Director of IT
Location: Coppell, TX
Schedule: Monday–Friday | Fully Onsite
Compensation: $160,000–$200,000 base + potential 10% bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) program
- 13 days of combined vacation/sick time during years 1–5
- 11 paid holidays, including floating and company holidays
- Company-paid travel expenses
- Company credit card provided for approved travel expenses
Travel: Required as needed
About the Company
Our client is a third-party logistics organization that supports manufacturers, hospitals, government agencies, and other organizations with the storage and distribution of medical supplies, devices, and pharmaceutical products.
Beyond traditional logistics, the organization plays a critical role in emergency response and disaster relief, helping deliver life-saving medications and supplies during natural disasters, pandemics, and other critical events. This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven organization where technology directly supports work that has a meaningful impact on people's lives.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Director of IT with strong hands-on experience in Tecsys and/or 3PL/WMS environments to lead technology operations and provide direct people leadership.
This is a working leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys staying close to the technology while also managing and developing a team. The Director will help drive day-to-day IT operations, support evolving systems and integrations, and provide greater visibility across business applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of approximately 3–4 direct reports.
- Provide hands-on leadership across IT operations and business applications.
- Support and optimize WMS, order management, warehouse workflows, and EDI integrations.
- Help drive systems and integration initiatives across the organization.
- Provide technical guidance while remaining involved in day-to-day operations.
- Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and overall IT effectiveness.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technology solutions.
- Support a regulated pharmaceutical/logistics environment.
- Travel to company locations as needed.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on Tecsys experience in a 3PL or logistics environment, including implementation, support, or administration.
- OR 5–8 years of experience with 3PL/WMS systems in a comparable environment.
- Experience with WMS, TMS, DMS, or similar logistics technology platforms.
- Previous people management/leadership experience is required.
- Strong understanding of logistics, warehouse operations, order management, and EDI touchpoints.
- Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on technology professional.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable working in a fully onsite environment.
- Willingness to travel as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a regulated pharmaceutical or healthcare environment.
- Experience working across multiple business applications.
- Experience leading systems integration or technology transformation initiatives.
- Experience with Tecsys is strongly preferred.
Why This Opportunity?
This is a chance to step into a high-impact IT leadership role with an organization whose technology supports critical healthcare, pharmaceutical, and emergency-response operations. The ideal candidate will have the technical depth to contribute immediately, combined with the leadership skills to build and manage a strong IT team.
