Integration Manager (OP-2024458254)

What you do

FREELANCE ONLY!  

Only freelancers are asked to respond!

General merchandise, fashion and food retail companies need to be flexible in handling the levels of orders, fulfil online orders and store deliveries, and cope with a lack of available workforce. Such companies continuously improve their supply chains and invest in innovative technologies.

Vanderlande understands the complexities associated with operating a successful warehouse operation and delivers future proof logistic process automation. 

These automation systems are composed of many (electro-)mechanical and IT components, built by teams in various parts of the world and must be integrated with other (software) systems to support the processes of our customers.

Your position

The Integration Manager is part of the management of a Warehousing project.

Working closely with a project manager and project leaders of the various hardware- and software engineering disciplines, he or she focusses on the design, integration and testing of the system with special attention for managing the technical risks that are inherent to complex systems.

The key tasks and responsibilities of the integration manager:

• Manage the functional design to ensure customer requirements are translated into the right solution with the lowest possible risks. Advise on the use of standard solutions and the impact of special solutions
• Identify risks and finding solutions to reduce them
• Realize the system integration plan, test plans and test specifications in collaboration with Solution Architect and Integration engineer(s)
• Manage the test phase and ensure a smooth, seamless transition to our customers operational processes together with the Integration Engineer and other engineering disciplines.
• Understand the customer processes and acting as advisor in correctly estimating the impact of changes
• Progress monitoring with clear, concise reporting
• Managing component deliveries by suppliers by means of verification and validation
• Integrating (sub-)systems in existing customer systems
• Make sure that the system after a careful testing phase is handed over according to specification by your colleagues and suppliers.

The System Integration department is part of the business unit Warehousing Solutions within Vanderlande Industries and is responsible for the system design, testing, and integration of complex Warehousing systems worldwide for example for customers like Albert Heijn, Woolworths and Walmart. The integration of all components (mechanical, electronic, OT software, IT software and IT Hardware) into a working system according to specifications is especially challenging for large and complex warehouses. This is the focus area of the System Integration Management-team.
 
MUST HAVES:

1. Industrial automation experience, IT knowledge and IT Test- knowledge,
2. Experience in showing performance of total system
3. Being a leader is important
4. You are willing to work on site at our customers

What you bring to the team

The System Integration department is part of the business unit Warehousing Solutions within Vanderlande Industries and is responsible for the system design, testing, and integration of complex Warehousing systems worldwide for example for customers like Albert Heijn, Woolworths and Walmart. The integration of all components (mechanical, electronic, OT software, IT software and IT Hardware) into a working system according to specifications is especially challenging for large and complex warehouses. This is the focus area of the System Integration Management-team.

• You have a technical or logistics education, at least Bachelor level
• Preferably you are familiar with customer processes in Warehouse Automation
• You are an experienced system integrator, and are familiar with systems engineering processes (requirement management, verification and and validation, change management and configuration management)
• You know how to build partnerships with customers and with internal and external suppliers
• You know how to find the right balance between quality, lead time and cost
• You have well-developed analytical skills, and you think at system level
• You are proactive and pragmatic
• You are able to motivate people at all levels and are a team builder.
• You have good communication skills in English (written and verbal) and in Dutch.
• You’re willing to travel, for about 50% of your time working on-site in the project handover phase

What we offer

FREELANCE ONLY!  

Only freelancers are asked to respond!

Period of deployment       : 1-10 till 30-09-2025 
Weekly deployment          : 40 hours a week   
Work location                    : Veghel
Remote working                : as far as known, this is possible, min. 2-3 days onsite
Maximum rate                   : € 83,00 - € 94,00 competitive
Working distance              : living within a radius of 60 minutes from Veghel

Resume & motivation       : in English 

                  
Freelancer                        : you must have a Dutch ID and living in The Netherlands!

 
For more information contact resourcedesk@centric.eu o.v.v.OP-2024458254
 
 
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