Application Manager/ Application Analyst

Application Manager/ Application Analyst

At Information & Technology (IT), you find outstanding opportunities to develop your skills and grow as a professional. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units around the world, you and your team create IT innovations that support the company's overall business development and daily operations. And ultimately - you will contribute to a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo. Volvo Cars is going through a digital transformation where business processes and IT are no longer separate entities that can be governed in isolation. Instead, IT is a vital part in enabling virtually every business initiative we do and an accelerator for implementing our processes in the markets.

Business and Application Services (BAS) is the department within Group IT with the purpose to preserve, maintain and support Volvo Car Group´s total application portfolio in the most effective, robust and secure way as part of our application life cycle management responsibility. Manufacturing and Logistics (M&L) is the area within BAS which covers all logistics and production control applications globally. The M&L applications portfolio is part of the factory "heart", ie what keeps the factory running. The department Material Planning & Logistics systems (MP&L) Volvo Cars Torslanda, works with maintenance of logistic systems for car plants globally. The types of applications are mainly order handling, local product description, material ordering and material management. The corresponding lines of business have currently a high change rate and the department is involved in many development projects. We strive to support Volvo Car Group operations globally with flexible and competitive MP&L IT services, optimized for Volvo Car Group.

We are now looking for an Application manager/Application analyst with good business understanding and business acumen. The persons should have a background in programming and preferably experience from the automotive business. The person will also need to collaborate with both Business and other IT teams and functions globally to analyze, develop and support production critical IT solutions.

Main responsibilities

* Accountability for application functionality and service delivery to the related Business functions
* Development, support and maintenance activities, including on-call duty
* Manage and prioritize the application change requests together with Business
* Responsible for retaining knowledge within VCC about application functionality, application dependencies and related Business domain. As Subject Matter Expert for the application/domain concerned: Create and document good requirements specifications together with Business, and validate designs and solutions

Required qualifications

* Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. At least 5 years' experience within relevant field
* Programming skills (FORTRAN, PL/SQL, Java) and experience
* General knowledge of application architectural analysis and design
* Test management skills and experience
* Skills in managing conceptual information models and capturing non-functional requirements
* The ability to use, understand and interpret the best practice, policies and procedures to ensure adherence to project framework. Knowledge of software delivery processes such as for example Agile/Scrum is meritorious
* Experience in Application Management is meritorious
* Experience in assignment management is meritorious
* Experience within VCC, production processes and systems, MP&L systems in particular is meritorious

Personal qualities

* Self-motivated and strong driving force, result oriented
* High analytical capabilities and structured. Ability to define specific solutions within an abstract environment
* Good business acumen and communication skills
* Service oriented with a keen interest in the Business and applications concerned, acting as an IT partner in the Business operational development for both minor and major change initiatives
* Good organisation and time management skills
* Enjoys working in a global organisation
* Interest and drive to challenge traditional ways-of-working

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process, we are collaborating with Randstad Sourceright. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Rebecka Simonsson by e-mail at rebecka.simonsson@randstadsourceright.se. Note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later than February 2nd, 2017.