It Applications Manager

PARR is the total source for homebuilding supplies, solutions, and services. We focus on supplying building materials and solutions to professional home builders of all sizes including custom builders, large production builders, and multifamily builders. Our customers and community members know that they can rely on us for Legendary Service and quality products.

Job title: IT Applications Manager

Salary: Starting at $122k to 150k depending on experience.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm. This is a hybrid role that requires three (3) days in office per week.

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon

The IT Applications Manager will be responsible for overseeing the team that manages core business applications infrastructure ERP, MS Office, SharePoint, Teams, and other technology. Manages support personnel to ensure a high level of customer service to the organization.

Qualifications

Knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position are typically acquired through on the job training and prior work experience with Infrastructure hardware and software.

Education, Training & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years prior application administration, development or related work experience, preferably in a fast paced, multi-location environment
• Minimum 3 years prior supervisory experience over an application support team.
• ERP experience preferred
• Project Management experience strongly preferred
• Understanding of on-prem, web technologies, mobile applications, databases and cloud-based web applications (e.g. Azure, AWS, etc...) preferred
• Understanding of implementation methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc)
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills; capable of understanding system configurations and the interrelationships of an application architecture.
• Industry knowledge of retail, distribution and/or manufacturing preferred

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrable leadership skills to supervise and direct technical professionals and communicate directly with executive-level stakeholders.
• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy of all information related to company employee records and finance records, particularly, sales figures and pricing.
• Adhere to company procedures, policies and protocols as set forth in the Employees Handbook.
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Ability to seek out vulnerabilities and resolve them before they occur
• Ability to solve problems and research solutions both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to communicate detailed instructions to others in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to deal with occasional difficult users of information systems
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep multiple systems and environments up to date
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to daily changing needs/demands of the department
• Willingness to share department responsibilities in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritize work and manage time effectively

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, prioritizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of assigned staff performing a variety of work activities within the Applications section of the Information Technology Division
• Provide input and collaboration in the analysis, selection, deployment, integration, maintenance, support, operation, and documentation of enterprise applications systems and technologies to meet a broad range of business needs in support of the company's operational goals.
• Recommends and implements improvements and modifications to enterprise systems
• Assist with project management of application projects including scheduling projects and resources, and monitoring project timelines ensuring deliverables are produced on time and on budget
• Build and maintain business and cross functional relationships to proactively meet customer needs / address issues
• Establishes protocols, policies, and procedures to ensure business applications are operating for the benefit of the organization
• Manage and maintain vendor relationships. Defines the scope of service contract, manages contracts and assesses the expenses associated with the service in order to ensure committed SLAs are backed by backend agreements from the suppliers.
• Participates in the selection of staff; provides or coordinates staff training; provides performance feedback; and assists employees to correct deficiencies
• Oversee and approve software purchases for departmental and company technology needs.
• Discuss work progress and obstacles with assigned team and or direct reports, and provide advice, guidance, encouragement and constructive feedback
• Establish measurable individual and team objectives that are aligned with business and organizational goals
• Mentor and lead assigned resources in their respective career development
• Work closely with the IT Management team in planning, directing, and implementing short- and long-range objectives, including budget planning, and evaluating results and progress toward implementing the IT strategic plan.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned

The primary working conditions are an office environment with a computer. The job may require very occasional travel to PARR locations in the Northwest

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to work indoors in a normal office environment for an entire day
• Ability to stoop, bend, walk, and effectively communicate at levels normal for someone performing work with the general public primarily in an office environment. Communication forms can include but are not limited to: in-person verbal and non-verbal, written, e-mail, telephone and public speaking to medium size groups.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50lbs
• Must be able to grasp, talk, hear, and operate a computer and keyboard

We know that without great people, we can't be a great company. Voted the fourth top place to work in Oregon in 2023, we offer industry-leading benefits:

• Everyone starts earning 2 weeks of vacation per year on day 1, and gains an additional day every year worked up to 4 weeks off
• Employee paid sick days
• 7 holidays
• 2 medical plan options, one with a high deductible that offers an HSA and our standard plan with a very low $1,250 deductible
• Dental, Vision, EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Childcare pretax spending programs
• HSA (Health Savings Account) - PARR will match up to $360/year
• Up to 50% match on the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) after 1 year of employment and fully vested at the end of your 3rd year
• In addition to the 401(k) match, there a 3% profit share contribution to the 401(k), with Board approval
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500/year)
• Annual profit sharing (every full time employee who worked the full year earned a minimum of $2,700 for the 2020 year)
• $1,000 referral bonus

PARR Promotes!

We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within. Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today. There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions. If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions. There is A LOT of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!

We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays.

Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.