People Management

Sofico NV; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car with fuel card

Pension plan

Bike lease

Job summary

Sofico is seeking a seasoned Team Manager with a solid background in implementing software solutions and extensive experience in coaching and mentoring. The role focuses on guiding teams, setting direction, recruiting and onboarding new members, and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery.

You will interact with teams, manage career development coaching, and build strong relationships to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams, preferably in ERP or complex implementations.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships.
• Expertise in guiding and coaching team members on career development.
• Collaborative mindset to work across teams and achieve shared goals.
• Knowledge of software development processes and lifecycle.
• In-depth knowledge of software project lifecycle and delivery from start to finish.
• Experience configuring large/complex software packages.
• HBO-level education or higher.
• Fluent Dutch (C1) and English.

Responsibilities

• Set team direction aligned with Sofico's goals.
• Provide career development coaching to enhance team skills and performance.
• Promote an environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Foster a positive, collaborative work culture.
• Manage and coach team members for growth and cohesion.
• Oversee end-to-end project delivery, ensuring scope, budget and quality; coordinate with the Scrum Master.

Skills

Team Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Career Coaching

Collaboration

Software Knowledge

Lifecycle Understanding

Software Configuration

Dutch Proficiency (C1)

English Proficiency

Education

HBO level or higher

Job description

About the job

Are you a natural and enthusiastic people person with a passion for coaching and developing teams? Sofico is seeking a seasoned Team Manager with a solid background in implementing software solutions and extensive experience in coaching and mentoring.

The ideal candidate should excel in guiding and developing teams. In this role, you will be responsible for setting the teamu2019s direction, motivating members, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your ability to interact effectively with teams, manage career development coaching, and build strong relationships will be key to your success. You will also play a crucial role in recruiting and onboarding new team members, as well as managing and coaching existing staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Setting Team Direction: Ensure team initiatives align with Sofico's regional and global goals.
• Coaching and Development: Provide career development coaching to enhance team membersu2019 skills and performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote an environment focused on ongoing enhancement and innovation.
• Motivation and Inspiration: Foster a positive, collaborative work culture.
• People Management: Manage and coach team members with a focus on individual growth and team cohesion.
• Delivery: Oversee and ensure the successful end-to-end delivery of a project, securing scope, budget, and quality requirements. By optimizing the sprints, removing impediments, ensuring transparency, together with the scrum master.

Your interests & skills

At Sofico, we are looking for a Team Manager who brings a combination of strong leadership abilities and (technical) expertise, moreover knowing and understanding the complete lifecycle of delivering and implementing software solutions. If you have a passion for guiding teams and a background in software, you may be the perfect fit for this role.

• Proven Team Leadership: You have previous experience as a Team Leader with a strong track record of successfully managing and developing teams, preferably in ERP or similar complex implementations. Preferably 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Interpersonal Skills: You naturally interact with and understand the needs of your team members, fostering strong and supportive relationships.
• Career Coaching: You possess expertise in guiding and coaching team members on their career development, helping them to achieve their full potential.
• Collaboration: You are a strong team player who thrives in collaborative environments and works effectively with others to achieve shared goals.
• Software Knowledge: You have experience in software development processes, allowing you to understand and navigate complex systems.
• Project Lifecycle Understanding: You have an in-depth knowledge of the software development project lifecycle, ensuring successful project delivery from start to finish.
• Software Configuration: You bring experience in configuring large or complex software packages, contributing to the successful implementation and customization of software solutions.
• Education level: at least HBO
• Proficient in the Dutch Language (C1) and English

What We Offer

We would like to welcome you to aninternational and multicultural companythat has been operating for over 30 years and is doubling in size every 5 years. Growth is our middle name, while we strongly adhere to ourhorizontal and open company culture
You're in the driver's seat of your own career, that's our motto. Yourpersonal developmentis therefore paramount. During an extensiveonboarding programof six months, we make you, with the support of yourjob coach, familiar with our product and the organization. Even after this period, you will continue to get opportunities to learn and develop yourself further. Youu2019renever alone
At Sofico you will also work in an office that is easily accessible. We have plenty of safe charging points for your electric car or bike, and free shared bicycles available to pick up your lunch.
In return for your efforts, we offer anextensive salary package, including

• a company car with a fuel card
• Pension plan

Are you a sporty type? A bike lease is also one of the possibilities! Theflexible office hoursand opportunities towork from homeprovide the necessary flexibility within the company.
At Sofico we are strong believers in the power of a good cup of coffee. Water or soft drinks are of course also on the menu. We love ourteam events. Think after-work drinks, a BBQ, a family day, a company weekend, or a walking dinner with the whole company.