System Development & Digital Transformation Executive

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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pladis is looking for System Development and Digital Transformation Executive for our pladis Turkey Sales Companies, Sales Operations Directorate.

Who we are?

With production starting in a small shop in Nohutçu Han, Eminönü in 1944, Ülker has since grown to become the leading food company in Turkey and the region, with more than 300 brands, exports to more than 100 countries around the world, and successful overseas operations. Its wide range of products all-share Ülker's values, with brands in categories including biscuits, cake, chocolate, candy, and gum. By placing sustainability principles and objective orientation at the center of its business model, Ülker continues to contribute to Turkey's economy with its turnover of 9.4 billion TL, close to 9,000 employees, and its zero-waste policy.

pladis was founded in 2016 as a subsidiary of Yıldız Holding, with the aim of ensuring synergy among the group’s international snack brands and increasing its global competitiveness. Consolidating 300 years of experience in bakery products, chocolate, gum and candy, it is home to beloved, iconic brands such as Ülker, McVitie’s and Godiva. With 25 factories in 11 countries, and a global workforce of 16,000 people in its operations in over 100 countries, pladis offers its consumers the highest quality products and services.

A brief job description of the position and preferred qualifications for the suitable candidates are defined below:

System Development and Digital Transformation Executive will be responsible for creating the necessary infrastructure for all sales development projects that will increase the sales volume in the traditional and modern sales channels in which pladis Sales Companies Organizations operate and ensuring coordination with the IT teams for the implementation of sales automation systems in line with the growth strategies of pladis Sales Companies.

Responsibilities

• Determining business needs for the development of the system infrastructure suitable for the sales function and customer experience,
• Developing current sales process maps of sales companies and identifying the points that need digitalization, developing and leading digital transformation projects, familiar to SFA tools,
• Performing big data/sales analysis in a way that will increase sales, understand internal customer needs more clearly and produce solutions, and direct sales / field teams to the right channel according to these outputs,
• Standardizing, shortening, and improving all reporting processes of sales companies,
• Examining the sales systems of competing companies in the market and supporting their adaptation to the company by closely following new technologies,
• Working in coordination with IT teams on data/sales analytics and project management, providing cooperation as a single point of contact to meet the needs of the sales team in the fastest way,
• Carrying out development projects in order to increase the presence of the company in the newly developing sales channels besides the traditional channel and the modern channel.

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Graduated from Mathematic, Statistics, Management Information System departments and related departments of universities,
• Experience at least 5 years of related areas,
• Fluent in English,
• Holds technical knowledge and skills in the field of information technologies (advanced Excel, SQL, Power BI, python),
• Has knowledge and experience in sales automation and SFA system is plus,
• Has experience in project management, process development in FMCG companies,
• Solid track record in big data analysis, process architecture experience,
• Effective communication, negotiation and management skills & positive team member,
• Analytical and systematic thinking with strategic planning,
• Pro-active, energetic, takes initiative and solution-oriented, self-motivated.

Our winning traits and behaviors

• PURPOSE-LED - Energized by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
• AGILE - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
• COLLABORATIVE - Willing to work with others for mutual success, transparent, a win-win seeker.
• RESILIENT - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
• POSITIVE - Self-motivated, optimistic, courageous, and inspiring

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.