Finance and Logistics Application Manager

The organisation

We are currently looking for a Finance and Logistics Application Manager for a large international corporation. As a Finance and Logistics Application Manager, you will coordinate the design, build, and support of the finance and logistics applications for the Business Units located in Amsterdam.

The position

You will contribute to the design of the Global Application Roadmap and will coordinate its implementation and deployment within the organizational scope under your responsibility.
The system landscape is based on SAP, together with industry solutions that answer specific business needs (Ivalua for procurement-to-pay flows, HFM for financial consolidation, TM1 for budget, and others).
You will understand the needs and priorities of your internal customers and will work with a small team of global experts to design and implement solutions in coherence with the Global Application Roadmap.
You have a good knowledge of the business processes supported by the applications under your responsibility, as well as the technical aspects of the deployed solutions.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Getting business requirements from relevant stakeholders to understand user needs
• Contribute to the solution design and overall system architecture
• Build deployment plans, perform project planning activities, and manage the execution of projects according to plan
• Manage relationship with project stakeholders, including internal customers and IT partners
• Manage and communicate a clear vision of each project’s objectives and motivate the project team to achieve them
• Keep stakeholders informed of progress and issues to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables
• Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess and amend the scope of work requirements, budget and timeline
• Analyse risk, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating mitigating action
• Escalate issues early about the project to stakeholders
• Proactively manage project stakeholder satisfaction

Candidate profile

• 8+ years in SAP project management with SAP functional experience in FICO, MM, PM or Integration lead experience
• Hands on functional experience in one of the SAP modules required
• Good understanding of interdependence between SAP modules and non-SAP systems
• Completion of 2 or more full life cycle project implementations
• Coordination experience with geographically distributed teams and handling business stakeholders
• Team player
• Proactive
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills in English ( Dutch and French are an advantage)
• Able to challenge others in a constructive manner and negotiate with peers and partners to influence decisions or ways of working
• Able to work independently and efficiently, managing timelines and expectations, and producing high-quality deliverables
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree and relevant experience in Information Systems

The offer

You will be working for a large international corporation that provides you with great personal growth opportunities. Working within an organization that is diverse, inclusive, international and a challenging but rewarding environment.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.