Strategic Partnership & Digitalisation: Act as a primary business partner to plant operations and central IT departments. Identify, define, and implement technological solutions that address operational challenges and drive the full digitalisation of production processes.

IT/OT Convergence: Oversee the integration of Information Technology with Operational Technology systems to ensure operational continuity and the successful delivery of local innovation projects.

Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain IT/OT infrastructure to guarantee reliability and safety. Supervise the local data centre with a strong focus on energy efficiency and sustainability.

Cybersecurity & Compliance: Collaborate with the regional cybersecurity team to enforce information security policies. Ensure all plant systems and processes comply with corporate standards and industry certifications, such as TISAX recertification.

Application & Cloud Strategy: Modernise and simplify the local application portfolio. Drive the implementation of core solutions and define the strategy for migration to cloud environments.

Agile Leadership: Foster a culture of modern software development within the team, utilising methodologies such as Design Thinking, Agile Project Management, and CI/CD practices.

Network Administration: Manage and develop the internal plant network in coordination with the regional IT Network team and external partners.

Financial Management: Define and control the plant’s IT budget, ensuring alignment of operational costs and capital investments with broader IT strategies.

Team Development: Lead and mentor the IT team, conducting performance reviews, managing talent pipelines, and creating succession plans to achieve operational excellence.