Jobbeschreibung
Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.
- Globally responsible for overseeing and optimizing the R&D & Labs application landscape (particularly LIMS) as well as end-to-end laboratory automation
- Lead demand management for R&D & Labs applications, ensuring completeness of regional and country-specific product requirements and identification of architecture inter-dependencies
- Design necessary changes and system specifications aimed at satisfying the business and regulatory requirements – engage with outsourcing provider where needed
- Initiate process improvement implementations (standardization, automation & simplification) in coordination with functional stakeholders
- Ensure Global architecture and change principles are being followed
- Document global business processes and work on related systems specifications
- Lead and/or support R&D & Labs related IT projects
- Promote and support exchange with functional counterparts, other IT Product Owners, IT function and the local key user community
- Build user capabilities (e.g. via trainings)
- Track and maintain process KPI data
- Take part in the R&D & Labs Community of Practice
- A bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration or related field
- Master's degree is preferred
- 8+ years technology team experience and / or relevant functional experience, ideally in large or
- mid-sized internationally active company
- Experience in managing business solutions around R&D & Labs including LIMS and Production
- Quality Labs and their integration into ERP
- Experience in laboratory automation and supply chain optimization
- Experience in leading IT projects
- Experience in managing and interacting with third party service providers
- Deep understanding of the R&D & Labs application landscape and their functional integration into
- ERP (particularly LIMS)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A high level of self-motivation to make things happen in a new environment
- Strong product- and business-oriented thinking
- Full business proficiency in English