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Vandemoortele

Head of Digital Programmes

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

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We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking individual to join Vandemoortele as the Head of Digital Programmes within our Global Digital Strategy & Transformation team, reporting to the Chief Digital Officer. As the leader of our Digital programmes team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive Digital programme strategy that aligns with our business objectives, drives innovation, and leverages the power of technology & data to steer business decision, efficiencies and unlock new sources of revenue.You will be heading a team of Digital Product Owners each responsible for a well defined part of our digital landscape (eg. Customer CRM, Customer Portal,…).

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, establish an operating framework with business functions, and champion a Digital mindset and data-driven culture.

You will be located in Ghent, Belgium (alternative locations optional) on a full-time basis.

Your key responsibilities?
As the Head of Digital programmes for Vandemoortele, you will play a critical role in shaping our organisation's Digital future and driving innovation across our different business lines (Bakery Products and Plant Based Food Solutions), our Central and Local teams and the different functions. You will develop and execute a multi-year Digital strategy & roadmap across different functions that supports the overall business goals and objectives of Vandemoortele:

Strategy Development
You develop and implement the digital transformation roadmap to bring the digital maturity of Vandemoortele at the next level, aligned with our organizational goals and objectives in close collaboration with the Business Process Owners and the Digital product owners.
Stakeholder Management
You collaborate with cross-functional teams, to gather requirements and ensure alignment of objectives with the ultimate goal to have an integrated digital programme with the strategies of the business functions. You establish digital collaboration with suppliers to enable stronger, more collaborative relationships, resulting in improved efficiency, reduced costs, and enhanced agility.
Translate the global strategy into a multi-year digital plan and ensure execution, adoption and change management to achieve Business results.
Participate in cross-functional budget and roadmap planning with BPO’s and IT.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the market and the competition in the Food Industry.
Monitoring continuity agreements and the life cycle of our digital assets as well as manage relationships with external partners and vendors.
Eliminating (non-technical) obstacles, escalating problems to the right level.
Communicate the business value of our Digital products to internal and external stakeholders.
Ensure proactive and ongoing alignment with the relevant stakeholders.
Align with BPO colleagues to ensure maximum consistency across portfolios.
Build a Digital Product Owner organisation to drive digital products within the different areas of the business;
- Employee selection and recruitment
- Team coaching and development
- In partnership with the Digital Product Owners, synchronise and constantly adapt the vision of the asset portfolio and initiatives
- Integrate the necessary actions into the schedule with a view to ensuring application performance and stability
- Provide functional guidance to the delivery teams
Working closely with the IT department to build the long term as well as the yearly IT roadmap in line with the programme strategy, ensure that the necessary resources and support are available for all IT teams.

What’s in it for you?

You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritising their well-being and supporting their professional journey. As a global family business, we foster a human-centric approach where everyone feels welcome and valued.
We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. We place great importance in giving our associates the freedom to shape their own professional journey. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 50% of the time. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!
We care for your future and we support your professional journey: We believe in the power of our associates and the value of their actions and support their career aspirations by offering internal mobility and promotional opportunities. We embrace individual ambitions and encourage our associates to create a successful professional journey and entrust them to take ownership.
We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connects people, cultures and traditions. You can kickstart your day with a delicious croissant fresh out of the oven and enjoy tasty food in our company restaurant. In our cosy coffee corners, you will find healthy fruit baskets to enjoy your break to the fullest.
Easy to reach: Our HQ is located close to a bus stop and highway exits. Want to come by bike? Lease a bike at Vandemoortele!

Are you the one we're looking for?

You have at least 8-10 years of management experience.
You hold a Master’s or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science, information management, or a related business discipline.
You have strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team of Digital Product Owners.
Thanks to your excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, you can analyse complex data and make data-driven decisions.
You have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. In this way, you motivate, drive and engage the different stakeholders, often with different requirements, and are able to get their buy-in.
You have strong business acumen and the ability to align Digital initiatives with the strategic goals of the organisation.
You have experience in setting and achieving objectives, setting priorities in complex environments, management reporting and communication, cross-departmental collaboration, process improvement.
You are customer-oriented (external customer contact at senior management/directorate level), able to convince external parties, excellent communication skills, diplomacy & negotiation skills.
You have a structural approach and strong analytical, creative, conceptual and resultoriented thinking skills.
You are creative in applying technology to solve concrete problems, both strategically and tactically.
You evangelise technology, building a digital mindset within the organisation.
You have an entrepreneurial spirit, an eye for detail and thinks in both the short and long term combined with out of the box thinking.

Join us in making sweet memories!
We look forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey!
Submit your updated CV and compelling cover letter (optional) highlighting your relevant experience and motivation.
For questions or additional information, mail us: gwenn.vandereecken@vandemoortele.com

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