Company Overview: Join a well-established, dynamic global leader in the manufacturing technology sector. Our company is committed to innovation, operational excellence, and leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize our manufacturing processes and supply chain. With a focus on sustainable growth and a customer-first approach, we are continuously evolving to stay ahead in the industry.
Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced Global Vice President of Technology with a strong background in manufacturing or supply chain operations. This pivotal role will focus on overseeing the company’s IT infrastructure, digital strategy, and technology roadmap to support global operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping and implementing a comprehensive IT strategy, ensuring robust systems, processes, and technologies that enhance our manufacturing capabilities, drive efficiency, and support business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- IT Leadership: Develop and execute the global IT strategy, aligning it with the company’s overall business and operational goals, ensuring seamless integration across all global locations.
- Infrastructure Management: Oversee the management and continuous improvement of the company’s IT infrastructure, ensuring its scalability, security, and reliability to support our global manufacturing and supply chain operations.
- Digital Transformation: Drive digital transformation initiatives to modernize the company’s technology landscape, including automation, cloud solutions, ERP systems, and IoT technologies, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.
- IT Strategy & Roadmap: Lead the development of a long-term IT roadmap that supports the company’s growth and innovation objectives, ensuring that all systems and technologies are future-ready and adaptable to changing market conditions.
- Collaboration with Operations: Partner closely with operations, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to identify IT opportunities that enhance production processes, streamline supply chain management, and improve customer service.
- Global Team Leadership: Lead and inspire a global team of IT professionals, ensuring the development of key talent, fostering a culture of innovation, and ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic objectives.
- Cybersecurity & Compliance: Ensure that the company’s IT systems are secure and compliant with all relevant regulations, including overseeing cybersecurity initiatives and managing risk across the organization.
- Vendor & Budget Management: Oversee relationships with key technology vendors, ensuring cost-effective solutions and managing the global IT budget to maximize ROI.
Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in IT leadership roles within the manufacturing or supply chain industries.
- Proven expertise in managing complex IT infrastructures, systems integration, and digital transformation projects on a global scale.
- Strong knowledge of IT operations, including network infrastructure, ERP systems, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity.
- Excellent understanding of how IT systems can support and enhance manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
- Demonstrated ability to create and implement IT strategies that drive operational efficiency and support business growth.
- Strong leadership skills with experience in managing and developing global teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. An MBA or relevant advanced degree is preferred.