IT Manufacturing Service Delivery Manager

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* -en USAt Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities.

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* Location:

Cincinnati OH / Hybrid / Remote
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* Job Description:

** We are seeking an experienced Digital Manufacturing - Service Delivery Manager to lead the end-to-end service delivery, support operations, and continuous improvement of critical manufacturing IT applications including MES, LIMS, Veeva, and enterprise/system integrations across global manufacturing plants and laboratories. This role is responsible for ensuring stable, compliant, and high-performing application services that support manufacturing execution, quality operations, laboratory processes, and regulatory business workflows.

The Service Delivery Manager will lead support teams, manage vendors and stakeholders, drive operational excellence, and ensure services are delivered in line with agreed SLAs, KPIs, compliance requirements, and business expectations.
** Your Role:
**** 1. Service Delivery Management
*** Own end-to-end service delivery for Manufacturing IT applications, including MES, LIMS, Veeva, and integration platforms
* Ensure stable application operations across multiple plants, labs, and business units globally
* Govern service performance against SLAs, OLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments
* Drive high-quality support for incidents, service requests, problem management, and minor enhancements## .
** 2. Application Support & Operations
*** Oversee L2/L3 application support for manufacturing and quality systems
* Ensure timely triage, prioritization, escalation, and resolution of critical incidents
* Establish structured processes for incident, problem, change, and knowledge management
* Lead root cause analysis (RCA) reviews and track corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
* Ensure production support readiness during plant operating windows, releases, and critical business cycles
** 3. Platform Oversight
*** Manage service delivery across platforms such as MES, LIMS, Integrations
** 4. Business Relationship & Stakeholder Management
*** Serve as the primary IT service delivery contact for plant operations, quality, laboratories, manufacturing, and business stakeholders
* Partner with global and site teams to prioritize support needs, enhancement demand, and operational risks
* Communicate service performance, service risks, outages, and improvement plans to leadership
* Coordinate across cross-functional teams including infrastructure, cybersecurity, vendor teams, product owners, and site IT## .
** 5. Vendor & Partner Management
*** Manage third-party support vendors, system integrators, and strategic application partners
* Ensure vendor accountability for SLA adherence, issue resolution, service quality, and documentation
* Review contract deliverables, support coverage, and service performance metrics
* Drive governance cadence with offshore, nearshore, and on-site support teams
** 6. Change, Release & Transition Management
*** Oversee application changes, release planning, deployment coordination, and production readiness
* Ensure proper impact assessment, testing, validation, rollback planning, and business communication
* Support onboarding of new plants, acquisitions, and service transitions into steady-state operations
* Lead transition-to-support for new implementations, upgrades, and enhancement releases
** 7. Compliance, Quality & Risk Management
*** Ensure application services operate in compliance with internal quality standards and regulated environment requirements
* Support audit readiness, validation support, documentation quality, and change control requirements
* Work closely with Quality, Compliance, and CSV/validation teams where applicable
* Monitor operational, security, and compliance risks and develop mitigation plans## .
** 8. Continuous Improvement & Service Excellence
*** Drive standardization, automation, and optimization of support processes across sites and platforms
* Identify recurring issues, technical debt, and process inefficiencies, and lead improvement initiatives
* Promote knowledge management through SOPs, KB articles, runbooks, and support documentation
* Build a metrics-driven service culture focused on service reliability, user experience, and business value
** 9. Leadership & Team Management
*** Lead global support teams, application analysts, and technical specialists across multiple time zones
* Define team objectives, priorities, operating model, and performance…