Business Area Lead SAP - Train Maintenance

ypto; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

35 days annual leave

Company car or mobility alternatives

Public transport season ticket

Target bonus

Comprehensive insurance package

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Internet allowance

Résumé du poste

SNCB is seeking a Business Area Lead SAP - Train Maintenance to steer a team of SAP specialists within the ERP & Corporate Services division. You will drive the roadmap aligned to business priorities and oversee end-to-end stability and evolution of SAP solutions in a greenfield transformation program.

You will manage projects and support activities, engage with NMBS and partners, and ensure delivery of robust, scalable maintenance solutions while developing your team and managing budgets.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in IT, engineering, or equivalent through experience.
• Minimum 5 years in IT environment with people management experience.

Responsabilités

• Define a roadmap for the Business Area aligned with strategy and digital transformation.
• Ensure project decisions align with long-term IT strategy in the SAP greenfield program.
• Organize applications into portfolios, assign owners, and ensure end-to-end stability and performance.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and coordinate for optimal Business Area management.
• Assess risks and budgets (OPEX/CAPEX) aligned with priorities.
• Develop and coach the team in collaboration with HR.

Connaissances

Project management

Agile

Waterfall

ITIL

SAP Train Maintenance (PM,PP,PS,QM,IBP

S/4HANA maintenance modules

S/4HANA implementations

SAP SaaS APM

IoT

Advanced Analytics

Machine Learning

Railway domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

Formation

Master's degree in IT or engineering

Outils

JIRA

ServiceNow

Confluence

SAP Solution Manager

Description du poste

How do you help make a difference?

As a Business Area Lead SAP - Train Maintenance, you are responsible for the Business Area Train Maintenance within the Solution Delivery ERP & Corporate Services (ECS) department. You lead a team of functional SAP specialists and manage both project and support activities within your Business Area.

You contribute to the NMBS digital transformation by defining a roadmap aligned with the business strategy and ensuring its execution. Within the greenfield SAP transformation program, you take on the role of IT Process Lead and ensure the delivery of a complete, robust solution for your Business Area together with the implementation partners.

What is your role at SNCB?

• You define, together with NMBS (Technics), a roadmap for your Business Area aligned with business strategy, supporting digital transformation and company priorities.
• You ensure that decisions regarding projects within your Business Area are aligned with the long-term business and IT strategy within the greenfield SAP transformation program.
• You organize applications into portfolios, assign owners and backup owners, and ensure end-to-end responsibility for stability, availability, performance, and evolution.
• You manage stakeholder relationships (client NMBS and internal/external stakeholders) and coordinate to ensure optimal Business Area management.
• You assess risks, visibility, and criticality of projects, align regularly with your department head, and manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets aligned with business priorities.
• You ensure optimal team staffing, act as escalation point for conflicting project capacity requests, and manage, coach, and develop your team in collaboration with HR.

Why is this job a good fit for you?

• You have a Master's degree in IT, engineering, or equivalent through experience.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in an IT environment and experience in people management.

You also possess these technical skills:

• You have strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
• You have knowledge of IT processes such as ITIL.
• You have functional SAP knowledge within the Train Maintenance domain, including PM, PP, PS, QM, IBP, and DM modules.
• You have knowledge of S/4HANA equivalents of maintenance oriented SAP modules.
• You have knowledge of the SAP SaaS solution APM (Asset Performance Management).
• You have experience with S/4HANA implementations.
• You have knowledge of technologies used within the Maintenance domain, including IoT, Advanced Analytics, and Machine Learning.
• You have business knowledge of the Maintenance domain and maintenance strategies such as Reliability Centered Maintenance.
• You have experience within the railway sector.
• You have experience with tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow, Confluence, and SAP Solution Manager.

And these soft skills:

• You are a strong people manager and communicate effectively with teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• You think both tactically and strategically and contribute to a clear vision for your Business Area and team.
• You collaborate effectively in complex multi-stakeholder environments and coordinate activities smoothly.
• You are pragmatic and solution-oriented in your approach.

Asset

• You are fluent in Dutch or French and you are able to use English and the other national language in a professional context.

Diversity Statement

Everyone is unique. That is why we believe it’s important that you can be yourself — it makes SNCB stronger. We therefore place great value on diversity and inclusion.

What can you expect from us?

• Hybrid working, with a balanced weekly mix of office and remote work, combined with flexible hours.
• 35 days of annual leave.
• A mobility package with a company car (also available via our mobility plan) or alternative mobility choices, complemented by a public transport season ticket.
• A target bonus.
• A comprehensive insurance package, with hospitalisation and dental care for the whole family.
• Coverage of outpatient medical costs.
• Group insurance, including a supplementary pension (cafeteria plan).
• Meal vouchers & eco vouchers.
• Net allowances for hybrid working and an internet allowance.

Where will you be working?

You will work near Brussels-South station and join the ECS Logistics team.

What’s next?

• You apply online.
• We take a close look at your CV and check whether it matches the profile you are looking for. We may call you briefly to ask about your motivation and experience.
• We invite you for a first (online) HR interview where you can demonstrate your motivation, experience and expectations. In preparation, we will ask you to complete an online personality questionnaire.
• If the first interview is positive, we invite you for a second technical interview in Brussels. This interview will be with the team, where we’ll discuss the role and how your skills align with the team’s needs.
• If everything goes well, we will make you a contract offer.
• You start your new job!

Do you have any further questions?

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