IT Applications Manager

$125,000 - $150,000/Yr

Carlisle - Pottstown, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pottstown, PA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Applications Manager will play a pivotal role in overseeing the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system administration and ensuring that the applications align with the business strategy. This position is responsible for managing the PLM applications, leading the research and development of PLM solutions, and collaborating with business partners to streamline operations through standardization. The manager will also be tasked with understanding business processes and applying technological solutions to enhance key business and manufacturing processes. In addition to these responsibilities, the IT Applications Manager will serve as the central point of contact for all PLM system administration, implementation, and support. This includes managing and leading PLM and CAD upgrade projects, ensuring proper data governance, and maintaining compliance with industry standards such as NIST-800 171 and CMMC 2.0. The role requires a strong focus on project management, as the manager will oversee complex projects, ensuring they meet business requirements and are delivered with high quality. The position also involves providing oversight for vendor engagements and managing contracts related to PLM and CAD systems. The IT Applications Manager will report directly to the IT Director and provide support to global engineering directors, making it essential to understand current business initiatives and technology trends to create value for the organization. This role is critical in ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery for the PLM environment, making it a key position within the IT department.

Responsibilities

• Lead the realization of application strategy and roadmap in alignment with the business strategy.
• Manage and direct resources for PLM applications.
• Lead the research, design, and development of PLM solutions to support current and future business needs.
• Collaborate with business partners in identifying opportunities to streamline their operations with standardization and share best practices among facilities and business units.
• Understand the business processes and apply technological solutions to continuously improve key business and manufacturing processes.
• Serve as a central point of contact for all PLM system administration, implementation, and support.
• Manage and lead PLM and CAD upgrade projects.
• Implement, control, and monitor master data governance and standardization for PLM.
• Understand current business initiatives, technology trends, and best practices for value creation.
• Work with project stakeholders to understand business outcomes and strategy to recommend solution options that fit requirements and budget.
• Manage and deliver complex projects with a high level of quality while ensuring functionalities meet business requirements.
• Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery for the PLM environment.
• Provide oversight and coordinate all vendor engagements.
• Provide oversight, due diligence, negotiation, and coordination for PLM and CAD contracts.
• Ensure proper PLM and CAD data classification, storage, transfer, processing, access provisioning, and maintenance under industry standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an information technology or related field preferred or five (5) years of experience working within an IT Support environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of product life cycle management experience.
• Knowledge of PTC products (Windchill, Creo, ThingWorx) and CAD software (Catia, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of PLM and CAD design.
• Extensive experience in PLM implementation and/or configuration.
• Demonstrated experience with industry best practices and implementing these into PLM business processes.
• Ability to express complex concepts effectively to the business and technical resources.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience in business process re-engineering or process improvement, involving broad-based information systems.
• Project management experience managing large-scale, global implementations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in managing multiple priorities to maintain a balance between daily operations, projects, and strategic initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $125,000 - $150,000 annually.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Supportive work environment that encourages diversity and inclusion.