IT & Digital Manager Factory

We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Information Technology & Digital In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.
Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.
Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

The IT&D Manager – Factory is a key role within the IT&D organisation and this role will be responsible for relationship and demand management for the site factory.  The role is based in Mira (VE), Italy to support transformation in our production facility to provide direct engagement with the factory teams. The selected candidate will work hand in hand with business leadership to implement business, process, data and technology standards as part of a global transformation programme, as well as ensuring that Business Unit and site-specific demands are considered.
The IT&D Manager – Factory, reports to the site IT&D Director and will work in cooperation with the Manufacturing product organisation as well as the site and plant directors and the operational teams. The role is part of a wider of business facing IT&D personnel taking account of all of Reckitt.

Your responsibilities

Activate IT&D initiatives in the factories, accountable for driving global programme deployment through factories in scope.

You will be responsible and accountable to guarantee IT&D service are properly applied trough our partner to the site in order to have an effective user experience.

Establishing a relationship with factory leadership, you will ensure that there is a clear communication line between all parties and that stakeholders buy in and commit to a transformation  managing the relationship, you will also continuously monitor support service to the factories, coordinate communications and escalations in critical situations and champion a healthy and stable factory IT ecosystem.

The experience we're looking for Degree qualified or equivalent

Experience of working in a complex organisation with a global scope. FMCG experience desirable but not essential (Preferably 4+ years)
Demonstrable Manufacturing process understanding and proficiency; experience with IT Operating Model alongside Industrial Automation and Industry 4.0

Project Management and Change Management skills desirable

Knowledge of key Industrial Automation and Data Analytics systems desirable

The skills for success

Great business partnering:
The IT&D Manager – Factory will need to build relationships (virtually and in-person) with the Reckitt Manufacturing community within the region, as well as the global IT&D communities. Should also be able to function at an operational level and capable of building tangible and sustainable relationships with the key personnel within the factory and on the shop floor.

Work within a matrix environment providing support and deliverables for Solutions Delivery and Demand Management from the resource pool.

Oversight on the relationship and execution of Manufacturing operations with sufficient process understanding to present solutions to business teams, whilst equally articulating problems to technical or delivery teams.…