Global IT Team Lead Purchasing & 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>Are you an ambitious IT professional looking for challenges, growth, and flexibility? You are structured and enjoy communicating and exchanging with stakeholders while driving things forward? Then you've come to the right place.</p><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 Team Lead Purchasing &amp; Finance Applications</strong>, you will work in a dynamic environment and shape the Purchasing and 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 Purchasing and 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 Purchasing and Finance applications, ensuring seamless integration with corporate objectives and alignment with procurement, controlling, and financial reporting needs</li><li>Develop and maintain application roadmaps that drive innovation, agility, and operational efficiency across procurement, financial planning, accounting, and supplier management processes</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 Purchasing &amp; 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, Finance, Procurement, and key business stakeholders, ensuring IT solutions effectively support procurement strategies, cost control, risk management, and regulatory compliance</li><li>Maintain relationships with partners and suppliers in the Purchasing &amp; Finance Application space, ensuring best-in-class solutions and support</li><li>Drive IT innovation by leveraging emerging technologies (AI, process automation, advanced analytics, etc.) to modernize procurement and finance operations</li><li>Promote continuous improvement, optimizing IT-enabled supplier management, financial processes, and spend analytics to enhance efficiency, compliance, and cost-effectiveness</li></ul><p>Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.</p><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Degree in IT, business informatics / engineering / administration or equivalent</li><li>Proven experience in managing a comprehensive portfolio of Purchasing &amp; Finance applications, ensuring their seamless integration into a modern IT architecture</li><li>Expertise in IT solutions supporting procurement, supplier management, contract lifecycle management, financial planning and reporting systems</li><li>Experience driving digital transformation initiatives in procurement and financial processes, leveraging modern IT solutions to enhance transparency, compliance, and operational efficiency</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively between IT, Finance, Procurement, and external partners</li><li>Strong knowledge of modern IT architectures, including cloud-based financial platforms, automations tools, and analytics-driven procurement solutions</li><li>Exceptional understanding of procurement, financial planning, accounting, and risk management, with the ability to analyze and optimize processes for efficiency and compliance</li><li>Business acumen and the capability to analyze complex procurement and finance requirements 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