Head of IT Europe

Deze procedure is gesloten (28-01-2019).
Vakgebied
IT
Salaris
Salary undisclosed
Locatie
Amsterdam
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
HAYS

The organisation

Our client is dedicated to delivering superior fresh and frozen food handling solutions through their international facility network using local market knowledge with a focus on customer care and sustainability. The vision of our client is to be the leading partner in temperature-controlled logistics for the global food industry, recognised for innovative thinking, commodity expertise and ability to integrate businesses, driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. The culture of our client is characterised by openness, respect, trust, determination and responsiveness. Our client is currently operate in 11 countries across Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific with more than 5,000 employees.

The position

As the Head of IT Europe, you will form a part of the European team, and will be responsible for all IT related activities across the European sites. You will guide and support the local IT teams to establish and execute the IT priorities for the European region. In the upcoming 2-3 years the company is going through a lot of changes which you have to lead to successfully. In this role you will be responsible for the development and execution of a regional IT strategy that aligns with and complements the global IT strategy. You oversee the execution of all regional IT projects as well as assigned global IT initiatives. In addition you manage the setting performance expectations and establishing appropriate SLAs. Furthermore you will be responsible for the regional IT operational, capital and project budgets and financial performance against those budgets. You will also conduct or direct due diligence and risk assessments for potential and completed acquisitions within the region, developing and executing the tactical plans necessary for integration and remediation. In this role you are responsible for all region specific IT infrastructure services, making recommendations for delivering a highly available, well-performing, scalable, optimized, recoverable and cost effective infrastructure platform. You also work closely with the CIO to set regional and global consolidation targets for applications, infrastructure, and IT service providers to improve IT services and lower costs. The company is going under a lot of changes. It is necessary that you will establish an IT culture of integrity, transparency, collaboration and customer service that is fun, values people and where the best idea wins.

Candidate profile

In your new role as Head of IT Europe it is important to hold a Bachelor or Masters degree in IT and you have at least 15 years of relevant work experience in IT of which 5-10 years in an international IT leadership role, preferably in logistics / warehousing environment. You have also proven experience in successful transformational implementations. In addition you have good interpersonal, communication and influencing skills. You have the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and you are capable to realize changes and innovation. You also have a hands-on mentality, pragmatic and a pro-active attitude with sound judgement. Furthermore you are capable to make decisions based on facts and data, while you are under pressure you are still able to deliver on time. You also have the ability to shift between strategy and execution. As the Head of IT Europe, you relate well to all kinds of people on all levels, inside and outside the organization. You understand the process of change and can effectively cope with change. You also can shift gears comfortably and you aren’t upset when things go differently. You as person pursues everything with energy, drive and a need to finish. 

The offer

You will get a key position within a fast moving organization with a lot of responsibilities and opportunities to create a big impact on the internal organization. You will receive full budget responsibility on maintenance and APEX budget will grow over time as well. Furthermore you will receive an excellent remuneration package.

Interested?

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Deze procedure is gesloten (28-01-2019).

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