Integration Manager Job in Veghel, Netherlands

A challenging role with Vanderlande will help you to develop your career and satisfy your ambitions. We are the global leaders for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. Our systems are operational at more than 600 airports – including 14 of the world’s top 20 – the world’s leading parcel companies, and 12 of Europe’s top 20 e-commerce companies.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande employs more than 4,500 people in more than 100 countries, all committed to moving our customers’ businesses forward. Our unique capabilities include integrating hardware, software and services into tailor-made solutions. The result is a distinctive track record in innovation, reliability and partnership. Our global presence provides an unrivalled 100 site-based teams, who ensure that our customers enjoy an optimum level of performance, 24/7.

Through building strong relationships – as well as enjoying our work and a more varied social life – the focus at Vanderlande is on the freedom to express ourselves while being trusted to deliver on every level. This is one of the key criteria on which Vanderlande has been assessed to become the number one Best Employer in The Netherlands for 2016.

If you’re ambitious and would like your career path to lead you to the fast-moving world of Vanderlande, then please contact us to set these challenges in motion.

Vanderlande – challenges in motion

Integration Manager Job Description

Your position:

As Integration Manager you’ll be responsible for translating the customer requirements into a carefully designed system with the lowest possible risks. You’ll make sure that the system is handed-over according to specification by your colleagues and suppliers. During the design process you’ll support the Project Manager and Project Leader in resolving technical and system-related issues.
Other responsibilitues include:

• You’ll lead the test phase and ensure a smooth, seamless transition to our customers’ operational processes.
• Advising on the use of standard solutions and the impact of special solutions
• Understanding the customer processes and acting as advisor in correctly estimating the impact of changes
• Ensuring that all project and customer requirements are met
• Developing the integration plan, the test specifications and the test plans
• Progress monitoring with clear, concise reporting
• Managing component deliveries by suppliers by means of verification and validation
• Integrating (sub-)systems in existing customer systems
• Identifying risks and finding solutions to reduce them
• Finding potential and unresolved problems through an efficient, ‘common sense’ approach

Integration Manager Job Requirements

Your profile

• You have a technical or logistics education, at least Bachelor level
• Preferably you’re familiar with customer processes in the Warehouse Automation, Parcel & Postal and/or Baggage Handling industries
• You’re an experienced system integrator, and you’re familiar with system assurance system (requirement management, testing and validation, change management and configuration management)
• You know how to built 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’re willing to travel, and to spend 25% to 50% of your time working on-site in the project handover phase

Integration Manager Application Information

Our offer:

We offer a full-time position in an informal and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development. As well as your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 27 days vacation & 13 ADV (working hours reduction) days
• Flexible working hours
• Training facilities
• Travel expenses
• Collective pension scheme and insurance facilities for healthcare, car, WGA (Return to Work Scheme for the Partially Disabled) etc.

Integration Manager Summary