(Senior) Project Manager - Release Management (m/f/d)
ALDI SÜDAbout the role
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With more than 7,000 stores in 11 different countries, ALDI SOUTH is one of the world’s largest food retailers. It is our mission to supply our customers with high-quality food at the best possible prices. In doing so, we follow our own unique concept of consistency, simplicity and responsibility. ALDI SOUTH IT ensures that everything runs smoothly, from the IT infrastructure to the software used, at both national and international level. Within the scope of transnational projects, our experts develop IT solutions for worldwide deployment at ALDI SOUTH.
As part of the SAP Release Management team, you will take on a central role in the coordinated management of enterprise, minor and lean releases within the SAP landscape. This strategic position calls for an in-depth understanding of the SAP release processes, technical knowledge and excellent management skills in order to ensure that SAP software releases are delivered successfully and efficiently in an agile way and to the highest quality.
Your Job
What this role looks like.
- Developing and optimising the SAP release processes to maximise efficiency and quality
- Leading and coordinating a team of SAP release specialists, distributing roles and managing resources
- Identifying and proactively handling risks within the SAP landscape as well as developing solutions
- Closely cooperating with various SAP departments in order to manage dependencies and requirements
- Communicating SAP release timelines and progress to internal stakeholders clearly and understandably
- Monitoring SAP release deployment and effectively resolving challenges that may arise
- Preparing strong reports and detailed documentation of conducted SAP release activities
Your Profile
What you bring with you.
- Ideally, an academic degree with a focus on information technology or economics
- Proven experience in SAP release management or in a related field
- In-depth understanding of SAP release processes and agile approaches as well as advanced knowledge in change and release management in global as well as distributed SAP landscapes
- Analytical skills and structured way of thinking and working, a positive mindset and enjoyment working in a dynamic environment
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in English
Desirable extras.
- German language skills beneficial
Your Benefits
What you will get in return.
- Partial mobile working within Germany, incl. hardware budget
- State-of-the-art technologies
- Attractive remuneration as well as holiday and Christmas bonuses
- Future-oriented training and development
- Modular onboarding and buddy
- Corporate health management programme
Your Tech Stack
What you will work with.
- M365
- SAP
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