Product Manager / Foundational Elements and Business Insight & Analytics

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.

As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse workplace based on empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions.

Background

Alfa Laval is currently on a Digital transformation journey. As part of this transformation and to better fulfill our customer’s needs, we have created digital organization consisting of different value streams, where Lead to Cash value stream is focusing on enhancing our capabilities with regards to Foundational Elements, Commercial Excellence, Order Management, Project order Execution and Business Insights & Analytics. It incorporates the implementation, integration and optimization of our Databases / Sources / Processes / Systems and Tools supporting Customer Value, Data driven sales and Seamless Order processing.

About the Job

As part of the Lead to Cash value stream we are looking for a Product Manager Foundational Elements and Business Insight & Analytics. Foundational Elements and Business Insight & Analytics area involves at least Master Data Management, Host Management, Global standards, KPI design, Sales Management Dashboard, SPM, Sales DW, Market intel.

In this role you will define, govern and own the vision and road map for the Foundational Elements and Business Insight & Analytics domain in the value stream Lead to Cash that meet customer needs and which includes at least the following responsibilities:
* Ensures products and solutions meet the economic business goals established by the portfolio
* Supporting solutions of Customer needs by developing clear models managing the cost structure and cost benefit analyses (CBA)
* Collaborates on enablers
* Ensures product delivery and its value completeness
* Ensure the products are supported and enhanced to create a continuous flow of value

You will manage requirements and demands globally and be the key contact and interface to the Business Units and GSS. You will constantly be collaborating with wide range of people to identify and define customer needs.

As we are applying agile working methods, one of your major tasks will be to translate value demands into epics and features feeding into the program backlog for our development teams.

This role requires an individual that has an open mind set on enabling technologies as those come and go. You must be curious and up to date with new technologies and follow changes to proactively prepare for how they can be put to business use together with business stakeholders and architects. 

The role will report to the Head of Value Stream Lead to Cash.
 

Who You Are
You have an agile mind-set and a passion for how to enable and create business value in a global context  especially when it comes to analytics and how to make real data available for decision makers. You can handle complex scenarios and are able to influence and align different business functions and stakeholders. You have excellent communication skills, motivated by stakeholder management and will easily network across business functions in an international and cross-cultural environment. You are comfortable in dealing with ambiguity and enjoy setting up the path.

What You Know
You have experience working with the SAFe framework as well as Data Management and Business insight & Analytics.

You have experience in successfully driving large scale program and change management initiatives in a global industrial environment. You are a self-driven, pragmatic business leader, with strong people leadership skills. You influence and drive change in a cooperative way and excel in communication. You further bring solid experience from complex operations and supply chain environments, with a solid understanding of good practice business processes.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success. We hope to welcome you to Alfa Laval!

For more information, please contact

Ilze Lensha, Head of Value Stream Lead to Cash – +37 129 221 722

Milena Pramgård, Talent Acquisition Partner – milena.pramgard@alfalaval.com

For union information, please contact
Bodil Arvidsson, Akademikerföreningen +46 730 696 143
Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367 364
Bror Garcia Lantz, Unionen, +46 709 366 985

Please send your application no later than 8th of April 2022. Applications will be reviewed continuously during the application period.  We don’t accept applications sent directly via email.