Join a leading Australian manufacturing business working with a wide network of producers to deliver high-quality, sustainably sourced products. The organisation is a key contributor within its industry, supporting a reliable end-to-end supply chain from production to market.

The IT Manager is responsible for ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient technology operations across all sites. This role is essential in enabling production continuity, operational resilience, and business growth.

The position provides strategic leadership across the technology function, aligning IT investments with operational priorities to improve performance, compliance, and scalability across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver a rolling 5 year technology roadmap that aligns production continuity, compliance, and enterprise standardisation.
• Provide executive leadership with clear, quantified recommendations on technology investments, risk exposure, and transformation sequencing, framed by ROI and scalability.
• Ensure timely installation, configuration, and relocation of hardware and software to meet changing business needs.
• Provide technical support for production specific applications (BarTender Label, Print N Apply, Protex) to maintain packing line performance.
• Manage physical security systems, CCTV cameras, and secure decommissioning of end-of-life equipment to protect company assets.
• Build and maintain a high-performing IT team with clear roles, responsibilities, and development pathways, while driving performance and supporting professional growth.

Key Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading and managing large‑scale IT projects, establishing IT governance, and rolling out IT infrastructures across multi‑site Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or manufacturing environments.
• Strong commercial judgement with experience in Capex/Opex planning, vendor management, and framing technology investments in terms of ROI and risk mitigation to executive stakeholders.
• Expertise across computer systems, cybersecurity, network and systems administration, databases (e.g. Progress/SQL), data storage, and enterprise telephony.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. Excellent communicator who can translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. Self-directed and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset.

Key Benefits:

• Develop and strengthen your leadership capability in a supportive, growth-focused environment.
• Play a key role in developing and mentoring your team, taking ownership of capability building, performance improvement, and long-term success across the group.
• Have genuine input into decision-making and contribute to meaningful business outcomes.

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