Seaboard Corporation-posted 12 days ago
Full-time • Manager
Onsite • Merriam, KS

We have an exciting Service Desk Manager-Information Technology opportunity in our Merriam office. The Service Desk Manager-Information Technology oversees the IT service desk’s local and remote daily operations, manages the support team and ensures service level agreements (SLAs) are met. Key duties include managing incident and request fulfillment, implementing ITIL best practices, reporting on KPIs and driving continuous improvement to maintain customer satisfaction and operational excellence. The Service Desk Manager oversees the team responsible for supporting all endpoint devices (desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals), providing comprehensive tier 1 through tier 3 support for these endpoints. For other technologies—including servers, networking, security, and application systems—the Service Desk Manager will partner and coordinate with tier 3 support teams from other IT functions to ensure effective resolution and escalation. This role leads a geographically distributed team, with some members based in remote locations to provide direct support to Farm operations staff and other business units outside the main office.

  • Oversee and coordinate daily service desk operations for incident and service request, providing timely and effective support to end users in both corporate and remote environments.
  • Supervise comprehensive end point support activities, including setup, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals.
  • Implement and maintain ITIL-based support services, such as change management, asset management, problem and configuration management processes.
  • Serve as the escalation point and liaison for complex technical issues, providing thorough troubleshooting and use case details to tier 2-3 support teams.
  • Monitor service desk performance metrics, prepare reports, analyze trends and recommend improvements to enhance service quality and efficiency. Provide regular reports on service desk performance to management.
  • Ensure a high standard of measurable customer satisfaction is maintained through effective support and communication across Farm Operations and main office sites.
  • Manage and develop a team that includes both local and remote staff, providing coaching and mentoring to foster professional growth and skill development and encouraging collaboration.
  • Collaborate with IT leadership and other departments to align support services with organizational goals and technology initiatives.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation on processes, procedures, and knowledge base articles for both technical staff and end users.
  • 7-10 years of progressive IT support experience
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to understand and prioritize tasks, assign accordingly and track to completion.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Solid understanding of ITIL frameworks, including change, asset, problem, incident and device management.
  • Customer focused mindset with a commitment to service excellence.
  • Ability to resolve conflict and negotiate compromise solutions.
  • 25% Travel
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Programming preferred.
  • 5 years in a supervisory management role
  • Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
  • 401K with company match
  • Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
  • Wellness Program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee pork purchase program
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