Mission
To support the Sales & Marketing Business Transformation and Digitalization projects, we are looking for Senior Demand Manager with strong IT and business background in sales and marketing and / or supply chain.
This could be for a long-term assignment from abroad. We assume this as a perfect career step into a senior commercial or executive IT position.
The main mission of the Demand Manager is
Prepare and execute all elements of the project management, like cost / benefits, planning, schedule etc. Develop book of requirements / change requests according to the business needs, manage the user acceptance (change management) and smooth roll out of the applications
Support the business to define and describe the exact needs in a systematic and structured way
Prepare, organize and facilitate workshops
Run and complete the pre-requirements for the seamless implementation of new processes and tools
Translate business needs into IT language; write business blue prints and change requests
Prepare, organize and execute functionality tests
Prepare, organize and execute key user training
Create and accompany the roll-out plan
Manage and drive the communication towards agencies and management
Connect business with IT
Connect central teams with agencies
Manage change
Be one face to IT
We expect
Strong change management skills
Effective communication skills
Strong relationship management skills
Creative
Being able to get quickly into an helicopter view to oversee the big picture
Minimum 5 years’ experience in IS / IT Demand Management
Solid knowledge of sales and marketing processes
Understanding of Long products (SMB and B&R) as well as the production process (desirable)
Fluent in English
German and / or French (desirable)
Academic degree in business management, economics or information systems