Application Specialist
AAK
- Sverige
- Permanent
- Heltid
AAK specializes in plant-based oils that are thevalue-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. Wemake these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. We enhancetheir sensory experience - by giving the silkier mouthfeel in premiumchocolate, the juicier texture in a plant-based burger, and the puffierappearance in a lower-fat pastry. We can also optimize their production bysubstituting existing ingredients with plant-based equivalents that give betterefficiency. AAK's value-adding solutions enable our customers to be successfulin a better way.At the heart of AAK's offer is Customer Co-Development, combiningour desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the uniqueflexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products andindustries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-basedFoods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employeessupport our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional salesoffices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of morethan 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with ourheadquarters in Malmö, Sweden,AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than150 years.Aboutthe role
AAK has embarked on an ambitious transformation of thedigital application landscape, and this is a unique opportunity to be part ofthat journey as an application specialist.
The role of an application specialist focuses onbusiness applications and involves designing, implementing, and maintainingsoftware solutions tailored to meet the specific needs and objectives of the business,ensuring seamless integration, functionality, and efficiency in supportingbusiness processes and operations.As a team we are responsible for a broad set ofbusiness applications supporting HR, commercial and product areas. Your primaryareas will be HR and product applications (PLM), but you will work closely withother application specialists and domain architects in other application areaslike CRM.
Experience in both HR and product applications (PLM)is a plus, but it is not a must.Responsibilities
-Responsible for the set up and configuration of platforms and solutions.
-Manage seamless IT system and solution integrations whilst minimizing disruption to the business and the users.
-Assure that adequate security measures are in place for the platform or solution.
-Understand and utilise cloud platforms and services applicable to the specific domain.
-Responsible for managing and optimizing data storage, retrieval, and data-related tools.
-Customize and ensure efficiency of the platform or solution through automation tools and scripting language.
-Create, maintain, and update technical documentation for platforms and solutions.
-Be the main point of contact for the specific platform or solution, providing trouble shooting and diagnostic that resolve technical issues quickly and effectively.
-Perform basic data analytics to support decision making within the domain.
-Understand programming language relevant to the platform or solution.
-Secure training and user adoptionAbout you
We are looking for a profile who is eager to work hands-onwith technology. Some years of experience from a similar position would bepreferred, but not a requirement. You like working close to business,translating requirements into our suite of IT applications. You are team playerwith a good eye for details and a structured way of working.You are characterized by being proactive, customeroriented, responsible, well organized, and enthusiastic, and you have a strongpersonal integrity and a high willingness and ability to share knowledge andexperience. As you will be working globally, you must have an internationalmindset, supported by a high level of proficiency in spoken and writtenEnglish.We arelooking for a person who:
-has a bachelor's degree or similar in computer science, information technology or a related field of study preferably with some years of experience from system applications.
-is capable of bridging business and technical language
-has ability to install, configure, and maintain various software applications effectively.
-is proficient in diagnosing and resolving application-related issues
-has excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
-is analytical, supportive, and communicative with a structured way of working.
-has good business process understanding and some experience with business process modelling
-has experience with training and user adoption.Ouroffer to you:
We offer a job with a great opportunity to work in aninternational environment where you will be a part of a growing team. We haveseveral offices around the world, and you can expect some travelling as part ofyour job. We are ready to invest in you and your career development.We believe that good work-life balance is crucial tothe overall well-being and productivity for employees, which means that it cansometimes be more efficient to work from home. We also believe in the power ofin-person collaboration which provides more opportunities for communication,learning, creativity and relationship building.You will be working in Global Business Application -Application Enablement Team and we would like you to be situated near one ofthe offices in Aarhus or Karlshamn where your colleagues are placed.Curiousand up for the challenge?
If youlike the look of this job and know you can bring your skills to contribute toour purpose, we look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.We would like the position filled as soon as possible and therefore theevaluation of candidates in ongoing - however we are willing to wait for theright person for the job. Please note that we only accept applications via ourwebpage.We lookforward to hearing from you!AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
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