IT Director

Are you an experienced IT leader looking for an opportunity to set the technology direction for a growing international manufacturing business, develop a global IT team, and contribute to the wider business strategy?

Livingston James is working with Peak International Group to appoint an IT Director. Reporting to the CFO and sitting on the Executive Team, you'll lead the global IT function and work with colleagues across the Group to deliver its technology strategy. The appointment will initially be made on an interim basis, with the intention of moving to a permanent appointment following a successful initial period.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Strategic leadership of the Global IT function, including line management of the Head of IT.
• Mentoring and development the Head of IT into a senior leadership position.
• Contribution to Executive Committee meetings and the wider business strategy.
• Responsible for envisioning the IT direction for the business, creating an IT roadmap with associated timelines and investment proposals.
• Ownership of the IT budget, developing business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spend, ensuring spend profile is in line with strategic requirement.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for the design, implementation, operation, and support of technology and data systems that fulfil the needs of the business, including application management, cybersecurity management, data management, infrastructure, and systems administration management by closely working with the Head of IT and the CEO.
• Assess current business systems making recommendations for future sustainability.
• Management of external partnerships rationalising where possible.
• Engagement with product management and engineering teams to provide oversight and guidance to data collection and remote monitoring projects.

About you

As this is a senior leadership position, you will bring:

• Senior IT leadership experience in a complex, multi-site business, with the ability to contribute to wider strategy at Executive level.
• A track record of delivering ERP, CRM and wider digital transformation programmes, including helping teams adopt new systems and ways of working.
• Strong cyber security expertise and experience overseeing business applications and infrastructure.
• Experience leading and developing IT teams, owning a multi-million-pound budget and managing external technology partners.
• The ability to build relationships across functions and countries and explain complex technology decisions in plain language.

It would also be great if you have

• Experience working with SAP and associated platforms.
• Experience implementing manufacturing or HR systems, such as MRP or HRIS.
• A background in manufacturing, engineering or a similarly operational environment, with a practical view of where AI can add value.

Why Peak International Group?

Peak is a Scottish success story. Founded in 1997, Peak Scientific grew from a Scottish engineering business into a global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories. Today, Peak International Group brings together Peak Scientific, Peak Gas Generation and Noblegen Cryogenics, with around 800 people across more than 20 countries. Its products support pharmaceutical research, environmental testing and scientific analysis around the world.

You’ll join a collaborative, entrepreneurial business where you can see how technology decisions affect people across manufacturing, engineering and field service. From the Group’s headquarters in Inchinnan, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how IT supports the next phase of international growth.

Our values

Put Customer First
, keep customer needs at the heart of every decision and action.

Be Innovative
, always curious and open to new ideas and better ways of doing things.

Stay Agile
, be responsive and make timely, considered and well-informed decisions taking accountability for the outcomes.

Always Respectful
, kind and supportive, always look for the best in each other and strive to help one another do a better job.

Show Pride & Passion
, be proud about what we do and enjoy our work.

Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, genetic background, age, disability, military service, or any category protected under applicable law in its hiring, employment or other programs and activities.