto parts industry. Fueled by the popularity of the automobile, our name can now be seen on over 5,800 stores, 58 distribution centers, and 13,000 NAPA AutoCare facilities across the country, and we're not stopping there.

Our 80 years of experience has made us an industry leader, but don't let our age lead you to believe we can't keep up with the changing times. We're not your grandfather's NAPA. As our vehicles become more advanced, we've adapted our business in ways that allow us to stay ahead of the curve. We're constantly updating our inventory of over 500,000 parts, opening new stores, reaching out to customers in new ways, and most importantly, we're hiring new talent to join our ranks.

It's an exciting time to join our team and we need people like you to help us accelerate our business into the future. Our growth depends on the dedication and enthusiasm of our employees. At NAPA, we want to continue to expand our presence, but at the heart of our business we just love automobiles. That's probably one of the reasons you're visiting this page. You share our passion to help customers, both retail and wholesale, keep their vehicles running. At NAPA, you'll be part a team that's building on an 80-year Legacy of NAPA KNOW HOW, backed by the best employees in the world.