Req ID: Job Function: IT Full:Time/Part:Time: Full:time Contract Type: Regular Employment
Job Level: Professional
The Panalpina Group is one of the worlds leading providers of supply chain solutions. The company combines its core products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally integrated, tailor:made end:to:end solutions for eleven core industries. Drawing on in:depth industry know:how and customized IT systems, Panalpina manages the needs of its customers supply chains, no matter how demanding they might be. Energy and Project Solutions is a specialized service for the energy and capital projects sector.
The Panalpina Group operates a global network with some 500 offices in more than 70 countries, and it works with partner companies in over 90 countries. Panalpina employs approximately 14,500 people worldwide who deliver a comprehensive service to the highest quality standards : wherever and whenever.
We are looking to hire an Applications analyst GIS Forwarding Application Services to possess and apply a high level knowledge and understanding of our Forwarding Systems and usage with primary focus on but not limited to SAP TM and FOS. Support and provide IT Business Services in line with and exceeding business needs and expectations, providing "follow the sun" run and support of business critical applications with optimal use of internal and external resources. Performs ABAP programming, testing, and debugging work related to the implementation, enhancement, and support of SAP modules. Support and provide IT Business Services in line with and exceeding business needs and expectations, providing "follow the sun" run and support of business critical applications with optimal use of internal and external resources. Performs ABAP programming, testing, and debugging work related to the implementation, enhancement, and support of SAP modules.
PEOPLE
* Builds good relationship with user community
* Acts as a liaison and counterpart to Product, Export Compliance and SPM (System process Managers), IT and Operations on Global level
* Provides enhancements to Business requests (BRF) on an as needed basis
* Open technical Solman tickets
STRATEGIC / TACTICAL
* Strategic and Planning skills (ability to communicate technical solution and deployment)
* Maintains a strong relationship with country products and SPM's (System process Managers) to facilitate the exchange of information, problem descriptions and lessons learned
* Performs ABAP programming, testing, and debugging work related to the implementation, enhancement, and support of SAP modules.
EXECUTION
* Is accountable for timely resolution and execution of service requests and application change management
* Ensures that incident trends are identified and relayed as problems to the IT Business Solutions team for analysis
* Drives improvements in service levels
* Conducts the write:up of user manuals to provide end:users with a source of information to encourage independency and self:learning
* Ensures that notifications to stakeholders of planned and unplanned service interruptions are communicated and propose alternatives to ensure business continuity
GOVERNANCE
* Enforces the use of the ticketing system and the correct incident escalation path
* Consults on the proper use of all Standard Operating Procedures related to Core, Finance, Customer and Warehouse applications
* Work with products to produce design requests based upon BRF's for application enhancements, bug fixes and all other program changes
Qualifications
ROLE:SPECIFIC SKILLS
* Strong understanding of Information Technology and Information Systems as they apply to freight forwarding industry
* Broad knowledge in freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain solutions
* High priority for team work
* Capable of working under pressure, often dealing with the tight deadlines of a production environ
