IT Manager – Manufacturing & Digital Transformation

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An international cosmetics group is establishing a new industrial site in the Greater Milan Metropolitan area, dedicated to color cosmetics manufacturing , including foundations, emulsions and color bases.

The site, which currently employs approximately 40–45 people , is entering its ramp-up phase .

In this context, we are looking for an experienced IT Manager – Manufacturing & Digital Transformation to take ownership of the site's IT environment and play a key role in building, developing and securing its technology landscape.

This is not a purely corporate IT or ERP position. It is a highly autonomous, hands-on industrial IT role , combining infrastructure, cybersecurity, manufacturing systems, business applications and digital transformation.

Your role

Reporting directly to the Corporate IT organization in the US , with a dotted-line relationship to the local Plant Leadership and R&D; teams , you will act as the key interface between site operations and Corporate IT.

Your main responsibilities will include:

- Take ownership of the site's IT infrastructure, systems and applications
- Ensure the reliability, security and continuity of the IT environment
- Manage and develop networks, servers, infrastructure and cybersecurity
- Support the IT requirements of the manufacturing and shop-floor environment
- Contribute to the development of the site's IT architecture during its ramp-up
- Drive the implementation and integration of digital solutions supporting Production, Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics and Quality
- Support and develop ERP, Production Planning, MES and other manufacturing-related applications
- Translate operational requirements into effective and sustainable technology solutions




- Lead local IT implementation, transformation and modernization projects
- Ensure alignment with Corporate IT architecture, cybersecurity policies and global standards
- Coordinate external IT partners and service providers where required
- Support users and key business stakeholders across the site
- Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and digitalize industrial processes
- Manage critical incidents and contribute to business continuity

Your profile We are looking for a senior IT professional with significant experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment .

You may currently be working as an IT Manager, Plant IT Manager, Site IT Manager, Manufacturing IT Manager or IT & Digital Manager .

More importantly, you should have already been directly involved in building, developing, modernizing or significantly transforming an industrial IT environment .

You will ideally bring

- Strong experience in IT infrastructure, networks, servers and cybersecurity
- Proven exposure to manufacturing operations and shop-floor environments
- Good understanding of industrial business processes across Production, Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics and Quality
- Experience with ERP and manufacturing applications
- Exposure to MES and Production Planning systems




- A successful track record in IT transformation, implementation or greenfield/ramp-up projects
- Ability to combine a strategic perspective with a pragmatic and hands-on approach
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- High degree of autonomy and ownership
- Ability to operate effectively within an international and matrix organization
- Strong communication skills and the ability to bridge the gap between Operations and IT
- Fluent professional English , enabling regular interaction with US-based and international stakeholders

Experience with Oracle EBS would be valuable but is not a prerequisite : we are not looking for a pure Oracle specialist. Experience gained within cosmetics, pharmaceutical/CDMO, chemicals, ingredients, food, packaging or other process manufacturing environments would be particularly relevant.

Why join?

This is an opportunity to join an industrial site at a particularly important stage of its development.

Rather than inheriting a fully mature environment, you will have the opportunity to shape and develop the site's IT landscape as operations ramp up , while benefiting from the support and standards of an international Corporate IT organization.

The position offers a combination of operational ownership, international exposure, technology leadership and genuine transformation responsibility .

? Location: Greater Milan Metropolitan area, Lombardy – on-site industrial role

? Permanent position

? Compensation: target salary around €70,000 gross per year , with some flexibility depending on experience, expertise and overall fit.

Applications will be treated with strict confidentiality .

Vedi l’offerta su Go Lavoro: golavoro.it/annuncio-lavoro/7ik07b