Description

Vorwerk Services GmbH provides IT services for the Vorwerk Group. The Vorwerk Group, which is still a family-owned company, is one of the largest direct sales companies worldwide. Vorwerk´s core business is the production and sale of innovative premium household appliances. The portfolio also consists of commercial cleaning, financing solutions as well as a venture capital company. Today, the globally active Vorwerk Group has around 11,000 employees in over 60 countries.

  • Lead our S/4 HANA transition project for 5 plants in 3 countries together with the overall project lead from Vorwerk Engineering and the external project lead of the selected implementation partner
  • Responsibly lead the technological transformation from the existing SAP ECC 6.0 landscape to the S/4 HANA target system for our production companies in alignment with the business goals
  • Be accountable and responsible for all IT deliveries within the project such as solution design, implementation, test, deployment and hypercare
  • Manage, motivate and support internal and external implementation teams without disciplinary authority; Represent our agile principles and ensure that project team members can work independently
  • Monitor project progress, risks and benefits and ensure project completion on time and in line with scope, quality and budget goals
  • Manage the daily interaction with functional stakeholders, project managers, internal IT teams and external implementation partners
  • Provide profound technical expertise to the business process re-engineering at Vorwerk Engineering
  • Manage and effectively communicate expectations of stakeholder groups; Provide solution options to meet business requirements
  • Communicate project progress, risks and budget to high-level management stakeholders in the entire Vorwerk organization

  • Successfully completed master’s degree in Business Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or other equivalent disciplines
  • Proven, multi-year experience as IT project manager in large SAP ECC to S/4 HANA transitions in engineering and discrete manufacturing companies, ideally in data migration projects and international environments
  • Profound knowledge about required technical changes in SAP ECC to S/4 HANA transitions; Relevant knowledge about different project approaches in conversions and selective data transitions
  • Profound process expertise across SAP modules relevant for discrete manufacturing companies
  • Appropriate experience in applying agile and classic project management methods, ideally in SAP Activate, Prince II and Scrum
  • Deep understanding of the SAP technology, architecture and strategy
  • Very good lateral management skills
  • Solution-oriented mindset and hands-on mentality
  • Adequate experience in balancing conflicting requirements with global cost-efficient delivery
  • Fluent German and English language skills; Proven ability to communicate with high-level stakeholders as well as internal and external IT implementation teams
  • Willingness to travel (approx. 10%)

  • Flexible working framework and 30 days of holiday
  • Possibility of mobile working within a defined framework
  • Attractive pension plan through several modules as well as the option of a time value account
  • Benefits of a family-owned company such as employee discounts and subsidy for childcare costs
  • Internal and external training opportunities
  • Extensive health benefits such as supplementary company health insurance, a wide range of fitness options and the possibility of on-site physiotherapy
  • Subsidized snacks and menus
  • Discounted job ticket and free parking directly at the workplace