Head of IT & Digital Transformation — Plant Automation

Italia Group; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Italia Group, an expanding Indian manufacturer, seeks an IT Head to steer technology across plants and business operations. This business-enablement role focuses on reliability, digital transformation, cybersecurity, data, and automation ROI across manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial functions.

You will drive ERP stability, CRM ecosystems, IoT initiatives, and analytics while leading a cross-functional team, managing budgets, and ensuring governance and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering.
• 12–15+ years IT experience, including 3–5+ years in manufacturing/plant environments.
• Experience with CRM, integrations/middleware, BI/analytics.
• Plant automation / IIoT / MES / sensors knowledge.
• Cybersecurity awareness (ISO 27001/NIST, OT/IT security).
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder and vendor management.
• Budget ownership and vendor negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• IT Infrastructure & Operations: ensure availability of servers, network, Wi‑Fi, endpoints, backups, and cloud/on‑prem infrastructure across plants and offices.
• ERP & Business Applications: own ERP stability, enhancements, integrations, master data, access controls, vendor management, and reporting.
• CRM & Application Ecosystem: manage CRM and business apps; integrate with ERP; manage licenses and SLAs.
• Plant Automation / IoT / Industry 4.0: identify and implement IoT, sensors, OEE, predictive maintenance, dashboards; measure ROI.
• Digital Transformation & Process Automation: automate manual processes using RPA, APIs, low-code/no-code, AI, and analytics.
• Cybersecurity & IT Risk: lead endpoint security, IAM, vulnerability management, backups, incident response, audits.
• Data, BI & Management Reporting: build dashboards, MIS, and production/sales/inventory analytics.
• IT Budget & Vendor Management: manage budget, licensing, procurement, TCO, and ROI.
• IT Governance & Team Development: establish policies, SOPs, documentation, audits, and training plans.
• Business Continuity / DR: own DR strategy, backup validation, testing, and plan reviews.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Digital transformation

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering

Tools

ERP

CRM

BI/Analytics

IIoT / MES

Automation / RPA

Job description

Italia Group, an expanding Indian manufacturer, seeks an IT Head to steer technology across plants and business operations. This business-enablement role focuses on reliability, digital transformation, cybersecurity, data, and automation ROI across manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial functions.

You will drive ERP stability, CRM ecosystems, IoT initiatives, and analytics while leading a cross-functional team, managing budgets, and ensuring governance and risk controls.