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Information Systems Domain Manager

Employer
MBDA UK Ltd
Location
Bolton
Salary
Competitive Salary & Benefits
Closing date
10 Dec 2019

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Clearance Level
SC
Sector
Defence, Engineering, Information Technology
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

The Opportunity

Information Systems Industry UK lead working in delivering the future Industrial Information Systems within the UK with responsibility to scope, define and deliver a wide variety of business system projects and in relation with the MBDA Group.
 
What are we looking for?
Essential:
  • Extensive experience delivering a range of projects from small change to large transformations.
  • Good knowledge and experience of Industrial Solution delivery.
  • Track record of successful project management – delivering complex projects to time, budget and scope, including stakeholders, finance, risk and issue management.
  • Ideally demonstrable experience of working in a multinational environment – specifically Europe – mainly UK, France, Italy, Germany.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills – capable of engaging at both Director level and with technical resources.
  • Leadership skills – managing a team in a matrix organisation including a number of Service Providers and Vendors.
  • Organisational awareness and the ability to adapt behaviours based on a various factors.
  • Self-motivated; able to work on own initiative to meet deadlines required by the role.
  • Help shape the future of the team; bring ideas, fresh insights and potentially new ways of working.
Desirable:
  • Management and deployment of technologies/applications including: 3DS Apriso, SAP MM/PP/WM/QM, SAP4Hana.
 
What’s in it for you?
  • Progress your personnel development in functional, technical and managerial competences.
  • Build on your past experiences & learning and define, develop & deliver quality solutions on schedule and to cost.
  • Contribute to the design and delivery of the MBDA industry 4.0 transformation, a strategical company challenge.
  • Become part of a well-respected team of dedicated people that are internally and externally recognised for capability, dedication and flexibility.
  • Having the opportunity to work both nationally & internationally, broaden your horizons by embracing the rich cultural and business diversity of our company. MBDA has a broad variety of industrial models – mechanical, electronics, integration, support services in 10 industrial sites in 4 countries.
 
What would you get?
  • Competitive salary, flexible working, paid overtime (subject to level), a comprehensive pension scheme, employee funded voluntary private healthcare, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, bonus schemes (subject to level), superb learning and development opportunities and more….
 
 
The Role
 IS Operational Service & Support:
  • Primary point of contact for existing IS supported systems and technologies serving Manufacturing UK including specific manufacturing systems such as MES UK (DS Apriso), SAP MRP, Intrastage, etc.
  • Manage all appropriate IM Service Providers delivering the underlying service.
  • Select and manage a new dedicated Service Provider to support the MES UK system.
  • Programme manage the IM UK Manufacturing project portfolio:
  • Manage the build and maintain the roadmap of projects and evolutions for manufacturing UK according to the business challenges and priorities, budget limits and other opportunities and constraints.
  • Gain agreement of UK portfolio with key stakeholders: Directory of Manufacturing UK and Group Head of Industrial (IS).
  • Execute and project manage the projects working with all parties – internal and external.
  • Responsible for interfacing with business Change Management organisation.
  • Ensure changes to the IM manufacturing baseline are accepted and effectively handed over to IM Operations.
  • Lead Information Systems Industrial UK financial and resource planning forecasts.
 
Propose Solutions:
  • Using operational service feedback, business needs and requirements, IM Roadmap, industry and technology market trends, proactively propose new and relevant solutions that will deliver value and efficiencies for MBDA.
  • Work with Service Providers and Manufacturing UK to create high value propositions.
  • Manage Customer/Stakeholder relationship.
  • Undertake periodic engagement with all stakeholders as required to deliver the service, projects and plan for the future.
  • In the short term, the Domain Manager will deliver future phases of the MES (Manufacturing Execution System) UK project, which will increase the effectiveness of UK Manufacturing by exploiting the MES technology introduced under the Genesis project.
  • Medium term plan – definition, management and delivery of the UK element of the IM Roadmap.
 
What’s great about the team?
  • Opportunity to work in a large international and multicultural team – Information System  Group is made up of 50 people including technical engineers and project managers across a wide variety of cultures and with vast experiences.
  • Actively contributing to our international Factory of Future digital transformation programme.
  • Working in partnership with the internal customer, Information Systems delivers business value and innovation to the organisation.
 
Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve and maintain SC security clearance or above without restrictions that will inhibit the individual’s ability to fulfil the requirements of the role. Your eligibility for the appropriate level of security clearance may be discussed with you during the recruitment process. Any existing clearance holders may be able to transfer clearance (subject to approval).
MBDA is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.
 

Company

Together. For the future of defence.

 

We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.

 

Whether it’s designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.

 

In addition to being the only defence company on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2022 list, MBDA are also recognised nationally with three Investors in People Gold Awards (People, Apprenticeships, and Wellbeing), a top 10 finisher on the Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league tables.   

 

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