IT Project Manager - SCM LE/ Warehousing

We are on an exciting journey building a digital environment for the Knauf Group that is as groundbreaking as our products for the construction industry. If you are looking for a global impact that is shaped by values such as entrepreneurship, commitment, partnership and Menschlichkeit, this could be the ideal challenge for you.

What you'll do

• You lead the roll-out, upgrade, and optimization of logistics systems in the field of warehousing, yard management or logistic related areas e.g., transportation management
• You lead the project planning phase and set-up, as well as testing and go-live
• You act as functional lead to IT process managers, application specialists, developers, testers, key users, and vendors
• You gather, provide, and document regular updates and reporting from/to project teams, program management, and other stakeholders
• Intensively communication with key stakeholders and steering committees to support active change and adoption management
• You continuously scan for relevant innovations and new technologies to identify further potential for improving structures, processes in warehouse, yard management and other related logistic areas

Who you are

• You have a strong track record in (co-)leading IT logistics projects focused on warehouse, yard management or similar experience
• You have very strong in communication skills
• You take responsibility and you feel good at guiding your colleagues getting projects done successfully
• You have strong IT skills in warehouse management systems, ideally SAP EWM and ERP(WM) or in a similar field
• You are a team player with a good mix of business process and IT Knowledge
• You know how to use various project management methods and tools like ServiceNow, Jira, MS Project and have initial expertise with agile methods

WE.YOU.TOGETHER.

We all shape our lives in our own way. As an employer, we are an important part that indirectly supports this with a wide range of offers, as well as providing security and reliability for all employees. This includes, among other things:

• Security: Permanent employment contract in a stable, successful family owned business
• Flexibility: 38 working hours per week, 30 days of vacation, special leave for certain occasions, flextime account and a wide time window for flexible working and weekly home office days
• Fitness and health: Discounts on various sports and leisure activities, active health promotion, company doctor, occupational safety, and more
• Time Savings: Private parking and direct access to public transport (train, bus)
• Future Planning: Support for capital-forming benefits and offers for personal retirement provisions
• Feel Welcome: Welcome days and individual onboarding, company and team events
• Personal career and career development: Individual support for extra-occupational studies, further education and training courses
• Benefits and vouchers: Employee discounts with well-known brands as well as discounted employee purchasing
• Relocation Support
• Inspiring work environment: Our newly designed New Work office offers you an environment that fosters creativity and productivity. We love coming together as a team here!

Knauf as an employer

Knauf is an international market leader in the building materials' industry. About 42,500 employees at over 300 locations worldwide generate a turnover of over 15,6 billion euros. The foundation of our success as family business are our corporate values of humanity, partnership, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. As a subsidiary, Knauf Digital GmbH has the mandate to drive commercial excellence through digitalization for all companies of the Knauf Group globally. Our mission is to rethink what it means to provide value to our customers and thereby drive growth for our businesses around the world.

The Knauf Group is a proud equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment and therefore base all our employment selection decisions, within all aspects of our business, on experience, skill, and integrity. We strongly encourage applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions, irrespective of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, origin, religion, etc.