CKS Packaging Inc
CKS Packaging Inc
CKS Packaging Inc is a national manufacturer and global supplier of blow-molded plastic containers, serving the plastics manufacturing and rigid packaging sector. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company produces packaging for food, beverages, health and beauty products, and automotive supplies. With more than 50 years of industry experience and 27 locations across the United States, CKS Packaging is expanding its team and hiring across its operations. The company also emphasizes environmentally conscious materials and ethical business practices, including support for Christian-based ministries through its profits.

IT Director – North America Industrial Packaging (Hybrid)

Lead IT strategy and business applications for North America Industrial Packaging, with responsibility for QAD, Solomon, ERP modernization, AI-enabled improvement, and technology delivery.

Description

  • Act as the primary IT business partner for the North America Industrial Packaging organization
  • Direct the NAIP business applications portfolio, including QAD, Solomon, and related systems
  • Oversee application demand intake, prioritization, and delivery
  • Create and deliver the NAIP ERP modernization roadmap across consolidation, migration, rationalization, and transformation efforts
  • Ensure NAIP solutions align with enterprise architecture, platform standards, governance, and technology roadmaps
  • Assess processes and system capabilities to identify opportunities for standardization, optimization, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled improvements
  • Guide application projects and enhancements from requirements definition and solution design through testing, deployment, change management, and post-launch support
  • Lead application support, issue resolution, escalations, root-cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives
  • Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, Service Desk, Data and BI, and Enterprise Applications teams
  • Oversee relationships with vendors and third-party technology partners
  • Lead, mentor, and develop application and business analyst teams
  • Maintain compliance with IT governance, security, risk management, SDLC, change management, and audit requirements
  • Present technology strategies, project results, risks, and recommendations to business and IT leaders

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading or materially contributing to ERP migration, consolidation, rationalization, or modernization programs
  • Experience building ERP roadmaps and managing process harmonization, data migration, integration planning, testing, cutover readiness, and change management
  • Ability to work within matrixed governance structures and collaborate with enterprise application strategists, business stakeholders, and transformation teams
  • Experience with manufacturing ERP platforms such as QAD, Solomon, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, JD Edwards, or comparable systems is strongly preferred
  • At least 10 years of experience in IT, business applications, ERP support, business analysis, or related technology leadership
  • At least 5 years of experience leading application teams, business analysts, vendors, projects, or business-facing technology functions
  • Experience supporting ERP or business application portfolios in manufacturing, industrial, distribution, finance, plant operations, or customer service settings
  • Strong business judgment and the ability to partner effectively with executives, functional leaders, operational teams, IT colleagues, vendors, and cross-functional groups
  • Experience with project delivery, requirements definition, testing, release management, SDLC practices, vendor management, SLAs, KPIs, contract inputs, and cost/value assessments
  • Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters in business language, balance competing priorities, and recommend practical tradeoffs
  • Working knowledge of AI-enabled business capabilities, including AI, automation, and analytics applications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • Access to growth and professional development opportunities
  • Work with a diverse team focused on the future
  • Equal opportunity employment

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