About Hyundai GLOVIS America Inc.

GLOVIS America, Inc. is a third-party logistics provider headquartered in Irvine, CA. Since our inception in 2002, we are committed to delivering our customer's products via truck, rail, or ocean vessel throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Glovis America makes every effort to exceed standards by providing quality service to our customers and vendors of the automotive, freight forwarding, parts distribution, used car, and fuel industries. We cater logistics strategies and processes to our customers' needs by utilizing the latest information systems and advanced technologies.

Summary

The Senior Manager, IT Planning position will lead development and activation of a multi-year IT strategy which will be centered around new business models for all GLOVIS entities within Americas Head Quarters (AHQ), with technology as a key enabler. Primary duties will include planning IT strategy to support all AHQ business, finding and deploying new IT technology of platform and cloud, and leading IT projects in an effort to achieve GLOVIS goals.

Responsibilities

• IT Strategy Planning
  • IT strategic business planning & progress checking align with executives direction new business opportunities for subsidiaries in Americas region under Glovis HQ IT governance
  • Provide strategic justification through the preparation of a business case for each major IT project
  • Liaises with internal stakeholders subsidiary IT counterparts to ensure clear and consistent communication about IT decisions that impact the broader organization
  • Support IT and business partners with budget management, financials, and funding guidance
• IT Platform & Tech Planning
  • Conduct platform & cloud services sourcing based on the requirements of and in alignment with the strategic interest area of GLOVIS like WMS, TMS, CRM, MS365, etc and deploy the services to subsidiaries in the Americas region
  • Learn and Monitor, present new technology focuses on new business trends (Mobility, Electrification, Connectivity, Autonomous), and create strategic direction from an IT perspective
  • Deliver new valuable content for business and end-user experience (New processes based upon new tech, best practices, IT trend, Case study for proof of concept)
  • Pilot and support scale of new and emerging digitally-enabled logistics and e-business solutions/ business models
• IT Project Management
  • Provide leadership for planning and tracking all IT project issues and schedules, establishing milestones and assigning AHQ management direction, identifying dependencies, executing, evaluate annual project reporting
  • Align strategies with the overarching IT strategies and advancing technology solutions to support business growth & opportunities
  • Propose and plan projects to explore the new business model and technical competencies relative to GLOVIS's current core technology and business practices.
  • Reporting for upper management concerning all IT projects, improvement
  • Report issues and status to the management with root cause and countermeasure
• New Business Support
  • Survey and find the best solution for new business proposals, including but not exclusively for Vehicle Logistics, Port Processing, Consolidation Centers, and Sales functions
  • Collaborate with key partners across multiple functions within AHQ to determine opportunity areas in which emerging digital services and/or tools can support the function

Compensation Range

• $100,000 - $115,000 per year

Benefits of working at Hyundai GLOVIS America Inc.

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D as well as Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick leave
• Pet Insurance
• Hospital and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Program and Gym Reimbursement*
• 401(k) with Generous Matching
• Referral Bonuses*
• Auto Allowance*
• Quarterly Employee Lunches, Summer Refreshments, and Monthly Team Building Activities*
• Discretionary Bonuses*
• Tuition Reimbursement*

• Benefits may vary by location. All benefits pursuant to Company policy

Skills

• Bilingual English/Korean Preferred
• Strong know-how of technology trends. Deep expertise and knowhow in automotive industry-related technology and business processes
• Understanding of application development, EDI, management reporting, and ERP tools in Database, Programming languages, Analytic tools, Marketing CRMs or customer-facing systems, and SAP are desirable
• IT system management skills for various logistics business area
• Strong planning mindset and Strategic and critical thinking
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to lead, train, motivate and manage multi-skilled personnel
• Highly analytical and accomplished in presenting to different levels/audiences
• Deep expertise and knowhow in automotive industry related technology and business processes

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Degree Required
• 8 - 12 Years of Experience in IT or Technology Required
• Prior Logistics/Automotive Industry Experience Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in front of a desk and/or in front of the computer for long periods
• Repetitive use of hand/grasping product, writing, and typing
• Stand/walk

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working and Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Typical office environment with low-level noise exposure
• Communication with employees and field partners will be primarily conducted via phone and email

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of all job duties performed by persons in the position. Glovis America reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.