Senior IT Delivery Lead - Supply Chain Digital Manufacturing - Aarhus or Gdansk

Are you ready to drive successful deliveries and operational excellence? Do you want to help shape the future of IT delivery at our dairy sites? Read on to discover how you can make an impact.

We are looking for a Senior IT Delivery Lead to take ownership of planning, coordination, and execution of the products supporting our dairies worldwide. IT & Digital Manufacturing is the biggest IT area with responsibility for more than 60 products where you will lead the delivery of 3-4 products, covering both solutions and services.  

How you will make an impact

As a Senior IT Delivery Lead you will play a key role in ensuring that deliveries and operations meet agreed expectations and business outcomes. You will act as the central facilitator across product teams, balancing both project-based work and ongoing technical delivery. Together with the Head of Product and our Architecture Partner, you will help set the direction and transform the area from a project-driven organization to a product- and value-focused delivery organization. Your key responsibilities will include

• Ensure delivery aligns with business outcome targets, SLAs, and KPIs

• Manage external service contracts, ensuring agreed service standards are consistently met

• Handle staff augmentation contracts, monitoring delivery quality and performance

• Ownership of forecasting, purchase orders, and service orders related to the product team

• Apply and adapt delivery methodologies to suit the task, ensuring a pragmatic and fit-for-purpose approach

What will make you successful

You have strong experience in IT delivery, operations or engineering/project management. Your ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders will help drive our transformation journey. You maintain a big-picture view of delivery, focusing on orchestration and team enablement. You thrive in an international setting, where collaboration and excellence go hand in hand. Further, you possess a structured work approach and excellent planning skills. We are likewise looking for

• Solid understanding of MES and Automation delivery frameworks, SLAs, and KPIs

• Managing vendors, contracts, and external partners

• A flexible mindset with the ability to adapt methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to different contexts

• Communicate fluently in English, both written and spoken.

What do we offer?

 You’ll be part of a global IT organization with more than 700 dedicated experts across Denmark, Germany, the UK, and Poland, working closely with business stakeholders to deliver reliable and innovative solutions. We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Shape the Future of Dairy 

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.