GROUP APPLICATIONS ANALYST

This position is located in Belgium. You will report to the Group Applications Manager.

Your tasks & responsibilities:

• The Group Applications Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and improvement of the core global applications of Heidelberg Materials, in particular all aspects of ERP and associated systems.
• This role is a key link between IT and the local business, and requires a detailed understanding of end-to-end business processes and the ability to manage a wide variety of different technical tasks and process changes.
• This role must also work closely with IT colleagues and stakeholders in the wider business, so that essential interfaces between ERP and other applications are maintained. A priority for the BeNe IT department is – where practicable – to encourage the use of standard solutions and rationalize local “island” solutions. The role of Group Application Analyst will play an important part in this.
• Our SAP ERP platform is shared with many other countries, and it is important that we apply tight controls around changes to this system. Release management is therefore a key part of this role, and so is working closely with the business stakeholders to make sure that demands are properly considered and fully approved. Maintaining effective relationships with international colleagues while assertively sponsoring valid local requirements will therefore also be important.
• A major element of this role will revolve around the upgrade of our SAP environment to S4/HANA.
• This is a role with a significant international element, requiring periodic discussion with, and in some cases travel to Germany and other European countries.
• Note that the role of Applications Analyst does not involve SAP development/ABAP coding. A detailed understanding of how the SAP environment supports business processes is, however, essential.
• Support of all Group Applications related activities within HC Benelux.
• Being a business partner for our users; offering expertise and guidance to resolve business challenges.
• Working with business users to understand and record demands in a central location. Ensuring that these are valid, fully analyzed, and improved as necessary so that development resource can be allocated where it is most needed.
• Ensuring continuous improvement by working proactively with wider communities of IT colleagues and business users to propose improvements even in the absence of specific business demand.
• Keeping requestors fully informed of the progress of their demands. Actively managing open requests to timely and satisfactory closure.
• Coordinating and/or supporting all relevant testing including regression testing and user acceptance testing to ensure quality and to minimize risk and impact of business disruption.
• Ensuring delivery of priority improvements during release management. Working with IT colleagues, and users to ensure that releases are communicated and coordinated effectively.
• Closely supporting the maintenance and development of SAP interfaces to critical peripheral applications.
• Working closely with colleagues in the preparation of project delivery, including master data preparation, configuration, cutover planning, documentation, training and post go-live support.
• Maintaining the integrity of the Group Applications environment by following and enforcing Group standards in relation to access rights, segregation of duties, quality control, security.

Your profile:

• Degree in a business or technical field (or comparable qualifications/experiences, especially in Sales or Finance environments).
• Demonstrated professional experience in SAP in an industrial enterprise with knowledge of multiple modules (SD/FICO preferred).
• Knowledge and experience of defining and implementing best practice process improvement and leveraging business functionality of ERP tools and associated applications.
• Well-developed analytical, communicative and organizational skills, including the ability to be assertive.
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
• Familiarity with basic project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Capabilities and willingness to work in an international and multicultural environment with emphasis on service orientation.
• Ability to constructively challenge business processes and requests and demonstrate benefits of standardized solutions.
• Willingness to regularly provide support to end-users.
• Willingness to travel (approx. 5%), and to work outside regular hours during e.g. releases or incidents.
• Very good English language skills plus French or Dutch.

Our offer:

• The chance to work in an international company with a corporate culture based on an informal and collegial atmosphere.
• The opportunity to grow and to develop yourself professionally and personally within our Group.
• An attractive salary completed by fringe benefits.

At Heidelberg Materials, we’ve been contributing to progress for 150 years. With more than 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 sites in over 50 countries, we’re one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. Our products and services are used in the construction of houses, infrastructure, commercial and industrial facilities.

At the centre of our actions lies our responsibility for the environment. We’re front runner on the road to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry. We’re working on intelligent and sustainable building materials as well as solutions for the future. We also enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalization.

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