Director of Information Technology

Job Description:

• Collaborating with business leadership to develop holistic IT strategies to best meet the operating needs of the business, enable and support business growth and success, and solve business problems.
• Leading and developing a high-performing IT organization that supports the business with excellence.
• Providing forward-looking technology-related recommendations to enable improved business performance.
• Recommending and implementing infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of the business and select and manage vendors to provide those infrastructure solutions.
• Managing and supporting a network with approximately one hundred locations across the United States and Canada.
• Supporting the business with resources to address user hardware, software, and network problems.
• Establishing a roadmap for effective business intelligence, analytics, and decision support.
• Ensuring and maintaining a secure network environment and leading the organization towards external cybersecurity compliance certifications
• Ensuring a functioning disaster recovery plan as it relates to core IT systems.
• Developing training content, as appropriate, to help the business get the most out of its IT investment.
• Creating and managing to KPIs for the IT function.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Barnhart Offers:

• Competitive salary and performance bonus
• 401(k) program with company match up to 10% of pay
• Family medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Barnhart CARES family care and community service opportunities

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• A business partnering and servant leadership approach to supporting the business.
• A disposition and initiative to always seek improvement and challenge the status quo.
• An ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Strong blend of Executive level communication skills coupled with the technical acumen required to lead a diverse IT team.
• A track record of successful IT leadership across multiple disciplines.
• A desire to work in the office, network and engage with internal business leaders, and travel for business on occasion.

Location – Must be local to Memphis, TN, or willing to relocate. This is a full-time, on-site position.

Education – bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field is preferred.

Experience – At least ten years of experience with advancing responsibilities across a variety of IT areas.

PURPOSE – Barnhart is built on a strong foundation of serving others. The fruit of our labor is used to grow the company, care for our employees, and serve those in our communities and around the world.

MINDS OVER MATTER – Barnhart has built a nationwide reputation for solving problems. We specialize in the lifting, heavy-rigging, and heavy transport of major components used in American industry.

NETWORK – Barnhart has built teams that form one of our industry’s strongest networks of talent and resources with over 60 branch locations across the U.S. working together to serve our customers. This growing network offers our team members constant opportunity for career growth and professional development.

CULTURE – Barnhart has a strong team culture -- the “One TEAM.” We are looking for smart, hard-working people who strive for excellence in their work and appreciate collaboration. Join a team that values Safety, Servant Leadership, Quality Service, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Fairness, and Profit with a Purpose.

EOE/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran