Job Description

Job title – Manager Manufacturing IT solutions

Locations – Maastricht, the Netherlands

This position is part of the Solutions business (Solco), within Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH). This is one of the two standalone entities to be created from ANH, as part of the divestment to CVC Capital.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manufacturing IT Solution Expert, you will serve as the critical link between Manufacturing Operations and Digital & Technology, ensuring that digital solutions effectively enable and optimize manufacturing, quality, maintenance, production planning, and shopfloor execution processes across the global organization.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, OT, and Global Process Owners to translate business requirements into scalable digital manufacturing solutions.
• Own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Manufacturing solutions and processes across SAP (PP, PP-PI, QM, PM, EWM), MES, OT, automation platforms, and relat
• Ensure end-to-end solution architecture, process integration, and governance of manufacturing master data, supporting operational excellence, compliance, standardization, and business continuity.
• Drive Industry 4.0, Smart Factory, and IT/OT convergence initiatives through automation, shopfloor connectivity, real-time data, advanced analytics, and digital innovation.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders by optimizing manufacturing performance, OEE, quality, reliability, throughput, and cost through digital capabilities and process transformation.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, risk management, and delivery of global transformation programs (including SAP S/4HANA, MES, and Smart Factory initiatives), while promoting DevSecOps, product-centric ways of working, and adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies.

We offer

• A promising future as we are the number one provider of advanced feed additives, and premixes, supercharged by AI-driven precision services
• An eagerness to go above and beyond customer needs, driven by a vital purpose: making animal farming more sustainable
• A collaborative culture where your ideas and voice matter.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome
• Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments
• Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative

You bring

• 8+ years of experience delivering and optimizing digital manufacturing solutions, with deep expertise in SAP Manufacturing (PP, PP-PI, QM, PM, EWM), MES, production planning, quality, maintenance, and shopfloor operations.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, master data, and operational technologies, including BOMs, routings, recipes, SCADA, PLCs, historians, ISA-95, IT/OT integration, and Smart Factory environments.
• Proven ability to design and integrate end-to-end manufacturing solutions across SAP, MES, Quality, Supply Chain, LIMS, Engineering, Warehouse Management, and OT platforms within complex global manufacturing organizations.
• Experience leading SAP S/4HANA, MES, Industry 4.0, manufacturing harmonization, and digital transformation programs, from requirements through deployment, adoption, and operational support.
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, Agile, Product-Centric and DevSecOps ways of working, including CI/CD, security-by-design, monitoring, reliability, and continuous improvement practices.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Engineering, Automation, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in English, with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, OT, and Digital & Technology teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, combined with the ability to influence stakeholders, drive change, and successfully deliver complex global manufacturing transformation initiatives.

Our application process

Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English via our career portal. Due to privacy regulations, we can only actively interact with applications via our career portal.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement
At Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH), we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency Statement

We’re managing this search directly at Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH). If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.