Director, Information Technology, AD Smartrac

Company Description

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 34,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

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Job Description

The Director of Information Technology (IT) serves as a strategic partner to AD Smartrac, aligning business objectives with technological capabilities to develop innovative solutions and drive competitive advantage. This role requires a deep understanding of current IT services and emerging technologies to effectively recommend, implement, and manage solutions that optimize business processes and support strategic initiatives. The Director of IT will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, fostering a shared accountability for achieving desired outcomes and ensuring that technology investments deliver measurable value. As an active member of the AD Smartrac team, the Director will champion the IT strategy, working closely with other IT functions to ensure alignment and support across the organization.

Key priorities for the role include:

• Developing an IT Strategy and Roadmap. Technology strategy and investments will need to be aligned with business strategy. The IT Director will then lead the development and implementation of a prioritization process to enable AD Smartrac to make investment decisions that drive growth and profitability and work with the business leaders to integrate IT solutions into the business and customer strategy. 
• The Director of IT will collaborate with other functions (inside and outside of IT) to formulate a long-term IT strategy and recommendations for technology investments to enhance current IT capabilities and advance the business. S/he will assess the potential and business applications of existing and emerging technologies. 
• Ensuring Execution of Current and Planned Programs. The Director of IT will actively partner with other IT functions (PMO, Applications, Sourcing, Infrastructure, Information Security, etc.) to drive the execution of current and planned programs to deliver positive business outcomes. The incumbent will ensure that the programs meet expected benefits and hold people accountable for results (within IT and in other functions). 
• The role may be given other part time IT assignments outside of AD Smartrac as a member of the IT Leadership Team (e.g., broader strategic planning elements such as artificial intelligence or application rationalization analyses, special projects, etc.).

Qualifications

• 12+ years of strong business experience and significant experience in leading IT for a region in a manufacturing organization, preferably a director of IT for a complex region of a business unit or a global business unit.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Computer Science (or equivalent). A Master’s Degree is a plus.  

• Strong business experience, as well as experience in IT, with proven experience leading organizations in a heavily matrixed organization

• Experience in defining, developing, and implementing IT strategies and major systems; a broad-based business person capable of applying current and future technology and competencies to meet overall business strategies and priorities. Must have experience with ERP implementations and strong overall supply chain knowledge in manufacturing companies. 

• Experience working across Oracle Fusion ERP Manufacturing/ IT project, including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, supply chain, and finance.  

• Strong leadership capabilities and proven collaboration and communication skills – ability to navigate global, business, and regional structures across IT and the business to influence and execute effectively.

• Strong interpersonal skills, performance-driven.

• Ability to see “the bigger picture” and focus on and work in the details, this is a ‘hands-on’ role.

• Proven ability to act as a change agent for the organization (beyond the IT organization)

• Ability to travel regionally and globally.

Additional Information

Who we are! - Our Story:

Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice, every day, brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse, global team, every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer.

To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach, please go to https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html