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VP, IT & Digital Transformation

VP, IT & Digital Transformation

AverisKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
30+ days ago
Job description

Averis Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

VP, IT & Digital Transformation

Our group's digital mission is to enable the digital transformation of the business units through the adoption of modern software technologies such as sensors, analytics engineering, cloud and artificial intelligence. Our business use cases span across forestry, paper manufacturing, edible oils, supply chain and renewable energy where we have global scale operations across four continents with USD 35 billion in assets and 70,000 employees.

We take a product-focused approach to providing business solutions, prototype ideas, test them in the real business scenarios, and build re-usable components. We are at the early innings of building a modern data tack and an advanced analytics capability that harnesses the vast data we possess but that is first-of-its-kind for our industry.

Role Summary :

Lead the enterprise technology and digital strategy for a large, and growing integrated palm oil business, covering upstream, midstream and downstream businesses across the palm industry.

Modernize core systems and operations across plantation management, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial functions—while ensuring secure, compliant, high-availability IT / OT services. Operate as the digital champion for the business unit, managing resources and delivering mobile, web, analytics / AI, and core IT (SAP) transformation to measurable outcomes.

Key Objectives :

  • Launch a 3-year IT / Digital roadmap focused on supply chain optimisation, margin uplift, manufacturing excellence, and automation of commercial operations.
  • Deliver EBITDA impact via digital use cases (predictive maintenance, yield optimization, planning & inventory optimization, sales digitization).
  • Modernize core platforms & data : SAP upgrade and S / 4HANA journey planning, modernization of trading systems, single-source lake / warehouse, and financial analytics.
  • Uplift cybersecurity and OT security across plants and locations.
  • Establish product-centric delivery, agile execution, continuous integration and delivery, and value tracking to improve time-to-value and adoption across sites in Malaysia and the region.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Own the IT & Digital strategy aligned with Group architecture / security; translate P&L priorities into a funded portfolio with value cases, KPIs, and milestones.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team (IT Ops, Enterprise Apps, Data, Cybersecurity) and a resilient vendor / partner ecosystem.
  • Champion change management and a digital culture across plants, supply chain, commercial, and corporate functions.
  • Enterprise Technology and Digital Transformation

  • Own the business-facing application landscape : including ERP (SAP), Trading Systems, MES, LIMS, WMS / TMS and CRM.
  • Lead discovery→build→launch for mobile / web products and innovative solutions (analytics / AI / ML) clear SLAs / KPIs
  • Build a scalable data platform (lakehouse / warehouse), self-service BI with standardized metrics. Operationalize analytics & AI for margin / price analytics, predictive maintenance and yield optimization.
  • Partner with PMO on SoW creation, cost estimates, and evidence of outcomes; provide regular reporting to business leaders (technical and non-technical).
  • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as trusted advisor to the President and leadership on digital value and technology risks.
  • Coordinate with Group CIO and shared services to leverage enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and procurement synergies.
  • Engage plant managers, supply chain, procurement, sales, R&D / technical, finance, and country teams to drive adoption and measurable impact.
  • REQUIREMENTS : Experience

  • 12–18+ years in enterprise IT with 5–8+ years leading digital / technology transformations in process industries; strong preference for experience working in IT for large oleochemical, energy, or specialty chemicals companies.
  • Proven modernization of ERP with measurable operational & financial outcomes; hands-on leadership of data & analytics programs.
  • Success building hybrid internal / vendor teams and transforming ways of working (Agile / DevOps).
  • Strategic operator with strong business acumen; converts strategy into a sequenced, funded portfolio with outcomes.
  • Influential communicator from ExCo to plant floor; excellent English—Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin advantageous.
  • Change leader skilled in process redesign, training, adoption; resilient, hands-on, outcomes-oriented; comfortable in fast-moving, sometimes unstructured environments.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related; Master’s / MBA a plus.
  • Certifications are a plus : SAP, PMP, Agile, TOGAF, ITIL
  • KL-based and open to business travel (plants and regional offices).
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