IT Country Manager DE, CH, AT, UA

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

The primary role of the IT Country Manager is to be the IT business partner for the IT Market Directors of the Cluster and the Local Leadership Teams, cooperating with Global & Regional IT in delivering value through technology solutions and services, to meet the strategic and operational goals of our businesses.

S/he operates in a fast-growing environment, where s/he will be involved (as well as/or Leader) in different projects where IT is a strong contributor of the business roadmap. S/he will have direct responsibility for Local Applications development, local providers definition and negotiations, and on local IT budget when not already defined at Global Level.

S/he will be a strategic partner in both Commercial (Sales & Marketing) and Supply Chain with the objective of supporting the local Route to Markets and helping the local businesses to achieve the objectives in terms of top-line growth, market share, margins. In addition are the traditional local needs for HR, Legal, Finance.

This role reports into the Regional IT Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

Business Partnership

• Work to develop the local IT strategy to support the business needs in close collaboration with the regional and global IT leadership teams.
• Ensure the maximization of the technology driven value realization to the business. Driving change management processes (including but not limited to training, communication, solution embedment, business case/ROI tracking and realization), governing and monitoring the adoption rate of technology
• Act as the liaison between the Countries leadership teams and local functions and the Global & Regional IT teams to:
  • Ensure a sound understanding of IT opportunities & needs within the markets and business environment with valid business case/ROI
  • Maintain a constant communication with Campari Group IT, supporting the business demand.
  • Effectively advocate for the assigned Countries requirements with the Global IT teams and ensure accurate planning of activities.
  • Assess the availability of global IT options (applications and/or service) vs. local IT options (applications and/or service), ensuring compliance to Global IT processes and governance standards
  • Champion the roll-out of global applications to meet local needs
  • With regard to Global Projects, act as the liaison to prevent road blocks or issues affecting the delivery of approved projects
  • Collaborate with the global service delivery organization to deliver the IT service levels agreed for our markets, as well as for integrating services with Local choices where agreed is needed.
• Ensure the effective application of the Global IT governance process in the assigned Countries
• Ensure a proper local business needs collection process and maintain a constant communication with Campari Group IT, supporting the demand of the Countries
• Provide the Countries leadership teams with effective and proactive updates and reporting on all local, regional and global IT related matters
• Monitor the evolution of technology and provide the organization with relevant level of information to support more effective decision making and business planning
• Create and update plans for new product/service releases, ensuring key stakeholders alignment
• Proactively plan for the effective resource man