Hybrid IT Leader: ERP, Cybersecurity & AI

3P Partners; Salinas (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

3P Partners is seeking a Senior Manager, Information Technology in Salinas, CA to lead the IT function and shape the technology roadmap across cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and AI. This hands-on leadership role reports to the senior leader for corporate strategy and technology and partners with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales.

You will lead a focused internal IT team and manage external partners supporting ERP, infrastructure, and security while advancing practical AI

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive IT experience with leadership.
• Experience owning a major ERP environment (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Experience leading MSPs and SI providers.
• Experience leading or owning a cybersecurity program, including incident response and recovery.
• Strong business fluency across finance, operations, and supply chain processes.
• A practical, business-minded approach to AI adoption.
• SAP S/4HANA, manufacturing, CPG, or food & beverage experience preferred.
• Experience with BI, Entra ID, Azure, Microsoft 365 security administration, or security frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity program, including IAM, endpoint, email protection, recovery planning, incident readiness, and third‑party risk.
• Provide oversight of infrastructure, network, cloud, and end‑user support, balancing internal capability with outside partners.
• Own the ERP roadmap and governance, including change and release management, upgrades, testing, support partnerships, and user adoption.
• Guide the broader application and data landscape, identifying opportunities for stronger integrations, reporting, and business process improvement.
• Lead and develop a small IT and data team, setting clear responsibilities, priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Manage technology partners, contracts, the annual IT plan, and budget, and lead execution of the agreed technology roadmap.
• Advance practical AI adoption across the business, including platform governance, data protection, user enablement, and high‑value use cases.

Skills

IT leadership

ERP ownership

Cybersecurity program

Business fluency

AI adoption

S/4HANA / ERP

BI & data

Azure / security

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Azure

M365 security

Job description

3P Partners is seeking a Senior Manager, Information Technology in Salinas, CA to lead the IT function and shape the technology roadmap across cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and AI. This hands-on leadership role reports to the senior leader for corporate strategy and technology and partners with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales.

You will lead a focused internal IT team and manage external partners supporting ERP, infrastructure, and security while advancing practical AI