Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) Saint-Gobain

The Chief Digital and Information Officer of SGSS is reponsible of designing and implementing the digital transformation of SGSS in close relationship with the Executive Committee members of SGSS and the HPS CDIO. He/She directly reports to SGSS CEO.

Required Soft Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Customer focus
• Adaptability to complex and multi-layers organizations
• Curiosity and craving for tech innovation
• A highly analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to translate complex IT concepts into business concepts

Required hard skills

• Very strong background in the execution of Information System transformation including ERP, WMS, S&OP, PLM, CPQ implementation and roulout in 27 countries
• Core: Digital manufacturing, Azure digital twin, MES, WMS
• Data: Data mesh, data platform

The CDIO of SGSS is accountable for the execution of SGSS digital transformation that includes:

Modernization of SGSS IS&IT foundations

The CDIO of SGSS is responsible for the modernization of the Information Systems of SGSS (ERP, CRM, MES, BI, Ecommerce…), to support the digital transformation of the business while staying cost efficient and cybersecure. In particular, he/she is driving the Go To Cloud stategy. He/she leads the IT community of SGSS, especially the SGSS regional CIOs in close cooperation with the group IT teams (GDI, Indec, Indec 4.0…) and the HPS CDIO

Core transformation

As part of his CDO role, the CDIO of SGSS is responsible for helping the BUs transforming their Core business thanks to digital technologies with a particular focus on Digital Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Customer Engagement.

He/she is accountable, with the help of the HPS digital champions community manager, for the animation of a network of the Digital Champions (local business people) ensuring they are properly accompanied and trained on the delivery methodology (3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months from idea to project for the digital initiatives) and tools (Digital HPS portal powered by AI).

For digital manufacturing, he/she is responsible, with the digital manufacturing practice of SGSS, of the deployment of digital twins on site to improve the local process in terms of performance, quality, availability and sustainability.

Data transformation of SGSS

In 2024, HPS has launched a data mesh transformation to:

• Empower the business to take ownership of their data, end-to-end, and to be the catalyst of a data-driven business.
• Create a more agile, responsive & efficient systemic approach regarding the design of data products to deliver concrete value to our business and our stakeholders

The CDIO of SGSS, with the help of HPS data office, is accountable for the strategy and the roll out of this transformation within the business, leveraging SGSS cloud data platforms and HPS data portal that shows the BU data products.

At Saint-Gobain, our purpose is to 'Make the world a better home'. We are both manufacturers and distributors. Together with and for our customers, we design materials and solutions that have a positive impact on everyone's life and provide well-being, quality of life and performance, while caring for the planet. Our materials can be found everywhere in our living places and daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications.

Innovative. Customer Focused. Agile. Open and Engaging. Entrepreneurial. These are our key attitudes and the way we like to work at Saint-Gobain.

Saint-Gobain Surface Solutions is a global business present in 27 countries (75 plants, 11000 employees) powered by solid brands that provide surface solutions for a better world. Our product offer includes abrasives, adhesives, sealants, tapes, and films. Together, committed to sustainability, we shape, protect and bond surfaces providing performance solutions for our customers.