Group ICT Application Manager – Supply Chain and Manufacturing - Corporate

Recordati, established in 1926, is an international pharmaceutical group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (Reuters RECI.MI, Bloomberg REC IM, ISIN IT 0003828271), with a total staff of more than 4,300, dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Recordati has operations in Europe, Russia and the other C.I.S. countries, Ukraine, Turkey, North Africa, the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, some South American countries, Japan and Australia. An efficient field force of medical representatives promotes a wide range of innovative pharmaceuticals, both proprietary and under license, in several therapeutic areas including a specialized business dedicated to treatments for rare diseases. Recordati is a partner of choice for new product licenses for its territories. Recordati is committed to the research and development of new specialties with a focus on treatments for rare diseases.

The ideal candidate:

• had a similar role in important Pharmaceutical firms for at least 5 years, or comes from a major System Integration company where he/she managed important digitilization projects to improve supply chain planning, procurement, manufacturing, warehouse management and quality control process
• is an inspiring and enthusiastic leader, capable to drive important digital transformation journeys pragmatically, with vision and deep industry knowledge
• knows very well the complexity of digital projects in a regulated industry, where compliance to GMP and CFR 21/part 11 are a must

• has a technical background with some of the following platforms: SAP ERP, APS systems (in particular those belonging to the SAP suite such IBP or APO), Procurement portals, MES/EBR tools, process control systems (such as SCADA and Historian tools), LIMS and ELN, Warehouse management solutions.

Responsibilities:

IT strategy and Demand Management:

• He/She is the main ICT contact point of the Process Owners of the reference functional areas
• Supports the Group ICT Director in the definition of the Group applications strategy
• Develops the long term plan and the budget for the development and management of the applications of the relevant functional area
• Collects the demand for IT applications, ensuring that the demand elements are properly evaluated, planned and implemented.
• Manages his/her area applications’ development projects, from the project preparation phases to the post-go live support phases, planning their budget, timing, internal and external resources staffing and ensuring the appropriate project progress control and reporting.
• Ensures that the reference area applications are properly supported and maintained; grants the appropriate service levels, leveraging internal and/or external IT resources, service contracts with suppliers, application management processes optimization, always in line with the budget constraints.

Project Management:

• Manages his/her area applications’ development projects, from the project preparation phases to the post-go live support phases, planning their budget, timing, internal and external resources staffing and ensuring the appropriate project progress control and reporting.

Applications Operations:

• Ensures that the reference area applications are properly supported and maintained; grants the appropriate service levels, leveraging internal and/or external IT resources, service contracts with suppliers, application management processes optimization, always in line with the budget constraints

Sourcing and procurement:

• Co-operates with Procurement and with the Process Owners in the software and vendor selection processes; co-operates with the Legal Department to define agreements with suppliers.

In addition, the Group ICT Application Manager – SC and Manufacturing:

• Is responsible for his/her dedicated cost centre, managing its budget and having a constant control over the expenses in co-operation with Controlling
• Supports the Group ICT Director in in the co-operation with the Local IT Managers to ensure that local IT strategies are in line with the Group ICT strategy
• Co-operates with the Group Infrastructure and Security Manager to ensure that Applications are implemented in the appropriate infrastructure and comply with the security policies and procedures
• Co-operates with QA and CSV functions to ensure the validation of GxP-critical Applications
• Coordinates his/her functional analysts’ team

“At Recordati, we believe in equal opportunities and we guarantee that everyone can achieve their potential. We see diversity as a value and will not tolerate any discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, political or religious belief, or any other personal characteristics. At Recordati, we work hard to create a safe and inclusive work environment, where we all have our rights to physical and psychological integrity respected on a daily basis, as well as our right to freedom of opinion and association. We recognise that we each have a role to play in the success of our business and we implement staff development policies through which everyone’s contribution and achievements can be appropriately rewarded. ”