Application Manager - Procurement Spend Cube Ref. No: 7651

Lufthansa Group Business Services is a 100 per cent Lufthansa subsidiary. We offer shared services worldwide for the entire Lufthansa Group in the areas of Finance, Business Intelligence & Transformation, Human Resources, Procurement and IT, which we provide or manage ourselves.

It’s our goal to harmonize and standardize processes and to continuously make them more efficient and effective. We see ourselves as pioneers in digitization, as well as in the use and distribution of the latest technologies, for example in business process automation.

As an internationally operating company, LGBS is represented at locations in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Krakow, Manila and Mexico City and manages BPO providers in Germany and abroad. With the global network of foreign representatives of the Lufthansa Group's field organization, we are also locally anchored and active worldwide.

Region: Kraków, małopolskie

Requirements:

• Master/Bachelor degree in Economics, Information Technology or similar
• Project management skills
• Business intelligence skills in the field of procurement
• Good knowledge of SAP is an advantage
• Good command of English both written and spoken
• German language skills are an added advantage
• Required Soft Skills
• Diligent, independent and systematic approach to work
• Strong analytical and conceptual mind set
• Numeric skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Team player
• Service orientation
• Strong technical knowledge to drive automation
• Willingness to travel (close cooperation between Krakow and Frankfurt)

Responsibilities:

The candidate will be an integral part of the Procurement Performance, Systems and Excellence team of FP/R (Frankfurt). He will support the development, implementation and maintenance of the Procurement IT Roadmap, and the optimization of both legacy and new procurement tools to make the business efficient and effective.

Specifically, he will work on managing the new procurement spend analytics tool. He will support implementing and setting up the new cube, which serves as the foundation for senior management visibility over the external spend of the Group. After implementation, he will be responsible for managing this application. This means he will implement new features, adjust the tool to the needs of the procurement organization, assure the quality of the content and manage the business rules.  

• Support the implementation project of the new spend analytics tool
• Maintain the data content and quality by aligning with the procurement organization and SAP systems
• Manage the IT application(s) from a functional perspective (performance, costs, user acceptance, etc.)
• Drive the development and implementation of new functions/applications as part of a dedicated functional team
• Implement specialized reports for the management
• Collaborate closely with our cluster experts to reveal insights and potentials
• Align data provision with CoE Data Analytics
• Direct responsibility for application budget
•  mplementation with fast and agile dev processes from specification to deployment
• Working in a cross-functional team including direct interaction with our IT department and data analytics team

Offer:

• Challenging work environment and growth opportunities (SAP area)
• Regular trainings in SAP field
• Great atmosphere in a positive team
• Private medical care for employees and their family members
• Flexible working time and place adjusted to employee’s needs. Possibility of starting your workday between 07:00 and 10:00
• Possibility to fulfil a dream about far journeys with attractive discounts for air tickets