Your new company
A leading company in the animal health sector is looking for a Technology and Business Solution Lead.
Your new role
As the Technology and Business Solutions Lead, you will support the business across all enterprise technology areas. Your responsibilities will include ensuring effective ongoing technical operations with a focus on manufacturing technologies such as ERP, digital services, business intelligence, network, security, compliance, and infrastructure. You will work with global cross-functional teams to deliver projects and solutions that drive, support, and sustain our business. Additionally, you will oversee the support of local applications and systems by managing a small site-based technical team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Consult with local business leaders to determine how technology can best address their business needs and growth opportunities.
- Advocate corporate technology solutions to meet business needs and goals.
- Execute agreed IT projects and investments across manufacturing sites.
- Manage local financial budgets in line with IT regional operating budgets.
- Support the execution of IT strategies for respective sites.
- Facilitate communications between technology and business teams.
- Participate in business leadership team meetings and support local operating plans.
- Identify new business capabilities to be enabled by technology.
Team Management & Financial Responsibilities:
- Manage a small site-based technical team dedicated to meeting site objectives.
- Oversee local project portfolios, ensuring systems and compliance activities are current.
- Support the successful delivery of approved projects at the local level.
- Ensure optimal portfolio management with a focus on leveraging global solutions and retiring legacy systems.
- Manage vendor contracts and internal forecasting.
Operational Responsibilities:
- Strive towards service excellence and operational optimization.
- Maintain accuracy of global application inventory and compliance upkeep.
- Coordinate and manage global upgrades and outages, acting as a liaison between global and business teams.
Digital Responsibilities:
- Support the business in rolling out new and existing capabilities to strengthen digital expansion and maturity.
- Advise the business at the site level on tech and digital innovation.
Delivery & Adoption Responsibilities:
- Ensure strong adoption of technical capabilities rolled out at the site.
Your profile
- Fluent in French and English, additional languages are a plus.
- Relevant educational background and prior experience in a similar role.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing technologies, ERP, digital services, business intelligence, network, security, compliance, and infrastructure.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage a small technical team and oversee multiple projects.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a global, cross-functional team environment.
What you'll get in return
- Attractive salary with company car and other benefits.
- Opportunities for learning and skill development through field training, ambitious projects, and peer-to-peer learning.
- A supportive and dynamic team environment.
- Investment in your career development to build the next generation of leaders.
What you need to do now
Are you interested in this role? Please contact Alexia Brosens from Hays Brussels or click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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