IT Manager

Appealing Points:

• Play a key role in bridging business and IT to drive impactful organizational initiatives.
• Contribute to digital transformation and continuous process improvement across the business.
• Work closely with regional teams and external partners in a highly collaborative environment.

Annual Salary : 7 million and above

Job Responsibilities:

• To identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.
• To help define and implement IT policies, procedures, and best practices.
• To Lead IT operational and strategic planning including fostering innovation, planning projects, and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources.
• Evaluate documented resolutions and analyze trends for ways to prevent future problems.
• Benchmark, analyze, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the IT infrastructure and IT systems.
• Manage financial aspects of the IT Department, including purchasing, budgeting, and budget review.
• Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.
• Implement IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.
• Develop requests for proposal.
• Negotiate and administer vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements.

Job Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conduct and direct research into IT issues and products as required.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Ability to perform general mathematical calculations for the purpose of creating business cases, budgets, and so on.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Detail oriented.
• Focus on solution, proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to work under pressure, showing ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Exceptional customer service focus.
• Team player. Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• High school diploma or BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
• Fluent in English TOEIC 800+
• Azure Fundamentals
• ITSM and ITIL
• Experience in Microsoft o365
• Experience in Cybersecurity policy management and setting.
• Experience in end-user computing setup, troubleshooting and helpdesk support.
• Experience in networking Palo Alto and Ubiquity including new office/location setup.
• Experience in IT advanced support for networking (including Teleco/Internet) and end-user support activities.
• Experience in managing Microsoft Active Directory.
• Experience in working at a Freight Forwarding organization in a similar role will be advantageous.

Languages : Fluent level Japanese (N1 or higher) and Business level English.

Company Description:

Company was founded in 1978 in Milan, Italy, and its global headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Over the last four decades, It has grown from its regional roots into a global force in logistics covering all modes of transportation, including contract logistics and other sophisticated and digital-driven supply chain solutions. Today, It covers more than 100 countries with over 7000 employees globally and continues to expand with its core culture, “People make the difference,” and its strong commitment to a sustainable future

. Skillset Required: Stakeholder management, Communication skills, Business acumen, Coordination with regional IT teams, Collaboration with external vendors, Digital transformation, Process improvement, Logistics industry knowledge, Supply chain industry knowledge