Vice President of IT Infrastructure

**Position Title:** Vice President, IT Infrastructure **Location:** Southeastern Wisconsin **Position Summary:** *Our client is a privately held, family-owned distributor of business, industrial, and operational supplies,* *known across its industry for the speed, breadth, and reliability of its fulfillment operations. It is a* *multibillion-dollar organization with a large, geographically distributed workforce and a long-standing* *reputation as one of the most stable and respected employers in its region.* *What sets this organization apart technologically is rare: rather than running on a purchased ERP* *platform, its core systems are almost entirely custom-built and maintained in-house, giving its* *technology teams genuine ownership over architecture, code, and infrastructure design. The company* *operates its own data centers end-to-end — network, compute, storage, power, and cooling —* *supporting a mission-critical, always-on business. IT is not treated as a cost center here; it sits at the* *center of how the business runs.* *This is a succession-planned Vice President, IT Infrastructure opportunity. The incoming leader will* *step into the title and full scope of the role from day one, while the current VP remains on hand for a* *defined transition period as an advisor and mentor — sharing institutional knowledge without retaining* *direct reports. It is a rare chance to inherit a large, well-resourced infrastructure organization, build on a* *strong foundation, and shape its next chapter.* **Why this role?** • Step into a large, well-established infrastructure organization with genuine engineering ownership — including in-house data centers, custom-built core systems, and direct influence over enterprise architecture • A structured, well-supported transition: the outgoing leader remains in an advisory capacity to mentor and share knowledge through onboarding • Exceptional organizational stability, low turnover, and consistent reinvestment in technology and people • A genuine seat at the table — infrastructure leadership partners directly with senior executives and influences business strategy, not just technology operations • Meaningful potential for continued career growth within IT leadership over time **Responsibilities:** • Defines and executes an enterprise infrastructure strategy aligned to business objectives, long-term growth, and risk tolerance• Leads infrastructure strategy and operations across a large, complex, multi-site enterprise environment supporting mission-critical business operations • Drives infrastructure modernization initiatives from design to retirement, including automation and platform rationalization, to improve agility, scalability, and operational efficiency • Provides executive-level reporting on health, risk, performance, and investment tradeoffs related to infrastructure • Partners closely with Application Development, Security, Facilities, and business leaders to ensure infrastructure enables — not constrains — business outcomes • Oversees infrastructure technologies and practices in support of enterprise security policies • Ensures infrastructure teams follow approved risk, access, and operational controls • Oversees preparation and management of the annual Infrastructure Capital Planning process • Balances cost optimization with resiliency, scalability, and service quality • Owns strategic relationships with key infrastructure vendors, partners, and service providers • Oversees capacity planning and usage reporting for data, voice, server, storage, and network systems • Ensures high-quality service delivery through mature service management practices, measurable SLAs, and continuous improvement of availability, performance, and end-user experience • Leads a team of internal professionals and external service providers responsible for consistent operational delivery, support, and availability • Builds a high-performing leadership team, develops succession plans, and fosters a cult…