Job Description
About We Pack It All (WPIA) We Pack It All (WPIA) is a leading co-manufacturing and packaging partner serving health, wellness, and consumer packaged goods brands. We specialize in a broad range of packaging formats including stick packs, sachets, bottles, and pouches, supporting customers from early-stage growth through national scale.
Operating across multiple facilities in Southern California, WPIA is known for its strong safety culture, quality systems, and operational execution in regulated manufacturing environments. Technology plays a critical role in enabling operational excellence, data visibility, and scalable growth.
Our Culture & Values - Safety - Safety is our best investment
- Quality - Built into every product and process
- People Development & Teamwork - Strong teams drive strong results
- Profitability - Disciplined execution enables reinvestment and growth
- Transition with Performance - Change with accountability
Role Overview The Director of Information Technology is responsible for leading WPIA's enterprise technology strategy and day-to-day IT operations. This role ensures that systems, infrastructure, ERP platforms, and cybersecurity capabilities are reliable, secure, and scalable to support business operations and growth.
The role owns the ERP roadmap, with Deacom ERP strongly preferred, while also leveraging transferable experience across other leading manufacturing ERP platforms.
Key Responsibilities - ERP Leadership & Optimization
- Serve as primary SME for ERP environment (Deacom preferred)
- Lead ERP implementation, optimization, governance, and enhancements
- Support formulation, BOMs, purchasing, production, shipping, inventory, and lot traceability
- Customize ERP forms and reports using JavaScript
- Support WMS, scanners, labeling, and inventory accuracy
- Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
- Architect and maintain enterprise data models
- Develop dashboards using Microsoft Power BI
- Write complex SQL queries and DAX measures
- Improve cost, margin, inventory, and operational visibility
- Infrastructure, Security & Governance
- Oversee hybrid cloud environment (Azure, Office 365)
- Own cybersecurity strategy, access controls, and IT governance
- Lead audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation
- Manage MSP relationship for Tier 2/3 support
- Development & Automation
- Develop automation scripts using Python, JavaScript, and HTML
- Integrate third-party tools with internal systems
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Manage and mentor internal IT staff
- Lead vendors and ERP partners
- Partner with Finance, Operations, Production, and Quality leaders
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field required. Master's degree or MBA preferred.
10+ years of IT leadership experience in manufacturing, co-pack, or logistics environments. Deep ERP experience required (Deacom strongly preferred).
Physical Requirements Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer. Ability to lift up to 15 pounds as needed.
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