Essential Functions of Job:

• Supervisory Capacity: 2-5 Direct Reports
• Partner with Regional and Global Leadership teams to ensure the IT Strategy supports and is in alignment with the regional/global operational business strategy.
• Consolidate, analyze, prioritize (based on business returns), understand and document Regional and Plant IT requirements and gaps in pursuit of solutions. 
• Consult with Leadership team to review project plans and to obtain project approval & funding. 
• Single point of contact with Regional Operations Directors and their team for IT status reporting, demand management, project tracking and issues escalation. 
• Leverage IT economies of scale across the region; delivers IT best practices and aggressively drives cost optimization efforts. 
• Define and is responsible for the IT timing, requirements, and costs related to new start-up facilities and program launches: responsible for the creation of IT Capital Appropriation Requests (CAR's) and subsequent approvals for funding, and positions to rationalize resources and capital.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate with regional and global IT leadership in developing, communicating and implementing strategies for IT support services at the regionaloperations and plant levels. This includes leveraging regional and plant IT resources to accommodatespecial projects and support services throughout the entire operational region. 
• Provide leadership and direction to plant management regarding plant IT staff in defining IT position responsibilities, recruitment, staff development, career planning, compensation definition, training,and performance appraisals. 
• Lead and mentor Plant IT Staff to successful support ofplant operations measured by timeliness, budget performance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure and document adherence to standard technologies, policies, security, and Business Operating System (BOS) processes throughout the Business Unit.

Essential Common Requirements for All Employees:

• Quality Systems: Understand, apply and meet all function-related BOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand,apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures. 
• Employeemust have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to completejob duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

ECM Level: People Leader

Required Education Level:

• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Area of Study: Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or SupplyChain Management field, or similar.
• Equivalent work experience may also be considered forcertain positions.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-9 MinimumYears of Experience with one or more of the following: IT, Extensive implementation experience in It Project Management, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, including; ERP, Resource Scheduling, Preventative Maintenance Management, Warehouse Management, Quality Management, and MES.
• 1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
• Must be able and willing totravel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Proven project management experience in the implementation of complex, integrated, global business applications in a discrete/repetitive manufacturing environment.
• Experience delivering projects in a manufacturing environment and comfortable in an international setting.
• Demonstrated experience in budgetary management.
• Experience with IT lifestyle methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent team building and end user relationship skills.
• Highly proficient in communicating and coordinating information technology solutions that aggressively support business objectives.  
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a diverse team of IT professionals.
• Decisive leadership with ability to drive multi-functional business teams in resolving conflict, achieving consensus and reaching timely agreement on common best practices and solutions.
• Strategic thinking and focuses on customer. 

Physical Ability Requirements:

• Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing): Constantly
• Movement (Walking): Constantly
• Carry Weight (Lifting up to 10 lbs): Occasionally
• Communication (Seeing/Talking/Hearing): Constantly
• Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone): Constantly

Language Required and Preferred:

• Required: English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking) 
• Preferred: None

Work Environment:

• Office Environment
• Often exposed to distracting sounds and noisy conditions
• Works closely with others, perhaps within a foot of another person
• Exposure to hazardous equipment on a daily basis

EHS Requirements: People Leaders/Managers and above and EHS Professionals must be certified on EHS Management Systems (e.g. EMS, OHSMS)

Quality Requirements: People Leaders/Managers and above, Quality Professionals and Quality personnel (eg. AME, ME, PE etc.).

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities.  The Company reserves the right to revise the job description at any time.  Duties, responsibilities or activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.  The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily.  If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.