Digital & Technology Application Expert

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Senior level
Food • Retail • Agriculture • Manufacturing
At McCain Foods we know the importance that food plays in people's lives.
The Role
The Digital & Technology Application Expert will engage in the SAP S/4HANA rollout, manage IT ownership of functional areas including P2P, O2C, F2W/IBP, and I2O, gather requirements and improve IT application processes across multiple sites, ensuring collaboration with key users and external partners.
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Position Title:Digital & Technology Application Expert
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 33113
We are passionate about potatoes and appetizers...and we're even more passionate about our People!
McCain knows the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. That is why our purpose is celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. We do this by succeeding together with our teams, business, and community partners around the world because we know when we work and grow together, we succeed together. Be a part of our family...We are McCain!
Job purpose:
With your expertise in SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain & Production, you will be part of a centrally managed, ambitious, and professional IT team (7 people) responsible for the management and support of IT infrastructure, IT applications, and challenging IT projects across a total of 8 production and sales locations within McCain Appetizers (Van Geloven, McCain Appetizers Europe). The IT landscape is currently undergoing a transformative transition, with a well-filled roadmap for the coming years in a rapidly growing organization.
WHERE YOU'LL WORK:
The Netherlands (Tilburg, Rilland or Maastricht)
Report to: DT Applications Manager Appetizers CE
Key Responsibilities:

  • SAP S/4HANA Rollout Participation: Actively engage in the S/4HANA rollout, assuming IT ownership of your assigned functional areas. From onboarding till closure of the SAP project at McCain Appetizers Europe, you will act as the crucial link between internal users, the IT team, and external IT partners.
  • IT ownership: Your focus will be on the areas of P2P (Procure to Pay), O2C (Order to Cash), F2W/IBP (Production), and I2O (Logistics). You will drive initiatives towards the business, maintaining close contact with various key users and business process leads at our locations.
  • Requirement Gathering & Translation: Gather & identify business requirements, analyze underlying needs, and translate them into clear technical specifications in collaboration with external IT partners.
  • Continuous Improvement: After project closure, your scope will be extended to support all 8 sites together with our cross-functional team. You thrive on continuous improvement and ensure follow-up and resolution of changes and incidents related to the IT applications within your area of responsibility and functional management.


Qualifications:
Education

  • Bachelor's level of education in Information Management, Computer Science, IT-related process training, or equivalent through experience.


Work Experience

  • At least 5 years of experience in the management and development of SAP ECC or S/4HANA, IT applications, and business analysis.


Knowledge

  • Knowledge and experience in SAP ECC or S/4HANA in management, change, and implementation processes is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of and customizing experience with multiple SAP ECC or S/4HANA modules such as MM, PP, PP/DS, EWM, and SD.
  • Knowledge of business processes within a production and logistics environment.
  • Knowledge of interfacing (EDI, Printing).
  • Experience in the food sector is an advantage.
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL.
  • Experience using ITSM tools (Topdesk is a plus).
  • Good knowledge of Office 365.


Skills:

  • Strong communication skills and accustomed to engaging with stakeholders at various levels, with a connecting personality.
  • Strong sense of responsibility, a proactive, pragmatic, and results-oriented attitude with a hands-on mentality.
  • Ability to persuade, plan, and remain resilient under pressure.
  • Languages: You are proficient in English & Dutch (written and spoken).


What we offer:

  • An exciting role in a solid global company with collaborative colleagues
  • Competitive salary
  • Learning opportunities
  • Employment contract and stable employment (permanent role)
  • Local benefit (Health and Pension insurance)
  • Partial working from home is possible(1 day per week)
  • Friendly atmosphere


If you're passionate about leveraging technology to optimize business processes and are ready to take on a strategic role in our SAP transformation journey, we want to hear from you!
Apply now.
More information about McCain:
McCain is a family company and the world market leader in the frozen potato products market, with 22,000 employees worldwide. McCain promotes values of integrity, authenticity, commitment, and solidarity by being an agent of change in a context where the safety of all is paramount.
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Privacy Policy
Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen || NL - Netherlands : North Brabant : Tilburg || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland
Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.

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HQ: Florenceville-Bristol, NB
20,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 1957

What We Do

The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food - we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers.

We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.

Why Work With Us

We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.

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