Senior Manager, IT – Manufacturing Capabilities

Job description

Own delivery of manufacturing projects from initiation through Hypercare, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution and measurable business outcomes.

Establish and lead project governance

charters, stage gates, risk/issue management, decision logs, and steering committee cadence. Drive integrated plans across IT, OT/automation, process engineering, validation, cybersecurity, and vendors; manage interdependencies across sites and systems. Ensure strong change management and readiness planning (training, SOP updates, cutover, support model) to drive adoption at the shop floor. Coordinate solution design with enterprise architecture and manufacturing standards to ensure repeatability across plants and alignment to roadmaps.

Maintain appropriate documentation, testing evidence, and operational handover artifacts. Build project estimates and budgets, manage forecasts, PO spend, and benefits tracking. Develop and mentor project managers and delivery leads, promote standard delivery practices and continuous improvement. Serve as a trusted IT partner to plant leadership, communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Align global and site stakeholders on priorities, sequencing, and operational impacts. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Minimum 8 years of experience in IT, with at least 4 years in project delivery role and/or Application Management Demonstrated experience delivering solutions in manufacturing environments (discrete, process, or regulated manufacturing). Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems and integration patterns (including integration to shop floor and integration to ERP.

Proven track record managing complex cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, and multi-site deployments. Expertise in project delivery methods (waterfall/hybrid/agile), governance, resource and financial management. Proven experience in a global manufacturing environment with on premise and cloud environments Ability to travel to manufacturing sites as needed (typically 20-30%, depending on project phase).