Cloetta is recruiting a Head of Application Management

Job description
Job description

Do you love leading people and develop people in the exciting world of Application Management (AM)? Do you get a smile on your face knowing that the IT strategy and IT scope will change, and you can affect the direction and responsibility within AM? Then we might have the job for you! Cloetta is now looking for a Head of Application Management team based at our office in central Malmö.

What is it like to work for us?

We are an ambitious company, driven to be the best. We tackle challenges with our “can do attitude” and you will be surrounded by colleagues who want to make a true impact on the business. We have a positive attitude, are proud of our company, our well-known brands and products, and, most of all... we love what we do and have fun while doing so!

Cloetta is a dynamic FMCG company, continuously changing and looking for opportunities for growth. We will coach you in your desire to grow, develop, and give you the space and freedom needed to perform your responsibilities and implement ideas. Not only are we all proud of our company and its brands, but we also want to make you proud of your own contribution. Naturally, you share our values Focus, Teamplay, Passion and Pride.

Responsibilities
Your position

As a Head of Application Management, you will play a key role within our organization, be a member of the IT Management team and report to the global IT Director. Today we have a global, stable, and reliable IT Application Landscape. Our core is our Global ERP solution, M3 Cloud Edition, a full SaaS version which is rolled out to all our seven main markets and used in all our seven factories. You are responsible for maintaining our global ERP solution and the systems integrated to this. You will lead the work to continuously develop our application portfolio in close co-operation with business stakeholders from logistics, finance, manufacturing – essentially from all business areas. To make our applications support our business to an even higher extent. We have a hybrid IT environment and are on a journey to use more cloud solutions. You will lead a great team with highly professional and knowledgeable individuals located in our main offices in Sweden, Finland, and Netherlands. You will be located in our office in central Malmö, and you will travel to our factories and offices in Europe.

Your responsibility will be to…

• Provide leadership, coaching and direction to the members of the AM team, application specialists and solution architects
• Develop the Application roadmap together with business stakeholders
• Plan workload and resourcing of IT projects for your team and our network of application suppliers’ consultants 
• Provide a cost-efficient application landscape that fulfills the business needs
• Manage major application incidents, changes, and projects
• Manage implementation and license contracts for applications
• Manage relationships with our external stakeholders, e.g., ERP and other application suppliers

Qualifications
You have experience from the following...

• Five or more years from managing an IT Application team located in different sites in Europe or equivalent role with personnel and budget responsibility
• Creating and integrating IT strategies with the business needs
• IT Governance and stake holder management
• From a manufacturing company with multi sites in different countries running 24/7
• Supplier and contract management for SaaS solutions
• Outsourced Application Management Services
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both orally and written
You have good knowledge within these areas...
• ERP in a SaaS environment, working with M3 is a clear advantage
• Application Integrations 
• Project management methodologies and team planning
• ITSM, ITIL foundation, v3 and/or v4

Who are you?

An authentic leader with strong leadership skills that can energize, motivate, and create an atmosphere where team members can excel. You build solid relationships with your IT colleagues and business stakeholders. Providing structure, deliver on promises and keeping deadlines will come natural to you. You are assertive, dare to challenge as-is and create a common vision for your team and Cloetta.

What we offer you

• An organization which gives independency and responsibility to develop your professional skills 
• An opportunity to present projects and work together with top management from different Cloetta markets.
• Work with international Cloetta teams in different business areas like manufacturing, supply chain, sales and marketing
• Flexible working hours with hybrid way of working 
• Great team spirit and regular social activities

Does this sound interesting to you?

As the screening process is ongoing, we kindly ask you to submit your application as soon as possible. The recruitment process will include several interviews and psychometric tests.
This recruitment is a collaboration with Randstad Technologies. If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact responsible Senior Recruitment Consultant Elin Bjursten at +46 738 567456. We look forward to hearing from you!

About the company
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic region and the Netherlands. Cloetta's products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide with Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK as the main markets. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the market, such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Candyking, Jenkki, Tupla, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife and Red Band. Cloetta has 7 production units in 5 countries. Cloetta’s class B-shares are traded on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information about Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com