Senior Director of Information Technology

**Senior Director of IT** Welcome to a better way, an authentic way. **Welcome to Nature’s Way.** We believe that nature is the best way to holistic health, and it should be available to everyone. When we help people live healthy lives, we build a happier, healthier world for everyone. How we go about our work drives TRUST in who we are, what we do, and the products we produce. Our customers trust: - Our products to be the gold standard - Our words to be true - Our claims to be honest, - Our actions to have integrity. And we’ve been leading the way since 1969. Be a part of helping people live healthy lives as our new **Senior Director of IT.** SUMMARY The Senior Director of Information Technology serves as the Head of IT and stragic technology partner to the Senior Leadership Team. This role is responsible for enterprise-wide IT vision, execution, cybersecurity, governance, and operational excellence at Nature’s Way. This individual holds accountability for a $12M+ operating budget, a diverse team of 40+ IT professionals, and the leadership of strategic partners. This role ensures that technology capabilities spanning SAP S/4 HANA, Azure Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Data & Analytics, and Cybersecurity effectively drive business objectives across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, commercial, and corporate functions. This position leads the continuous evolution of the IT organization, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and business value realization. This is a **hybrid role**, with an expectation that the leader of this function will be onsite in Green Bay approximately 3 days per week. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.** **Enterprise IT Strategy & Business Partnership** - Define and execute a multi-year IT roadmap aligned with Nature’s Way strategic growth priorities. Act as the primary technology advisor to the executive team, identifying opportunities where digital transformation can create competitive advantage - Serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, translating business strategy into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology investments that deliver measurable ROI and operational efficiency. - Build and maintain high-trust relationships with business partners, ensuring IT is viewed as a strategic enabler rather than a support function. - Drive strategic alignment with the parent company, ensuring local IT execution supports broader global business and technology objectives. **Applications, Digital Platforms & Transformation** - Provide executive leadership for enterprise systems including ERP, supply chain, manufacturing, finance, and customer-facing platforms, ensuring cross-functional alignment and process harmonization. - Lead major transformation initiatives, including system modernization, process automation, ERP transformation to S4 Hana and digital enablement. - Ensure strong governance, adoption, and value realization from technology investments. - Dedication to process excellence and willingness to challenge existing ways of thinking. - Champion Enterprise Data & Analytics, driving the strategy for BI, data governance, and actionable insights to support commercial and supply chain decision-making. **People Leadership & Organization Design** - Lead, mentor, coach and develop IT leaders and teams across multiple disciplines. - Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. - Drive talent development, succession planning, and organizational scalability including staffing and recruitment to ensure the IT organization creates a pipeline of future leaders. - Must be highly self-motivated, driven work ethic, keen attention to detail with exceptional Customer Service skills. **IT Operations, Infrastructure & Service Delivery** - Oversee reliable, secure, and efficient delivery of IT services and infrastructure across the enterprise with a specific focus on Azure cloud strategy and optimizat…