Global IT Team Lead Sales, Logistics & Commercial Finance Applications - OESL (m/f/diverse)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Coming from Continental, <strong>Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) </strong>is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive sector, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental’s rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>The OESL IT department is newly conceived and being built now! With this pioneering effort, OESL IT will be flexible, fast, and forward-thinking. Our IT team will become a strategic advisory partner, strengthening digital capabilities and driving business success.</p><p>In your role as <strong>Global IT Teamlead Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance Applications</strong>, you will work in a dynamic environment and shape the Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance IT landscape with us. The role handles the relationship towards our business customers as well as to our internal and external suppliers for all Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance applications. You will be an integral part of the OESL IT's new business applications team, having responsibility for approximately 20+ FTE`s.</p><p>Your Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Define and manage the IT product portfolio strategy for Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance applications, ensuring seamless integration with corporate objectives and alignment with sales, supply chain, and financial processes</li><li>Develop and maintain application roadmaps that drive innovation, agility, and operational efficiency across sales, logistics planning, and commercial finance operations</li><li>Responsible for all relevant business and finance SAP modules (e.g., SAP MM, SAP PP, SAP FI/CO, etc.)</li><li>Take full responsibility for the IT product lifecycle, including planning, demand management, delivery, and outcome reporting, ensuring continuous improvement and proactive issue resolution.</li><li>Foster a product-oriented culture with a BizDevOps approach, managing both domestic and international teams for seamless collaboration across time zones and business units</li><li>Build and lead cross-functional product teams, promoting accountability, innovation, and high performance while empowering them to work independently using agile methods</li><li>Ensure effective resource allocation across Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance IT initiatives, maintain alignment with business priorities, and provide mentorship to foster team development and career growth</li><li>Act as the central liaison between IT, Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance teams, ensuring IT solutions effectively support customer engagement, order fulfillment, supply chain optimization, and revenue management</li><li>Maintain relationships with partners and suppliers in the Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance Application space, ensuring best-in-class solutions and support</li><li>Drive IT innovation by leveraging emerging technologies (AI, predictive analytics, automation, etc.) to modernize sales processes, supply chain operations, and financial reporting</li><li>Promote continuous improvement, optimizing IT-enabled customer experience, demand forecasting, supply chain efficiency, and revenue recognition to enhance competitiveness and operational excellence</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Degree in IT, business informatics / engineering / administration or equivalent</li><li>Proven experience in managing a comprehensive portfolio of Sales, Logistics &amp; Commercial Finance applications, ensuring their seamless integration into a modern IT architecture</li><li>Expertise in IT solutions supporting Sales, order management, supply chain execution, logistics tracking and ERP (SAP modules)</li><li>Experience driving digital transformation initiatives in sales automation, logistics planning, and financial processes, leveraging modern IT solutions to enhance transparency, customer experience, and operational efficiency</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively between IT, sales, supply chain, finance, and external partners</li><li>Strong knowledge of modern IT architectures, including cloud-based sales platforms, supply chain management systems, and finance analytics tools</li><li>Exceptional understanding of sales management, supply chain processes and revenue recognition, with the ability to analyze and optimize processes for efficiency and compliance</li><li>Business acumen and the capability to analyze complex sales, supply chain, and finance requirements and translate them into effective IT solutions</li><li>Demonstrated experience in leading IT projects across multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams, both locally and internationally</li><li>Advanced skills in multi-project management, with the ability to manage priorities, align resources