Product Owner, Transport & Distribution

Product Owner, Transport & Distribution

Would you be excited to be the heart of logistics for a supply chain spanning Western Europe? Carlsberg is seeking a highly accountable, forward-thinking IT lead for our transportation, distribution, and warehouse applications.

What you’ll be doing

As Product Owner for Transport & Distribution you will make sure Carlsberg’s 9 Western Europe markets enjoy excellent automation. That includes end-to-end application stability, reliability, supportability, continuous improvement, and long-term strategy.

You will be the first point of contact for our production systems, steering the team that responds to incidents. You will drive optimization, standardization, and automation, targeting lower cost and high availability. You will plan and prioritize the changes and updates that best support business goals and you’ll steer a skilled engineering team to deliver on time and budget.

Looking ahead you will enable us to transform logistics for the future, optimizing our systems and processes, and the applications that enable them.

Your primary tasks and responsibilities:

• Be the person accountable for end-to-end application stability, operability, evolution, lifecycle, and financials
• Partner with business peers and leaders to plan and prioritize changes
• Manage strategic vendors and partners, set appropriate KPIs, ensure delivery as planned and proper governance in transition from project to operations
• Anchor changes across our organization to ensure adoption and ROI
• Manage and optimize a system landscape including SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA (EWM), Blueyonder TMS, Microlise suite (Journey Management, EPOD, Planning & Optimization), Consafe Astro, Chevin Fleetwave
• Lead testing for new features, service packs, or hotfixes within your portfolio
• Help define our next-generation architecture and roadmap

Who we’re looking for

A focused professional with experience in logistics and supply chain.

Specifically, we imagine that you have:

• Experience from a similar position in a global company
• Experience with SAP logistics
• Knowledge of any BlueYonder, Consafe Astro, Microlise, or Chevin applications
• Solution-oriented attitude and ability to support in debugging or finding the answer to a complex requirement
• Very good understanding of E2E supply chains and supporting systems
• Experience leading outsourced delivery teams
• Change management & communication skills
• Experience with strategic transformation
• Ability to explain complicated concepts and IT in a simple way

And don’t worry if you don’t have it all. We look for potential first. We want you in our team long-term and that means giving you room to grow in the direction that works for you. 

What you can expect

In Carlsberg, we are brewing for a better today and tomorrow and what we can offer you is an equal opportunity to grow across our company. We believe that each employee drives their own seat in designing their career path and we fully support them endeavouring to create as many development opportunities as possible through internal promotions, Short / Long Time Assignments (STA/LTA), and horizontal moves within different markets.

All of this is taking place in a culturally diverse environment, where we celebrate our successes together and where no matter where you are from, who you are, or what experiences you bring to the table, all we say is: WELCOME YOU!

We encourage you to visit and learn more about our DE&I Strategy: Sustainability » Our ESG programme » Diversity, Equity and Inclusion « Carlsberg Group

If you join our team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy are:

• Flexible, hybrid work model
• Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
• Unlimited soft and coffee drinks in the office
• Monthly beer and soft drink allowance
• Well-equipped and comfortable office in the heart of Carlsberg City District in Valby, Copenhagen
• Opportunities to have fun together during regular Friday bars with alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
• Being part of a company with an enormous heritage and a strong connection with Denmark’s Capital City
• We estimate around 15 travel days per year.

At Carlsberg, we pride ourselves on being Purpose-led and Performance-focused in everything we do. Our diverse perspectives, unique abilities, and experiences don’t just shape our Performance, they make us who we are across the Group.

With so many iconic brands, we know our differences are what make us stand out. And while we are different, we are unified by our shared Purpose: Carlsberg should be a force for good, dedicated to brewing for a better today and tomorrow.

Carlsberg Integrated Information Technology (IIT)

Join Carlsberg’s IIT organisation, we are the global provider of technology services to all business functions, regions, and markets in the Carlsberg Group. This includes solution delivery and operations. We are an organization of approx. 750 people, across the globe and we have tight collaboration with our local markets in all three regions: Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, and Asia

Interested?

Apply through the link. Please notice that this is the only way we accept applications. The deadline for applying is the 28th of February. We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled sooner than the deadline, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.