Information Technology Support Manager

North Sails Apparel; Spoleto; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

North Sails Apparel in Milan seeks a Systems & Support Manager to own local IT operations on-site. You will work with Group IT Shared Services, manage store IT deployments, and support Centric PLM, Dynamics 365, and Shopify integrations.

The role targets a hands-on IT professional with 3–5 years in 2nd line support, capable of budgets and vendor relations while remaining technically active across retail stores and core business apps.

Competenze

• 3–5 years of experience in 2nd line IT support, service desk, or store systems, ideally in retail/fashion.
• Fluent Italian and strong business English for daily collaboration across regions.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Intune, Windows devices, and store IT infrastructure.

Mansioni

• Oversee Milan office IT operations on-site and manage local budgets.
• Act as primary escalation for store outages and openings, including after-hours support.
• Coordinate store deployments of POS, devices, and network components.
• Collaborate with Shared Services on escalations and root-cause issue resolution.
• Maintain store IT asset registers and spare inventory.

Conoscenze

2nd line support

Retail IT

Budget management

Vendor management

Microsoft 365

Intune

Windows devices

Network troubleshooting

Strumenti

Centric PLM

Dynamics 365

Shopify

POS systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Milan, Italy (On-site, with travel to retail stores)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Reports to: Group CIO, North Technology Group

Collaborates with: NTG IT Shared Services (Sri Lanka), NSA Commercial, Retail, Merchandising, Finance, and Logistics teams

About the Role

North Sails Apparel (NSA) operates its core business out of Milan - spanning design, merchandising, wholesale, e-commerce, and a growing retail presence across Europe.

As the Systems & Support Manager, you will own local IT operations day-to-day on-site. While Group IT Shared Services handles underlying platforms, architecture, engineering, and bulk ticket volumes (via our Sri Lanka service desk), you are responsible for local execution across users, devices, retail stores, and core business applications.

This role is ideal for a 2nd Line Support Specialist or Technical Lead ready to step up, take ownership of a complete business unit's IT footprint, and manage local budgets and vendor relationships all while remaining hands-on. You will gain deep, practical exposure to modern apparel systems, including Centric PLM, Dynamics 365, Shopify, EDI, and store POS estates.

Key Responsibilities

Milan Office Operations

• User Onboarding & Offboarding: Review requests, prepare devices, arrange access to PLM/Finance platforms, and execute timely offboarding for leavers (account provisioning managed via Shared Services).
• Support Ownership: Monitor the local queue managed by Sri Lanka Shared Services (SuperOps), follow up on escalations, and maintain high support quality for Milan users.
• On-Site Hands-On IT: Manage physical setups including device swaps, meeting room AV, printers, and cabling.
• Infrastructure Coordination: Oversee office and store network installations (cabling, access points, switches) and coordinate local circuit orders with Italian ISPs.
• Training & Continuous Improvement: Educate staff on self-service troubleshooting and feed recurring issue patterns back to Shared Services for root-cause resolution.

Retail Stores Support & Deployment

• Store Deployments: Execute standard store IT builds (POS hardware, payment terminals, network, printers, back-office devices, connectivity).
• Retail Escalations & Openings: Act as primary escalation point for critical store outage incidents (including out-of-hours coverage). Manage IT setups for new openings, relocations, and closures alongside Retail Ops.
• Asset Management: Maintain accurate store IT asset registers and manage local spare inventory pools.

Business Applications & Systems

• Application Support: Provide 1st-line support for Centric PLM (user setup, access, data checks).
• ERP & Integration Monitoring: Learn the ERP landscape (D365 Business Central and D365 Finance & Supply Chain) and trace data/order flows across Shopify, ERP, EDI partners, and 3PL providers to pinpoint integration breaks.
• Business Requirement Gathering & Testing: Translate business needs into detailed technical scope for Group IT, run User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and manage local application rollouts.
• Vendor & Budget Management: Collaborate directly with application vendors, review/challenge statements of work (SOWs) and estimates, and manage local NSA IT budget lines.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a hands-on IT professional with 3 to 5 years of experience in 2nd line IT support, service desk, or store systems - ideally within retail, fashion, or consumer goods.

Requirements

• M365 & Endpoint Support: Solid hands-on experience supporting Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, permissions, sign-in issues) and Windows devices via Intune (or equivalent).
• Networking Basics: Practical understanding of local networking (TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, switches, routers) to diagnose faults and direct on-site work.
• Retail Technology: Familiarity with POS systems, payment terminals, and store infrastructure.
• Business Systems Curiosity: A proactive desire to troubleshoot application-level errors (e.G., failed POs, inventory syncs).
• Vendor & Requirement Management: Ability to write clear functional requirements for vendors and critically review technical scopes/quotes.
• Languages: Fluent Italian and strong business English (daily collaboration with teams in Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US).
• Mobility: Willingness to travel to store locations across Italy and occasionally wider Europe.

Nice to Have

• Prior exposure to ERP, PLM, or e-commerce platforms (e.G., Centric, Dynamics 365, Shopify).
• Hands-on experience opening new retail store locations.
• Background in the marine, outdoor, or apparel industries.

(Note: We value practical, hands-on troubleshooting experience and problem-solving skills over formal certifications.)

What We Offer

• High Visibility: Direct impact within a agile brand environment, backed by global enterprise resources and specialized central teams (Security, Data, ERP).
• Growth Path: A structured step into full IT operational ownership and business application management.

Occasional evening/weekend availability required for store launches, peak trading support, and scheduled maintenance windows. xlwpduy