At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead IT operations and service delivery while mentoring a dynamic team.
- Company: Join a market-leading manufacturing group with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting role with travel opportunities and a chance to modernise IT systems.
- Why this job: Shape the future of IT and drive impactful change across multiple sites.
- Qualifications: Proven senior IT leadership experience and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
The predicted salary is between 62500 - 62500 £ per year.
We are partnering with a market-leading, multi-site manufacturing group seeking an experienced Head of IT to take ownership of IT operations, service delivery, and team leadership across a growing business.
Reporting directly to the IT Director, this is a true number two leadership role focused on driving IT performance, modernisation, governance, and stakeholder engagement. You'll lead a small internal IT team, own the relationship with the external MSP, and play a key role in shaping the future direction of IT across the organisation. The role covers multiple sites and the candidate needs to be comfortable with that travel requirement.
Key Responsibilities:- Own and manage the relationship with the external Managed Service Provider (MSP), ensuring SLA/KPI performance and continuous service improvement.
- Lead, mentor, and help reshape the internal IT team, supporting future growth and capability development.
- Act as the visible face of IT across the business, building strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple sites.
- Drive service delivery, governance, risk management, and operational excellence.
- Provide technical leadership and credibility, supporting key decisions and acting as an escalation point where required.
- Support IT modernisation initiatives, helping move the business away from legacy technologies and processes.
- Manage third-party vendors, contracts, budgets, and IT suppliers.
- Lead and contribute to business-critical projects across infrastructure, Microsoft 365, ERP, CRM, and wider technology platforms.
- Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role such as IT Operations Manager, IT Service Delivery Manager, IT Manager, or similar.
- Strong experience managing MSPs, service providers, and vendor relationships.
- Experience owning SLAs, KPIs, service reviews, and service improvement plans.
- Demonstrable people management and team leadership experience.
- Strong Microsoft 365 administration knowledge including Entra ID, SharePoint, Teams, Exchange Online, and Intune.
- Experience working within multi-site environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- ITIL or strong IT service management experience.
- Technical background with the ability to make informed technology decisions and challenge suppliers when required.
- Manufacturing, engineering, industrial, distribution, or similar sector experience.
- Experience supporting ERP and CRM platforms.
- Exposure to infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Experience leading IT transformation, modernisation, or organisational change initiatives.
If you're an experienced IT leader with strong Sage 200 expertise and a passion for driving service excellence, we'd love to hear from you.
