This company is a leading provider of heating, cooling, ventilation, air purification and refrigeration technology for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. Their IT Development department in Belgium is made up of 20 internal employees who are supported by external consultants and an offshore team. The team is energetic and young, and they have a strong sense of community and open communication. They implement innovative IT solutions for their 7500+ employees across Europe and the Middle East.
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To support the procedures relating to finance, accounting, and costing, we are recruiting a SAP Project Lead.
Three departments make up the IT Center EMEA: IT Infrastructure (RUN), IT Development (BUILD), and IT Planning (PLAN). Madrid and Oostkamp are the two competency centers for IT Development. You will participate in Oostkamp's IT Development.
Following an introductory and training session, your main challenges will be:
1. Acting in the role of project leader for many (international) projects in the FI/CO area. You will be a part of projects developing new functionality and roll-outs across EMEA.
2. To produce high-quality IT solutions for businesses, you do this while taking into account each step of the their Software Development Life Cycle and the "project management approach." This also entails the availability of detailed documentation and the transfer to our IT Operations Team. You will need to lead a group of developers and internal and external IT colleagues to do this.
3. Working closely with your business peers, internal IT colleagues, and our offshore team to coordinate, analyze, and implement improvement requests in your area of expertise. With a critical, yet constructive perspective, taking into account best practices and uniformity. Although we transfer live projects to our RUN team, third line IT support help is occasionally required.
4. You are prepared to discuss your area of expertise with management and important users.
5. You will research and adhere to the IT solutions strategy for your FI/CO region. This entails planning, doing research, and promoting innovation. The upgrade to S/4HANA (where we successfully transitioned to in August '22) and current advancements in AI represent tangible potential for innovation.
6. You hold a master's degree in engineering, computer science, economics, or a field equivalent by relevant experience.
7. Three or more years of relevant experience as a key user or analyst in a similar IT environment is a great benefit.
8. You are analytical, creative, and interested in our company's need to grow and expand quickly.
9. Your interest in current IT developments and technology is strong, and you are pragmatic.
10. You are driven to constantly better your field and have a mindset that is solution-oriented.
11. You have the necessary self-discipline to make and follow-up a planning.
12. You work well as a team and make an effort to build and maintain positive relationships with both your business and IT coworkers.
13. You are comfortable speaking/present to a diverse audience and have good communication skills .
14. You have no problem making sporadic trips to Daikin Group companies across EMEA.
15. You are quite proficient in English .
You have the opportunity to advance in this challenging role at the global company's European headquarters. We provide a long-term, permanent contract. You can rely on extensive training and committed support right away. Your competitive compensation is enhanced by a package of fringe benefits. Colleagues have the option of working from home two days per week.
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