The IT Business Partner Manager in the Manufacturing sector acts as the critical liaison between IT and business units, ensuring alignment of technology solutions with manufacturing operations, production goals, and business strategy. This role focuses on driving digital transformation, optimizing manufacturing processes through IT, and delivering value-driven IT services that enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Business-IT Alignment: Collaborate closely with manufacturing leadership and stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and opportunities, translating them into IT strategies and solutions.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams including production, supply chain, quality, engineering, and finance to promote seamless IT service delivery.
- Strategic Planning: Lead the development of IT roadmaps aligned with manufacturing needs such as automation, IoT integration, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), and ERP enhancements.
- Project Oversight: Coordinate and prioritize IT projects supporting manufacturing processes, ensuring timely delivery, budget compliance, and alignment with business goals.
- Change Management: Facilitate organizational change by promoting adoption of new digital tools and technologies within manufacturing teams.
- Performance Monitoring: Define and track KPIs related to IT service delivery and impact on manufacturing operations.Risk Management: Identify IT risks in manufacturing processes and develop mitigation plans, including cybersecurity considerations relevant to industrial control systems.
- Vendor Collaboration: Work with external technology providers and consultants to implement manufacturing-specific IT solutions.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous process improvements through innovative technology applications like data analytics, AI, and machine learning to optimize manufacturing operations.
- Compliance: Ensure IT systems comply with industry regulations, safety standards, and corporate policies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or Masters degree preferred.
- 5+ years experience in IT business partnering or IT management, preferably within the manufacturing industry.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain, and production technologies.
- Experience with manufacturing IT systems such as ERP (SAP, Oracle), MES, SCADA, PLM, or similar.
- Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into effective IT solutions.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies relevant to manufacturing (IoT, Industry 4.0, automation).
- Project management skills with experience in Agile or traditional methodologies.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices related to industrial control systems is a plus.
Competencies:
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
- Collaborative and proactive problem solver
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
- Change agent with effective influencing capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Placement : Head Office Kawan Lama, West Jakarta
About Kawan Lama Group
Established in 1955, Kawan Lama Group is a multi-sector group of companies who are constantly innovating for improving the quality of lives. Manages 28 brand portfolios operating in six different sectors: Commercial & Industrial, Consumer Retail, Food & Beverages, Property & Hospitality, Manufacturing & Engineering, and Commercial Technology. Aiming to be more than family business - but beyond that, we are business for families, we carry the mission to bring values for betterment of lives through business development and continuous growth.
