Sr Manager, IT Digital Platforms

Laurens Hekwerk West BV; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Haddenham, UK

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Manager, IT Digital Platforms to lead the advancement, optimization, and regional implementation of key digital platforms, including Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and Content Management Systems (CMS). The successful candidate will collaborate with platform product owners and align regional needs with Global IT and business strategies to deliver innovative solutions that drive business value.

Main Responsibilities

• Partner with regional ecommerce and marketing as well as global PIM, DAM, and CMS product owners to define and prioritize initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and regional strategies.
• Collaborate with global product owners and regional business units to execute a roadmap for advancing digital platforms, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation.
• Serve as the primary IT liaison between regional business units and global IT teams for PIM, DAM, and CMS initiatives.
• Collaborate on the configuration, integration, and deployment of PIM, DAM, and CMS tools within the region and expand usage of the tools in the region.
• Conduct workshops, gather requirements, and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Help establish and convey governance frameworks to ensure consistent data quality, system usability, and compliance with global standards.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Proven experience in IT, with a focus on PIM, DAM, CMS, and related marketing technologies.
• Proven track record in managing large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Experience in a leadership or senior management role, preferably within a regional or global organization.
• Extensive experience providing stakeholder support services for DAM and PIM systems and optimizing existing services to improve user experience or introduce new innovation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organization.

Company

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions, and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities, and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufacturers, food service businesses, and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South, and Central America with recognized brands including Shwartz.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our Power of People principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion, and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

Agencies

McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries
• IT Services and IT Consulting