DEUTZ is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems. Its core competences are the development production distribution and servicing of diesel gas and electric drivetrains for professional applications that is used in construction equipment agricultural machinery material handling equipment stationary equipment commercial vehicles rail vehicles and other applications.
Job Summary
As part of our Global IT team theManagerBusiness Applicationsis a key role in enabling the digitalization of our business processes ensuring the uptime and efficient use of our business applications in collaboration with the local business and the global IT organization at our parent company DEUTZ AG.
This position will have the local ownership of analyzing and translating local business requirements into finalized IT concepts and aligning local IT projects with high business impact with the Global IT team. This also includes supporting the implementation and productive use of business applications for our service network engine production engine and parts sales business and regular administrative and back-office processes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
TheManagerBusiness Applicationswillbe responsible for but not limited to the following duties:
Business Application Solutions Architecture
Lead the local requirements analysis of business applications aligned with current and future business needs to improve efficiency and productivity
Partner with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to help define and build business cases for application selection
Ensure interoperability between customer-facing and backend applications
Enhance system integration by defining dataflows and designing interfaces between different systems
Enhance level of process automation andidentifyoptimization potential of IT related processing times
Business Application Management
Oversee the day-to-day operations by leading a team of Business Application Specialists
Oversee the local technical support of implemented business applications
Ensure data integrity and security across the business applications
Coordinate upgrades patches and system migrations
Reporting
Create andmaintaina framework for a standardized KPI reporting structure
Promote and enable the use of global and local reporting applications
Integrate reporting applications with our business applications
Global IT Collaboration & Vendor Management
Collaborate with the global IT team to align local IT initiatives with the overall IT strategy.
Participate in global IT projects and initiatives providing localexpertiseand support.
Manage relationships with external vendors including application providers consultants and support services.
Other Duties:
Stay up to date on the latest business application trends and technologies.
Identifyopportunities toleveragetechnology to improve business processes.
Other Qualifications
Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and lead a team involved in
multiple projects simultaneously.
Process oriented.
Supervisory Responsibility
Will have direct reports
Travel Requirements
Anticipated domestic and international travel is approximately10% depending on business needs.
MinimumRequirements
Bachelors degree in computer science or related field
5-7 years of experience in IT management with a focus on business applications and support.
Working knowledge of one or more major business application (SAP MS Dynamicsetc)
Experiencing managing all stages of the application lifecycle
Ability and working experience to analyze business operations and translate into IT solutions concepts
Preferred Requirements
Project management certifications
Experience working in consulting industry
Experience working in multinational collaborations
Physical Requirements:
Our IT Manager BA works in the officeareathe noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Visits in manufacturing assembly and warehouse environmentnecessary. Subject to noise dust diesel fuel oil and extreme hot/cold temperatures. No A/C.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the will follow any other instructions and perform any related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
EEO Statement
DEUTZ is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal state or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their race color sex gender identity or expression age religion creed national origin citizenship status sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability military status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local addition to complying with all applicable laws DEUTZ also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion.
Required Experience:
Manager
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