Senior Manager Plant IT & Team Lead OT; m​/w​/d; _Forbach, France

LAPP is a family-owned company headquartered in Stuttgart and a global leader in cable and connection technology. Founded in 1959, we are still fully family-owned today. With around 5,700 employees, we are operating in over 80 countries - globally connected and regionally rooted. Working at LAPP means more: this is where inventive spirit and a hands‑on mentality meet cherished values and tradition.

We offer all employees the freedom to develop and pursue new opportunities. Flexibility and personal responsibility are just as important to us as a family-friendly work environment. We value all our colleagues with their talents, ideas and perspectives.

After all, every personal contribution counts when it comes to meeting the needs of our customers from various industries together. Together we keep the industry alive: alive by LAPP - alive by YOU!

• Functional and disciplinary leadership and development of the local IT team at the Forbach production site, ensuring reliable, secure and production-oriented IT operations.
• Advising Plant Management as a strategic IT partner, translating local business requirements into IT initiatives and supporting digitalization and Industry 4.0 topics.
• Ensuring the stability and availability of the local IT landscape for production and logistics, including escalation management and coordination of infrastructure, network, workplace and application topics with Global IT teams.
• Development and continuous evolution of the global OT strategy and roadmap, as well as establishment of consistent governance structures, standards and architectures for production and logistics sites worldwide.
• Strengthening the cybersecurity and resilience of OT environments through the implementation of appropriate security and risk management measures in close collaboration with Information Security.
• Shaping and advancing IT/OT convergence and defining global standards for the secure integration and connectivity of production equipment, OT platforms and manufacturing systems as a foundation for Smart Factory and Industry 4.0.
• Leadership and development of a global OT expert community, promoting international knowledge and best-practice sharing and contributing to global transformation programs related to ERP, MES, automation and digital manufacturing.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Automation Technology or a comparable field.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in IT, Operational Technology (OT), manufacturing technology or a comparable industrial environment.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience with direct people management responsibility, combined with strong capabilities in leading, developing and coaching employees.
• Extensive experience in production, logistics or industrial manufacturing environments, combined with a strong understanding of production-related processes and requirements.
• Broad expertise across several relevant technology areas, particularly OT, industrial networks, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure & cloud, IT service management, industrial automation, IT/OT integration and Industry 4.0.
• Experience working in international and matrix organizations, with the ability to collaborate successfully across regions, functions and cultures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across business, production and IT.
• Strategic yet execution-oriented mindset, combined with strong decision‑making and prioritization skills and the ability to balance global standards with local business requirements.
• High customer and service orientation, a structured and solution-oriented approach, and a strong hands‑on mentality, combined with the willingness to work closely with production operations.
• Strong English and French language skills;
  German language skills are an advantage.

• Variety of tasks and responsibilities & plenty of scope for ideas
• Value-based family business
• Global player withflat hierarchies
• Personnel development,onboarding & individual support
• Annual international soccer- & volleyball tournament

Lapp Service GmbH
· Oskar-Lapp-Street 2
· 70565 Stuttgart

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