CAPEX Excellence specialist

NKT; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT seeks a seasoned CAPEX governance professional to own day-to-day support, adoption, and continuous improvement of the CAPEX tool. You will ensure consistent data, reliable reporting, and clear processes across sites and functions in an international setup.

The role involves serving as the main business contact for the CAPEX tool, governing master data, coordinating UAT, and aligning with finance, procurement, IT, and process owners to support planning, execution, and tracking of investments.

Qualifications

• Experience in CAPEX controlling, project execution or PMO with ERP/tools.
• Ability to translate business needs into system requirements and support UAT.
• Strong data, reporting and KPI management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line functional support and coordinate further support as needed.
• Maintain user guides, SOPs, and training materials.
• Govern usage standards, workflows, and documentation requirements.
• Support reports and dashboards with consistent KPI definitions.
• Coordinate UAT, releases and backlog priorities.

Skills

CAPEX governance

ERP systems

UAT coordination

Reporting & KPIs

Stakeholder management

Product owner

Tools

CAPEX tool

Project portfolio tools

Job description

Support CAPEX planning, execution and reporting

Join NKT in a role that connects CAPEX governance, system support, and business improvement across an international organization. You will own day-to-day support, adoption, and continuous improvement of the CAPEX tool, helping teams work with consistent data, reliable reporting, and clear processes. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to the green transition by supporting investment decisions across the business. Are you motivated by combining systems, process standards, and user support in one role?

Keep CAPEX operations stable and consistent

In this role, you will act as the main business contact for the CAPEX tool and related process standards. You will support users, coordinate incidents and improvement requests with, and help maintain common templates, workflows, and reporting standards. The role also includes governance of master data, backlog prioritization, UAT coordination, and communication around releases and changes. You will work closely with CAPEX project managers, finance, procurement, IT, and process owners to support reliable planning, execution, and tracking across sites and functions.

Your Responsibility Will Be To

• Provide first-line functional support and coordinate further support when needed
• Maintain user guides, SOPs, and training materials
• Govern usage standards, workflows, and documentation requirements
• Support reports and dashboards with consistent KPI definitions
• Coordinate UAT, releases and backlog priorities

You will work across manufacturing sites and shared functions, in close collaboration with CAPEX project managers, site controllers, procurement and IT.

Structured communicator with a clear quality focus

We are looking for someone who is service-minded, and organized, with a practical approach to user support and process governance. You communicate clearly with both end users and management, work carefully with documentation and change control, and are comfortable balancing business needs with standard ways of working. The right person is initiative-taking, detail-oriented, and able to move issues forward while keeping compliance, auditability, and data quality in focus.

You Also Have

• 5+ years of experience in CAPEX controlling, project execution, PMO, finance, or a similar area using CAPEX, ERP, or project portfolio tools
• Experience translating business needs into system requirements and supporting UAT, training, and change management
• Good understanding of data structures, reporting, and integrations with finance or ERP systems
• Experience acting as system or product owner
• Training or certification in ERP/PM systems or project management

Help improve investment quality for a greener future

NKT is committed to developing a diverse organization and culture where people of diverse backgrounds can grow and are inspired to do their best. We are motivated to establish gender diversity at NKT and encourage all interested candidates to apply – even if you don’t tick all the boxes described. We believe that a diverse organization enables long-term performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better work environment.

In this role, you will be part of a collaborative international setting where you can broaden your skills in CAPEX governance, systems, reporting, and change processes. You will work with colleagues across business functions and sites, contribute to continuous improvement, and support reliable investment planning that matters to NKT’s ongoing journey and the wider green transition.

“This role is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting systems, process standards, and user needs to create reliable CAPEX planning and reporting across the business,” says Hiring Manager, Karim Damiani

Be a Connector of the green tomorrow!

About NKT

NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,500 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com