Job Description
Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Klüber Lubrication, a company of the Freudenberg Group, is the global leader in speciality lubrication with manufacturing operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, subsidiaries in more than 30 different countries and distribution partners in all regions of the world, supported by our HQs in Germany. We are passionate about innovative tribological solutions that help our customers to be successful. We supply products and services, many of them customized, in almost all industries from automotive to the wind energy markets.
The position can be based at any location of Freudenberg Chemical Specialties worldwide.
As our IT Global Head of Business Systems and Applications (f/m/d), you are accountable for leading the strategic direction, governance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of the company's global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Applications landscape. This role ensures alignment with corporate strategies, optimizes business processes through technology, and maximizes return on investment.
You support our team as
Global Head of Business Systems and Applications (f/m/d)
- Strategy: You develop and execute the global ERP & Enterprise Applications roadmap, aligning IT initiatives with business goals and long-term objectives
- Vision & Architecture: You drive technology selection and ensure robust system architecture, aligning solutions with standards
- Leadership & Culture: You lead and develop global teams while fostering a collaborative, innovation-driven work environment
- Financial Management: You oversee budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation, financial transparency, and ROI maximization
- Governance: You establish and enforce security, and governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to best practices and KPIs
- Demand Management: You align system improvements with business requirements, overseeing demand, risk, and change management processes
- Project Management: You support and manage large-scale ERP and Enterprise Application projects, ensuring on-time delivery and quality outcomes
- Operational Excellence: You continuously optimize processes, enabling efficient IT operations and business transformation
- You own extensive experience in managing global ERP systems (SAP) and Enterprise Applications
- You combine strong strategic orientation with operational rigor and attention to detail
- You offer a robust knowledge of best practices in IT governance, architecture, and business process optimization
- You possess proven leadership and interpersonal skills as well as the capability to motivate diverse global teams
- You combine excellent budget management with analytical, and decision-making abilities
- You can fluently communicate in English (min. C1 level. German is a Plus) to articulate technology strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Flexible Work Models
We allow for flexible work models to ensure both professional and personal success.
International Opportunities
Grow in your career through international exchange and global job opportunities.
Performance Related Bonus
When you have an impact, you can reap the rewards.
Diversity & Inclusion
We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.
Safe Environment
We strive to ensure safety remains a top priority, and provide a stable environment for our employees.
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