Vice President of IT Infrastructure

Quovis, Inc.•Pleasant Prairie, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Our client is a privately held, family-owned distributor of business, industrial, and operational supplies, known across its industry for the speed, breadth, and reliability of its fulfillment operations. It is a multibillion-dollar organization with a large, geographically distributed workforce and a long-standing reputation as one of the most stable and respected employers in its region. What sets this organization apart technologically is rare: rather than running on a purchased ERP platform, its core systems are almost entirely custom-built and maintained in-house, giving its technology teams genuine ownership over architecture, code, and infrastructure design. The company operates its own data centers end-to-end — network, compute, storage, power, and cooling — supporting a mission-critical, always-on business. IT is not treated as a cost center here; it sits at the center of how the business runs. This is a succession-planned Vice President, IT Infrastructure opportunity. The incoming leader will step into the title and full scope of the role from day one, while the current VP remains on hand for a defined transition period as an advisor and mentor — sharing institutional knowledge without retaining direct reports. It is a rare chance to inherit a large, well-resourced infrastructure organization, build on a strong foundation, and shape its next chapter.

Requirements

Genuine engineering ownership — including in-house data centers, custom-built core systems, and direct influence over enterprise architecture
A structured, well-supported transition: the outgoing leader remains in an advisory capacity to mentor and share knowledge through onboarding
Exceptional organizational stability, low turnover, and consistent reinvestment in technology and people
A genuine seat at the table — infrastructure leadership partners directly with senior executives and influences business strategy, not just technology operations
Meaningful potential for continued career growth within IT leadership over time

Responsibilities

Defines and executes an enterprise infrastructure strategy aligned to business objectives, long-term growth, and risk tolerance
Leads infrastructure strategy and operations across a large, complex, multi-site enterprise environment supporting mission-critical business operations
Drives infrastructure modernization initiatives from design to retirement, including automation and platform rationalization, to improve agility, scalability, and operational efficiency
Provides executive-level reporting on health, risk, performance, and investment tradeoffs related to infrastructure
Partners closely with Application Development, Security, Facilities, and business leaders to ensure infrastructure enables — not constrains — business outcomes
Oversees infrastructure technologies and practices in support of enterprise security policies
Ensures infrastructure teams follow approved risk, access, and operational controls
Oversees preparation and management of the annual Infrastructure Capital Planning process
Balances cost optimization with resiliency, scalability, and service quality
Owns strategic relationships with key infrastructure vendors, partners, and service providers
Oversees capacity planning and usage reporting for data, voice, server, storage, and network systems
Ensures high-quality service delivery through mature service management practices, measurable SLAs, and continuous improvement of availability, performance, and end-user experience
Leads a team of internal professionals and external service providers responsible for consistent operational delivery, support, and availability
Builds a high-performing leadership team, develops succession plans, and fosters a culture of accountability, engineering discipline, and continuous improvement
Establishes expectations around engineering discipline, documentation, and best-practice methodologies