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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of IT - **Company:** BBF Limited - **Location:** Blackburn, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Business Systems, Cisco Hardwares, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Cloud Services, Information Technology, Epicor ERP, Infor, Network Server - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=52a992dadfdabc01 ## About the Role This is a senior operational and strategic leadership role, expected to influence business decisions, translate technical risk into business terms, and ensure that technology is treated as an enabler of performance rather than simply a support function. The role requires close engagement with finance, operations, commercial teams, site leadership, external partners, and senior stakeholders to ensure IT priorities are aligned with organisational goals. * Proven experience leading an IT function or managing a broad IT service across infrastructure, systems, support, security, and suppliers. Preferably gain in manufacturing or FMCG * Strong understanding of Microsoft 365, Azure, networking, cyber security, endpoint management, and business systems. * Experience managing IT budgets, contracts, licences, procurement, renewals, and third-party service providers. * Exposure to the following technologies: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Cisco Meraki, Mimecast, EDI * Experience of supporting or leading an ERP implementation. Preferably knowledge of Epicor Tropos and Infor S21 * Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics clearly to non-technical and senior audiences. * Experience leading, coaching, and developing IT team members, with a focus on service quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. * Commercial awareness and the ability to assess technology investment in terms of risk, value, efficiency, resilience, and business benefit. ## Description The Head of IT is responsible for leading the organisation's technology function, ensuring that IT services, infrastructure, systems, security, and support are reliable, secure, cost-effective, and aligned to business priorities. The role combines operational ownership of day-to-day IT delivery with strategic leadership, governance, supplier management, and the development of a technology roadmap that supports growth, resilience, and continuous improvement. This role can be based at either our Blackburn or Hull site with responsibility for supporting business operations across all sites including Poland. Regular travel between sites will be required., * IT strategy and roadmap: Develop and maintain an IT strategy that supports business objectives, improves operational effectiveness, and enables future growth. * Service delivery: Ensure the IT function provides responsive, reliable, and professional support to users across the business, with clear processes, ownership, and performance standards. * Infrastructure and networks: Oversee the stability, security, performance, and lifecycle management of core infrastructure, including networking, servers, cloud services, end-user devices, and connectivity. * Cyber security: Lead the organisation's approach to cyber security, including email security, access controls, endpoint protection, awareness, monitoring, risk management, and incident response. * Business Resilience: Ownership of backup strategy, disaster recovery testing, incident response and resilience planning. * Cloud and systems management: Manage and develop Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and other core business platforms to ensure they are secure, well-governed, and fit for purpose. * Business systems and ERP: Provide leadership and input into the management, improvement, and future direction of business-critical systems, including ERP and associated integrations. * Budget management: Own and manage IT budgets, ensuring spend is controlled, transparent, commercially justified, and aligned to business priorities. * Supplier and contract management: Manage third-party providers, contracts, licences, renewals, service levels, procurement, and supplier performance. * Data, reporting and systems integrity: Ownership of improving data quality, reporting capability, system controls and integration between business platforms * Governance and compliance: Ensure IT policies, controls, documentation, processes, and standards support security, auditability, operational resilience, and regulatory requirements. * Team leadership: Lead, develop, and support the IT team, setting clear priorities, expectations, ways of working, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. ## Related Videos - [Resilient by Design: Building Robust Architectures in High-Stakes Financial Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2106-resilient-by-design-building-robust-architectures-in-high-stakes-financial-systems) - [Coffee with Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/341-coffee-with-developers) - [No Keys for the Robot: GitOps as the Control Plane for Autonomous Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100095-no-keys-for-the-robot-gitops-as-the-control-plane-for-autonomous-agents) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [How One Developer Built the Back Office for 10 Million Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100082-how-one-developer-built-the-back-office-for-10-million-companies) ## Related Articles - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers)