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BAT GERMANY IS LOOKING FOR A SENIOR IDT BUSINESS PARTNER DACH

SENIORITY LEVEL: Senior Level

FUNCTION: IDT

SALARY RANGE: competitive salary + excellent benefits + market leading bonus

LOCATION: Hamburg, Germany

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

The role of Senior IDT Business Partner acts as the primary point of IDT representation in End Market Leadership teams on all digital and technology touchpoints and providing navigation for Leadership team minus 1 businessto understand business needs & priorities and linking to technology/ process optimization requirements.

The Senior IDT Business Partner role works closely with the Leadership Teams of two of the four Central Europe Clusters: Germany and Switzerland & Austria , which bear significant strategic commercial value to the CE Business Unit and the BAT Group. Together with the direct reports the role is expected to ensure value and operational delivery of all IDT workstreams.

What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organization?

This role encompasses the management of strategic digital and technology roadmaps for Germany Cluster and the Switzerland & Austria Cluster in close collaboration with the respective Cluster LTs (ensuring optimal business partnering/ relationship management), with special focus on the Customer Management (TMD, B2B) and employee digital & technology experience.

Reports to: Area Head of IDT, Central Europe

Reporting Level: 2-4 direct reports

Geographic Scope: Germany, Switzerland, Austria

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key partners and the matrix of leadership teams (Clusters, IDTLT and Regional/ Global DBS Teams)
Ensures functional IDT streams are aligned to the business needs & priorities through Strategic Leadership Agenda
Leads the technology and platform delivery of the commercial data & analytics roadmap for Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Identifies new digital opportunities driving commercial value through close engagement with internal Digital Business Solutions Hub
Facilitates ongoing IDT Total Cost of Ownership review at the Leadership Team level for cost optimisation.
Challenges Leadership Teams ideas with a commercial attitude & IDT expertise
Owns TMD IDT roadmap delivery and IDT portfolio.
Periodic comprehensive IT agenda review at the Leadership Team level

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

Support CE IDTLT and IDT organisation to be a hard-working team to shape and deliver the group transformation.
Role modelling the new group values nuanced by CE PLA behaviours,
Ensure optimal IDT team integration and Line of Sight on the CE commercial and leadership agenda,
Ensure clarity of roles & responsibilities, credible succession pipeline, team capability development and overall development plans for own & reporting roles

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Experience Required

University backgroundin Computer Science or equivalent, with 12+ years of work experience related to the management of complex digital technology environments especially covering route-to-market/ trade marketing & distribution/ customer management.
Experience in shaping and driving transformations for Marketing through IT & Digital
Experience in leading, influencing and operating in a complex geo / functional matrix organization.
Experience in leading business engagement in geo area / large end-market / global function
Practical knowledge of Agile, Design Thinking and DevOps
Experience in large global organizations using in-sourced and out-sourced IT services and a wide solid understanding of global applications portfolio management.
Technical understanding with ability to translate into business concepts and vice-versa
Relationship management resolution skills. Ability to work under pressure, handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner
The ability to bring together and work with a team of people with varied backgrounds - business analysts, technical experts, process owners, Global Hub/ Centres of Excellence (CoE) especially Trade Platform teams – to ensure stability and relevant evolution of systems and platforms.

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

Business acumen and a good grasp of Marketing business models and related improved IT & Digital Capabilities
Strong relationship management skills: advanced partner and change management skills; strong people/ team leadership skills
Good knowledge and experience of best-in-class FMCG and data driven organisations

BENEFICIAL

Any certification in product/ project management or in new technologies
Language proficiency in German language
ITIL v3 or higher certification

WE ARE BAT

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. See what is possible for you at BAT.

Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets
Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries
Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations
Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
Seal Award winner – one of 50 most sustainable companies

BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER

Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. Come bring your difference!

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