About Kering A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: Empowering Imagination. In 2022, Kering had over 47,000 employees and revenue of €20.4 billion. Kering Technologies is the Kering Group division that provides the smartest solutions for our cross-brands services. In particular, the Kering Technologies division handles all the activities concerning the company's Management Information System Development in order to link the business's needs to the company's IT infrastructures. As part of the global luxury group Kering, we are committed to empowering imagination in a sustainable manner and encouraging our employees to flourish. Join our passionate journey and fulfil your potential and creativity. We are currently seeking an IT Delivery Manager who will report to the Production Application Manager as part of our dynamic team in Florence/Milan.
You will work in the Production and Aftersales team, part of the Supply Chain of Kering Tech.
Working closely with our Brands with the Worldwide scope, you will work as a deputy for the Production Applications Management of the Group, driving the activities of the production teams located in Florence and Milan. You will have a key role in the technology transformation of the Area, working on the adoption of new technologies and helping Kering Brands to improve their production processes
- Guide the Production Applications team activities, internal and external resources, located in Florence and Milan, leveraging their strengths and competencies, monitoring the planning and deliverables considering the different requests coming from other departments
- Manage all the projects (collaborating to functional and technical analysis project planning testing, validating and upgrading application) related to Production, Planning, Supplier Collaboration and Tanneries and related integrations
- For the entire perimeter: collaborate on the management of the Production Applications budget and the scouting of the providers in the market and software roadmaps of supporting software managing the relationship with vendors and the related demand & capacity supervising application maintenance service decommissioning and replacing systems avoiding risk of obsolescence
- Support the Head of Production and Aftersales Applications identifying development strategies for the Production applications, and designing and suggesting roadmap for the applications evolution and providing reports on project status highlighting key issues and proposing solutions
- Be the main point of contact for business stakeholders collecting business needs & requirements and making recommendations for process design improvements
- Manage conflict escalation, negotiations aimed to the normalization and to the recovery of critical, predictable / expected (or not) events
- A professional with wide experience (at least 12 years) on Production applications management and processes for Fashion and Luxury business, able to work in ERP environments, thanks to an experience of Core model implementation
- Knowledgeable about Stealth 400/3000 suite and production management i.e. progress tracking, integration with logistics, cost controlling, product lifecycle management - PLM), MRP, production master data (BoM, routings, article master) as a must and SAP (Supply Chain) as a plus
- Rigorous, organized, committed, transparent and team-work oriented
- A professional able to interact and communicate with different stakeholders, including top management, in a complex and international context
- Good team management skills and a technical knowledge thus making a recognized leader on the topics and among the teams
- Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken knowledge of French as a plus
- Knowledgeable about IBM iSeries and DB2 is a plus
- Nice to have experience in Multi-brand and WW scopes
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Kering adventure in a moment of extraordinary growth and become part of a thriving team in a global Luxury group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow. Talent development is a managerial principle at Kering and we are committed to fostering internal mobility. Our common vision promotes leadership skills and helps every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.
