Information Technology Manager

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Job Summary

We are seeking to hire a Manager of Information Technology located in Columbia SC, reporting to our Director of Information Technology. In this role; you will be R esponsible for performing a wide range of tasks varying form individual contributor to project manager for medium to large size projects, in order to provide business analysis and recommend / implement automated solutions in support of financial processes and to ensure that the technical requirements are met in each development and testing environment.

What a typical day looks like:

• Plan, prioritize, and manage IT support and mainte nance activities to ensure that organization's information systems function reliably and that IT resources are used effectively.

• Research, evaluate, and recommend hardware and software products that will enhance the capabilities of the organization's information systems.

• Liaise with functional or operational area managers to understand their current and future information needs and determine how information systems should be installed, configured, and maintained to best meet these needs.

• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of information systems professionals and support staff to ensure that the organization's information systems are supported effectively and within budget.

• Approve system development cost estimates, budgets, and schedules.

• Direct daily department activities in order to maximize system utilization a nd support business needs as it pertains to a site's IT infrastructure. Examples include IMAC, VMAC, and responding to Help Desk tickets.

• This IT infrastructure includes (but is not limited to) LAN, WAN, telephony, server administration, desktop support, printers and barcode scanners.

• M anage s the relationship with the service providers of any outsourced infrastructure component. This includes managing the service level agreement, change management, maintaining a thorough understanding of cost issues including participating in negotiation of new cost schedules.

• M anage business continuity and recovery of company's information systems, including needs analysis, design, plan development, implementation and documentation.

• Select, develop and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

• Provide technical and/or project leadership for mid to large-scale projects.

• Provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems requiring creative solutions.

• Frequently work with inter-organizational and external contacts

The experience we are looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires 12+ years of related experience, including supervision
• Demonstrates expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Knowledge of WAN/LAN and Cyber Security policies and procedures.
• Experience with BAAN ERP and Flex Flow preferred (Or any other MES integration)

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 09-08-2026 Job Posting End Date 11-08-2026

Job Category

IT

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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