Vp Technology And Digital Solutions

About The Team
E.B. Horsman & Son (EBH) has been in business since 1900. We are strong, nimble, and growing! EBH is proud to be a successful Western Canadian electrical distributor with 20+ locations throughout BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, and we are consistently recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed companies. We take pride in living our core values and carrying our mission statement of “Providing the Best People, Best Solutions in the Electrical Industry.”
Why Join the EBH Team?
The People & Culture. You will be a part of a collaborative executive team focused on delivering results in helping lead and execute our digitalization efforts.
The perks.
We offer a full benefits package with a competitive compensation plan with profit sharing, Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP), and your birthday off!
Entrepreneurial Spirit. We are an entrepreneurial and forward-thinking organization and are seeking a future-focused Senior Technology Business Leader to help us elevate and deliver on our technology solutions.
Work Location. Based out of the Head Office in Surrey, BC, Campbell Heights Business District
About The Role
The Vice President, Digital Solutions & Technology will serve as a member of the Executive Team and will provide strategic and execution guidance over its digitalization initiatives. The VP, of Digital Solutions & Technology, will report directly to the CEO.
This role will drive innovative but pragmatic technology thought leadership throughout the company, partnering alongside the lines of business to understand, advise, plan, and deliver the automation and technology solutions required to meet E.B. Horsman’s business objectives of increased revenue growth through digital channels and increased operating efficiency through automation and digital service delivery.
The VP, of Digital Solutions & Technology will be responsible for developing the strategy and plan, as well as overseeing and driving the transitioning of the Company’s IT operations to a managed service model over a multi-year window transformation of the IT Department and its operations.
What are the Key Accountabilities?

• Finance and Value Creation. Provide cost-effective management, rationalization, and simplification of the company’s portfolio of systems and projects. Establish criteria for assessing the performance of E.B. Horsman’s technology vendors.
• Business Process Optimization and Continuous Improvement. Lead IT enhancement projects leveraging industry-leading practices and driving continuous improvement
• Leadership, Communication, and Culture. Hire, develop, coach, appraise, reward, and retain a highly qualified IT department staff; motivate and mentor IT management and staff; lead by example through participation and involvement in and oversight of IT activities; plan, provide continuity, and lead succession planning efforts for all critical IT positions. Assess the health of the current IT organization as well as IT-type resources outside of IT.
• Business Technology Architecture and Planning. Translate strategic priorities into operational reality. Develop, recommend, and implement a road map that scales the company’s technology platforms. Assess future IT requirements and develop roadmaps and recommendations to achieve a unified and interoperable set of technology services.
• Data Governance and Analytics. Leading practices to establish data governance, business intelligence, and analytics in establishing and governing product, customer, and employee master data. Collaborate with the lines of business to transition resources currently embedded outside of IT into a corporate team under your responsibility.
• Strategic Business Partner. A trusted business advisor to the company’s leadership and lines of business. Identify new opportunities to use technology to streamline business processes. Develop a future-proofed technology infrastructure platform.
• IT Operations. Oversee the security strategy and implementation of the company’s systems to be protected and compliant. Lead the evaluation of IT products, partners, and associated vendors

What You'll Bring to This Role?

• Proven experience with website and mobile app rollouts (eCommerce roll-outs are a plus), cloud enablement programs, legacy applications lift/shift, and transformation strategies.
• Proven technical leadership and exposure across a broad scale of IT experience in tools, technologies, and architecture models with the ability to drive strategy, and also roll up the sleeves and switch to a fair amount of detail/execution.
• 8+ years of experience leading projects that transform business operations using technology.
• 8+ years of experience developing and managing an IT workforce in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.

Strong Technical Knowledge In

• Microsoft 365, including Azure AD & SSO
• Familiarity with IoT device sensors
• Experience with Business intelligence platforms
• Microsoft’s technology stack includes Active Directory and Server OS, GPO, IIS, Windows 10, MS Office
• Familiarity with Machine Learning
• Extensive experience with EDI and data integrations, ETL, APIs
• Experience with Data Analytics and Predictive Analytics
• Familiarity with web application and mobile development concepts and tools (Agile, Microsoft development stack, DevOps)

Our Core Values: Celebrating the Past, Empowering the Future
Teamwork & Collaboration | Integrity| Commitment | Reliability | Initiative | Continuous Improvement
Take Your Next Step With EBH
If you believe your skillset matches the above description and are an enthusiastic, innovative, passionate, and energetic individual we would like to hear from you. Please visit our website to apply for this posting www.ebhorsman.com/careers or click “Apply” on this posting.
Our Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity
E.B Horsman & Son is a proud equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is a key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose E.B. Horsman & Son as your employer of choice.
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