Director of IT: Strategy, Security & Multi-Location Tech

West Side Beer Distributing; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

West Side Beer Distributing in Romulus, MI seeks a Director of Information Technology to lead the strategy and day‑to‑day operation of our technology environment across locations. This role ensures reliability, security, scalability, and performance of IT systems supporting warehouse operations, sales, customer service and administration.

This hands‑on leadership position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in IT management, with experience across Google Cloud and Workspace, ERP/WMS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS or related field.
• 8+ years in IT management with infrastructure, networking and end‑user support.
• Experience leading a multi‑location IT team.
• Familiar with Google Cloud Compute and Google Workspace administration.
• Experience with ERP and WMS systems.
• Proficient in Azure, Hyper‑V, AD domain management, and scripting (PowerShell, PHP, Python).
• Equivalent education or experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement IT strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee design, maintenance, and performance of IT infrastructure across locations.
• Ensure preventive maintenance and minimal operational disruption.
• Communicate IT priorities, risks, and metrics to Ownership.
• Lead, coach and develop direct reports across locations.
• Provide hands‑on support for critical technical issues and outages.
• Oversee cybersecurity, backups, disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Manage core business applications, including ERP/WMS, and IT projects end‑to‑end.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Cross-location leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Compute

Google Workspace

ERP systems

WMS systems

Microsoft Azure

Hyper‑V

Active Directory / domain management

PowerShell

PHP

Python

Job description

West Side Beer Distributing in Romulus, MI seeks a Director of Information Technology to lead the strategy and day‑to‑day operation of our technology environment across locations. This role ensures reliability, security, scalability, and performance of IT systems supporting warehouse operations, sales, customer service and administration.

This hands‑on leadership position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in IT management, with experience across Google Cloud and Workspace, ERP/WMS,