Who We Are
Freshpet is a fast-growing entrepreneurial company that began making fresh pet food in 2007. The company was started with the goal of changing the way pets are nourished and changing the pet food industry forever. Company sales have grown double digits since launch, with no plans to slow down.
At Freshpet, we started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate. We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do. We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility. IT’S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!

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What You Will Do*
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, a newly created position, will be a contributing member of the Freshpet Management team and will be responsible for developing and leading the execution of the company’s IT vision and strategy to ensure an efficient, effective, and high-quality operation and functioning of all hardware and software that are the responsibility of the IT Department, within the approved budget. This position will provide the vision, perspective, and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives.
The position can be located in Secaucus, NJ (corporate office) or Bethlehem, PA (manufacturing facility) with day trips to the other location. This position will also support the Ennis, Texas manufacturing facility.

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How You Will Make an Impact*

• Develop IT strategy for Freshpet to scale to greater than $2 Billion Net Sales including network infrastructure design, applications landscape, cybersecurity, and employee productivity solutions (hardware and software)
• Provide strategic leadership to implementation of new ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring phase 1 implementation (already in process) OTIF and plans for phase 2 and beyond
• Bring thought leadership to employee productivity solutions ensuring strong virtual engagement, while optimizing cost
• Ensure cybersecurity tools and processes are in place to provide the upmost risk management for Freshpet as it scales
• Manage full IT budget, bringing cost optimization while investing where it makes sense to create value to the business
• Develop business intelligence and analytics solutions, leveraging AI where appropriate, to deliver efficient data insights, business alerts, and dramatically reduce the need for manual data manipulation and report development
• Implement IT systems governance to ensure compliance to IT strategy and central ownership of system support model in IT
• Transition IT to an organization that brings a strong support model, leveraging innovative solutions
• Formulate IT policies, procedures, and performance management process and measures. Ensure those policies and procedures reflect current best practices and comply with government regulations (i.e., GMP, FDA, IT Audit)
• Develop the IT organization, including organizational design, hiring, recruitment, retention of employees and succession planning. Ensure that an adequate level of training is available to all
• The role has 3 to 5 direct reports, with a total team size of 15-20
• Moderate travel is anticipated

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What You Will Bring*

• A minimum of 15 years’ relevant IT experience, including at least five years at the management level, performing to best practice company standards
• A prior background in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred
• Proven experience in planning and implementing challenging, complex projects that anticipate and respond to the demands of a high-growth organization, developing dynamic and streamlined systems and processes that anticipate and support changes in the operational business model, and producing results under demanding deadlines
• Significant experience in all aspects of information technology planning, development, and implementation, including but not limited to enterprise resource planning, systems architecture, telecommunications, database administration, Web and social media development, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and compliance issues
• A developer of people and teams
• A thought leader capable of anticipating the technological challenges and opportunities of the future; looks around the corner as to what may come as opposed to how the company got there
• Strong IT background across a broad spectrum of IT domains
• Has a track record of leading innovative practices to ensure long term benefits to the organization and looks to implement processes and systems that support resource efficiency and improved analytics
• A strategic thinker and doer, with an appropriate level of risk tolerance for a high revenue-growth disruptive business
• Proven leader that can provide direction and strategic thinking across all areas of IT, leveraging prior experience/expertise, advisors, and continuous learning, while motivating and delivering through their team
• Unquestioned honesty and integrity
• Holds self and others accountable
• A positive, hands-on doer; leads by example, and has a trust-based management style
• An ego-less consensus builder. Thick skinned, strong willed, and tenacious, but not overbearing or divisive; ability to push back diplomatically yet firmly or hold onto and defend positions
• A passion for Freshpet’ s values and mission
• Bachelor’s degree in MIS or related discipline. MS or MBA a plus

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What We Offer*
At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, stock options, a generous PTO plan and so much more!
Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:
At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimers
Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.

Job Type: Full-time

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