Deliver full IT setup for new store openings, refits, relocations, and pop‑ups (POS systems, printers, scanners, tablets, payment devices, WiFi, LAN, SD‑WAN).
Ensure stable operations of store technology through monitoring, maintenance, and incident response.
Support store teams with troubleshooting across devices, connectivity, POS systems, and peripherals.
Warehouse Technology & 3PL Coordination
Lead IT coordination for warehouse operations supported by 3PL partners.
Ensure technical readiness for inbound/outbound operations, including:
Network access, WiFi readiness, and VLAN configuration
VPN / SD‑WAN connectivity between OT and 3PL environments
Firewall rules, routing updates, and IP whitelisting
Support integration‑adjacent activities such as label printing flows, device connectivity and operational tooling.
Act as the primary IT point of contact during warehouse onboarding, transitions, and operational changes.
Ensure warehouse technology aligns with OT’s information security and compliance requirements.
Office & Corporate IT
Manage IT operations across EMEA offices and showrooms (laptops, mobile devices, M365, conferencing systems, telephony).
Oversee onboarding/offboarding, account lifecycle, and access provisioning.
Maintain device compliance via Intune/MDM and ensure security baseline adherence.
Information Security & Compliance
Implement security policies across the environment: MFA, encryption, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, threat detection.
Support penetration testing activities, remediation, and alignment with HQ security standards.
Ensure compliance with GDPR, ITGC, audit requirements and internal security frameworks for stores, warehouses, and offices.
Infrastructure Management
Manage infrastructure across EMEA (LAN/WAN/WiFi, SD‑WAN, VPN, firewalls, identity services).
Coordinate closely with global teams to align network architecture, cloud services, and enterprise device standards.
Support SAP technical operations such as printing, connectivity, RFC endpoints, POS → ERP feeds, and network dependencies.
Improve infrastructure resiliency, automation, monitoring, and telemetry.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Monitor system uptime, network performance, vendor SLAs and incident trends across retail, warehouse, and office environments.
Produce regular reports on infrastructure stability, risk areas, asset posture, and operational readiness.
Communicate risk, incidents, dependencies, and improvement opportunities to EMEA leadership.
Documentation & Training
Maintain and update documentation for infrastructure configurations, store rollout playbooks, warehouse technical guides and troubleshooting procedures.
Train retail, warehouse and office teams on IT processes, device usage and security best practices.
Build knowledge‑base articles, SOPs and IT runbooks.
Service Delivery & Vendor Management
Manage vendor relationships for POS, networking, 3PL infrastructure, retail hardware, telecoms and field support partners.
Oversee incident, problem and change workflows through ticketing tools such as ServiceNow.
Maintain a complete and accurate IT asset inventory across all EMEA sites.
Experience
10+ years in IT infrastructure roles supporting multi‑site retail, fashion, logistics, or hospitality businesses.
Hands‑on experience with store environments (POS, payments, scanners, WiFi, local networking).
Experience coordinating IT activities with external 3PL warehouse operators.
Exposure to SAP‑related infrastructure topics (printing, RFC connections, connectivity).