Want your story to be part of our story? When childrentake charming schleich figures and playsets into their hands, theyembark on adventures into wonderful fantasy worlds. Every dinosaur,every elephant, and every fairy is the beginning of an exciting newstory. Our vision: Shaping storytellers for life. And your storystarts right here. Lets be inspired together by the joy ofstorytelling, while also continuing to tell the story of Schleich and its journey from traditional toy manufacturer to a globallyloved brand. Be part of our amazing transformation story. We willsupport you, give you ownership, and the opportunity to workinternationally and digitally in a dynamic environment. Lets takeon and master all the challenges that lie in store for us. Take theopportunity to grow with us and achieve something tangible. Thefollowing adventures await you at Schleich: Responsible forSchleichs global IT transformation & digitalization strategyof all B2B core processes and their enterprise landscape Leadership and team development of an international IT team forInfrastructure, Workplace, Cloud, SAP & Business Applications You will mentor and inspire a high performing team, fosteringprofessional growth and interdisciplinary collaboration Budgetresponsibility and cost control for IT operation &digitalization initiatives. Leading Schleichs ISMS activities,in close collaboration with Finance & Legal, its strategic ITsecurity (TOM) development, cyber defense operations as well aspenetration/vulnerability audits Responsible for designingSchleichs IT architecture, business application landscape as wellas IT service operation, supplier portfolio strategy for managed ITservices and sourcing strategy Responsible for the BusinessIntelligence team to strategically implement applications, tools,methods and data governance that enable Schleich to use businessinsights and develop the global organization to a data drivencompany Responsible for the global e commerce tech stack,including Shopify & a PIM system, in terms of IT operation,security and project portfolio management to support the businessgrowth The chapters of your story so far: Degree in (business)Information Technology or similar qualification with more than fiveyears of relevant professional experience in IT &Digitalization Management Proven modern Leadership to lead andcoach international teams, demonstrated ability to manage medium tolarge scale IT programs & projects, with a hands on approachwith many (5+) years of experience Technical Expertise across allIT areas, including advanced technical expertise in enterprisecloud infrastructure (Microsoft technologies like Azure &M365), SAP ECC & S/4Hana, as well as process, data andmiddleware cloud applications Experienced in global ITOperations; Ability to build & manage strong relationships withexternal global IT Managed Service Provider, including near andoffshore Partners ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met Solid experi