IT Manager (all genders)

Joinimagine; Bydgoszcz; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Wellbeing support

Employee shares program

Discounts

Job summary

Zalando is seeking an IT Manager for our state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Bydgoszcz, Poland. You will lead a local IT team of specialists, own the IT infrastructure, and partner with stakeholders to deliver reliable systems.

The role involves travel and driving continuous IT improvements across the operation. You will manage IT services, infrastructure, and projects, while maintaining strong relationships with international IT teams and site partners, ensuring best-in-class service

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT teams and delivering reliable IT services.
• Fluent in Polish and English for international collaboration.
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IT team for maintenance, projects and IT services in the warehouse.
• Ensure flawless functioning of IT systems and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with local stakeholders and international IT teams.

Skills

IT leadership

Bilingual Polish-English

Data-driven

Strong communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google tools

PM software

Job description

We are looking for an:

IT MANAGER

For our fulfillment center in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As the IT Manager of our warehouse, your focus is to support operations with convenient and highly reliable technical systems and a great IT infrastructure. You already have an IT team onsite consisting of 6 IT Specialists. Your key to success is to empower them to deliver great service quality. Additionally, you will act as the partner for all IT-related topics for local stakeholders.

In this role, you will be responsible for the IT Support & Infrastructure in the fulfillment center. You and the team act as owners of the systems and infrastructure and provide continuous and excellent IT support. Another success factor for your role is your customer focus. You build on the performance your team delivered in the past and increase the visibility of your team to all relevant stakeholders.

Wherever you see the potential for improvement, you are invited to scale the concept to the whole department and beyond. Like this, you can easily become a driver for innovation.

The role requires traveling.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED

• You will build and lead a team of IT Technicians and Engineers. Acting as their leader to make each individual as well as the overall team better every day.

• Together with your team, you will be responsible for the flawless functioning of the (IT) technical systems and infrastructure within our 145.000m2 highly automated warehouse. You have the ability to plan and prioritize activities related to maintenance, IT services and projects. All in accordance with Zalando Standards.

• You will build and maintain strong relationships with the international Warehouse IT team, site teams, partners, local (logistics and technical) service providers, and the wider business. You act as the local expert and implement a strong local IT service operation taking into account all your stakeholders interests.

• You will drive continuous innovation by getting involved as a business consultant on all local projects that are related to IT - which is nearly everything!

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF...

• Experienced IT leader with Bachelor-level abilities; as well as at least 3-5 years experience in a similar role

• Business fluent in Polish and English languages

• An entrepreneurial approach and passion for technology with excellent communication skills

• A team player with a drive to connect to others

• With your strong analytical abilities you use data and facts for decision making, measuring success and minimizing risks

• With your hands-on mentality you take on problems and find efficient solutions

• Experience with Google tools and PM-Software is a nice-to-have

• You are open to travel up to 20% of your time

ZALANDO BENEFITS

Career Development

• We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year

• Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform

• Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback

• Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

Wellbeing

• 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering

• Diverse sports and health offerings - like Multisport or prepaid sport/lunch card

• Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources

Financial

• Access to the employee shares program

• Shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and discount on Zalando Lounge

• Discounts from a wide range of external partners

ABOUT ZALANDO

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 25 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 48 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.

Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset

do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability

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