Groupleader Test and Deployments

Are you ready to work for a dynamic and fast-growing company, in one of the most technically advanced Automated Material Handling service environments? Then this job will be right for you!

Based in The Netherlands, you will be part of one of the leading suppliers in automated Warehousing Solutions and the global market leader for value-added logistics process automation at airports and in the parcel market. Choosing this role, you will work in the Test & Deploy Team within our Service organization. This team ensures smooth testing and deployment of new software releases of our Vanderlande developed Material Handling Software at our customer sites in the Warehousing domain.

Ultimately our main goal is to create customer value and ensure a positive customer experience!

What will you be doing?

As a Test and Deployment Manager within Service, your primary focus will be leading a team of deployment engineers and other potential deployment managers. You will facilitate their day-to-day work, resolve impediments, and develop and maintain the capabilities of your group to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with Test Management and Change Coordination to guarantee seamless end-to-end deployments of new software features, bug fixes, and variations.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic, result-driven Deployment Manager with a hands-on attitude to:

• Lead and inspire a team of deployment engineers, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Support the team in the development and implement deployment concepts based on risk-oriented choices, aligned with Vanderlande CI/CD strategies.
• Define, review, and communicate comprehensive runbooks with step-by-step procedures for deployment.
• Actively engage in managing deployments within production environments, ensuring effective customer management.
• Establish policies, procedures, and requirements for the deployment approach, including relevant tooling.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure proper staffing and support the professional development of team members.
• Oversee people scheduling, manage escalations, and prioritize work effectively.

About the team

Within Vanderlande, Services is responsible for the Life-Cycle Services development, execution, and customer services of Material Handling Solutions worldwide. As Test and Deployment Manager within the Test & Deploy Team you are part of an internationally operating service organization. Apart from the traditional service delivery aligned with ITIL (Incident, Problem, Change Management) we are also dedicated to develop ourselves as a business partner for our customers.

What do we ask from you?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, slight preference for a technical background, but not required;
• Experience in managing a team, preferably experience with a partially remote team;
• Knowledge of test and deployment strategies/methods/risk analysis and relevant tooling is a plus;
• Experience in working with agile development methods/teams including DevOps, CI/CD etc;
• Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary and highly international project organization;
• Advanced verbal and written skills in English, able to communicate within an international team.

What we offer

This position offers a competitive salary range of €6.000 to €7.200 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixed salary you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.

Contact

If the role of Service Project Manager appeals to you, then please apply now! For more information on the position, please contact Juliette van Kraaij (Recruiter), juliette.van.kraaij@vanderlande.com

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.