IT Responsible

Company Description

Sanden is a major player in the manufacturing of automotive compressors. It was originally founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo under the name of Sankyo Electric Company and initially manufactured bicycle lamps. After the war, the company then entered the home electric appliance market and began producing refrigeration machines, initially for business use. This became a major turning point in the history of Sanden. In 1970, Sanden began producing air conditioning compressors for passenger cars. It has been pioneering the Scroll-type automotive compressor.

With an established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence backed by strong support from Hisense, Sanden is transforming the future of mobility to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world. With almost 5,600 employees worldwide, a footprint including 46 global offices and R&D centers across Asia, the Americas and Europe, the company has become a tier one supplier to major OEMs worldwide.

Sanden Europe has its headquarters in Bad Nauheim, Germany, where it also has a R&D center and test facilities. Two manufacturing sites are in Europe: One in Tinténiac, France, the other in Polkowice, Poland. After being nominated by Stellantis, we will start a new HVAC assembly operation in Morocco for a SOP in 2027.

Job Description

Join us in this exciting greenfield project as IT Responsible in Tangier. You will be part of the start-up team for the new Morocco site and will act as the local IT responsible within Sanden’s European IT organization. The role combines day-to-day ownership of the Morocco IT environment with close alignment to the European IT team on infrastructure standards, cybersecurity, governance, budgeting, supplier coordination and regional technology decisions. As a business partner to local management, you will translate operational requirements into secure, reliable and cost-effective technology solutions while ensuring that the Morocco site remains fully integrated with Sanden’s European IT operating model.

Essential responsibilities:

1. Act as the local IT responsible for the Morocco site while working as an integrated member of the European IT organization, aligned with regional standards, governance, and reporting expectations.
2. Ensure the operational maintenance and continuous improvement of the local IT infrastructure, including PCs, servers, network equipment, cabling, firewalls, backup systems, and disaster recovery plans, in line with European IT standards.
3. Maintain active collaboration with Sanden IT members across Europe, including Germany, France, Poland and Morocco, as well as with Japan and Hisense where required, particularly on JSOX, Microsoft 365, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and SAP-related topics.
4. Act as the internal liaison between business key users and the SAP support organization (consultants, Sanden and Hisense teams).
5. Ensure IT security by achieving TISAX accreditation in the short term, while ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements.
6. Prepare and manage the Morocco IT budget in coordination with European IT, covering both CAPEX and OPEX, and ensuring alignment with regional planning, procurement, and cost-control expectations.
7. Manage supplier relationships, including both commercial and contractual aspects.
8. Lead local IT members or external service providers where applicable, while ensuring their activities remain aligned with European IT procedures, security requirements, and escalation paths.
9. Supervise the IT infrastructure and IT equipments’ installation during the plant launch phase.
10. Manage the SAP implementation and setup in SMO Plant with EU Team

Other responsibilities:

1. Manage and lead IT projects.
2. Monitor technology trends and developments to anticipate industry changes and identify opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications

Required experience and education:

• At least 3 years of proven experience in a similar role and in an industrial environment, preferably within the automotive industry.
• Contribution to a greenfield or start-up project is appreciated.
• BAC+5 (Engineering degree or Master) in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

Your Must Haves:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft infrastructure technologies, including Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and server administration.
• Advanced IT systems, network administration and troubleshooting experience within a manufacturing environment, covering Windows, Virtual systems, LAN, Wi-Fi, VLAN and VPN technologies.
• Experience with IT service management processes, including incident, problem and change management.
• Experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and operational information clearly.
• Strong autonomy, decision-making capability and resilience under pressure in a continuous production environment.
• Ability to work effectively within an international organization and collaborate closely with regional domain leads and global IT teams.

Your Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with Microsoft Azure, manufacturing systems, cybersecurity technologies and emerging IT trends.
• Practical knowledge of information security, governance and compliance frameworks, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002, NIS2, GDPR, the EU AI Act and JSOX controls.
• Experience supporting security audits, risk assessments, supplier security reviews or automotive cybersecurity initiatives such as ISO/SAE 21434.
• Strong interpersonal, customer-service and supplier negotiation skills when working with external service providers and Vendors.

Additional Information

Local mobility required and international travel possible.

We look forward to reviewing your application!😀

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