IT Director

KINAXIA TRANSPORT AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

PMI

Pension

Job summary

KINAXIA TRANSPORT AND WAREHOUSING LIMITED seeks an experienced IT Director in Macclesfield. This critical role involves designing the future of IT service delivery and managing an annual operating budget while leading a team within a dynamic growth plan.

The successful candidate will oversee IT infrastructure, ensure cybersecurity, and enhance operational efficiency. Responsibilities include delivering an IT application portfolio and establishing strong relationships with stakeholders.

Benefits include a company car, private medical insurance, and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• IT Director experience within the Logistics / Transport Supply Chain industry.
• Procurement, inventory and asset management of IT equipment experience as well as experience of the overall IT lifecycle.
• Apps and integration background experience in applying IT to the workplace and customers.
• Experience of delivering an IT Application portfolio and IT Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of IT infrastructure and software applications.
• Develop the IT function and champion cybersecurity.
• Manage and administer platforms with third-party vendors.
• Prepare daily system monitoring tasks and review performance statistics.
• Engage customers as the senior IT stakeholder.
• Complete roll out of the new Transport Management System.

Skills

Project and programme management

Solutions deliver and design

Presentation and communication skills

Education

Full car driving licence

Job description

Kinaxia Logistics have an opportunity for a IT Director to join our business the IT Director is a key role for the design and delivery of services from Group IT to the businesses. The purpose of this role is not to ‘run’ service delivery; it is to design the future of service in a changing business. lead on the delivery, strategy and integration of IT Services throughout the Group operating companies to ensure systems remain highly available and operate at optimal performance relevant to the growth plan group wide.

Dimensions:

Manage an annual operating budget with up to 5 direct reports.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Lead on the management of the IT infrastructure and necessary software applications to ensure they are continually fit for purpose;
• Lead and develop the IT function and be the cyber security champion to minimise any risk to the Group;
• Manage and administrate current and future platforms working with third-party support vendors to ensure an effective and efficient IT Service is being provided;
• Lead on the professional development of the team by providing expertise on specific technologies and procedures and transferring and building on current knowledge and experience to improve the team’s skill levels;
• Prepare and complete daily system monitoring tasks and review systems performance in order to produce accurate report utilisation and performance statistics to the Board;
• Manage service impacting incidents, remediate issues, identify preventive measures to improve processes, tools and overall performance of systems to improve operational efficiency;
• Engage new and existing customers as the senior IT stakeholder and build, grow and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders from each business to develop and promote partnership working across the Group.
• Complete roll out of new Transport Management System and standardize means of operating.
• Implement IT requirements for new business wins

Special Features:

• Travel to each location as and when required;
• Manage the complexities of promoting partnership across the group when each business has oits own culture and ways of working

Knowledge:

• Continuous professional development of IT technology
• Cloud hosting solutions
• Outsourced IT Vendor ManagementIT lifecycle

Qualifications:

• Full car driving licence

Skills:

• Project and programme management
• Solutions deliver and design
• Presentation and communication skills

Experience:

• IT Director experience within the Logistics / Transport Supply Chain industry
• Procurement, inventory and asset management of IT equipment experience as well as experience of the overall IT lifecycle
• Apps and integration background experience and how to apply IT to the workplace and customers
• Experience of delivering an IT Application portfolio and IT Strategy

Benefits Package:

• Company Car
• PMI
• Pension