Senior Packaging IT Apps & Platforms Leader

DS Smith; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Packaging I&T Applications & Platforms to oversee the strategy and management of business applications across the division. This role involves leading a distributed team, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring the effective delivery of application services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT within a manufacturing setting, strong leadership skills, and a strategic mindset to drive digital opportunities. Responsibilities include application lifecycle management, budget oversight and fostering collaborative relationships.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced in IT and business/industry within a manufacturing environment.
• Specific expertise in application management with demonstrated experience in driving business engagement.
• Excellent knowledge of incident, problem management and change management tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the application lifecycle portfolio and maintain an application catalogue.
• Lead and manage a distributed team of application specialists.
• Develop and maintain the divisional application system data architecture.
• Manage application delivery activity and provide senior escalation for divisional application run and build activities.
• Be responsible for the life cycle management of applications.

Skills

Application management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Problem management

Change management

Digital innovation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field

Job description

A leading packaging company based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Packaging I&T Applications & Platforms to oversee the strategy and management of business applications across the division. This role involves leading a distributed team, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring the effective delivery of application services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT within a manufacturing setting, strong leadership skills, and a strategic mindset to drive digital opportunities. Responsibilities include application lifecycle management, budget oversight and fostering collaborative relationships.