IT Manufacturing

For our IT team, we are looking for an IT solution designer and project lead for the Manufacturing & Purchasing area.

You will be part of a global team and will have the possibility to contribute to transformational programs such as, as an example, the design and implementation of strategy for plant digitalization as well as to the continuous evolution of purchasing processes and supplier collaboration model. The role will report to the IT responsible for Manufacturing & Purchasing and it will be based in our headquarter in Parma.

We support hybrid working, as a mix of working remotely and from the office

**Job purpose**

**Key accountabilities**
- Define and maintain project activities planning; manage in an efficient/effective way the internal and external resources dedicated/involved in the project
- Allocate resources to the needed activities, executing periodic checks on progress and periodically perform control activities, updating Referents and Steering Committee, proactively highlighting possible risks/issues and implementing the defined actions in order to manage risks
- Keep the proper contacts with Process Owners, Key-Users and other Business Referents, manage the meeting calendars, guarantee that the requested Documentation (project and cross-project) is delivered as established for the different project execution phases, checks the quality of intermediate results/deliverables, in order to be aligned with the business needs and the IT standards
- Promote communication, good relationship and commitment within the project team
- Participate in evaluating requests for process improvements in the project scope areas, executing in-depth analysis of the requests with the process owners according to the guidelines shared with the manager
- Ensure that the solutions defined are fitting to the requirements, considering requirements possible evolutions and synergies with other requests in the area of competence or in other areas.
- Assure the Application Maintenance team involvement to perform the proper project handover
- Give support to teams in consulting and mentoring on methodology and deal with exceptions
- Monitor project economics status, in order to be in line with the planned costs and to highlight possible deviations
- Ensure that the project implementations are coherent with IT Governance in all phases of the process, from initial approval to follow-up and final user acceptance

**Requirements**:

- Master's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent
- 3+ years experience in system integration consulting companies and/or IT departments of multinational companies, performing solution design, system configuration and testing, project management
- Experience in manufacturing and Industry 4.0, and/or in procurement processes and solutions; additional process knowledge in other domains will be considered a plus.
- Ability to perform articulated solution design to select the best technology to fulfill the requirements
- Project Management skills and ability to coordinate interfunctional and international teams
- Strong relational and leadership skills
- High levels of energy, motivation, and proactivity, with a problem-solving approach and willingness to achieve results
- Knowledge of SAP environment related to production and procurement will be highly preferred.
- Knowledge of MES systems, IIOT platforms, or Vendor Management Platforms (e.g. SAP Ariba, Jagger) will be considered a plus.
- Fluency in Italian and English

**What we Offer**
- Be part of a dynamic and growing IT environment
- Be part of transformation initiatives in Manufacturing & Purchasing
- The possibility to experiment with different technologies
- Participation to cross functional initiatives
- Exposure to innovation and analytics initiatives in different business areas and regions and collaboration in global projects
- International environment and global career opportunities