Manager IT Applications - Salesforce Platform in Rotterdam

• Take IT ownership of Salesforce: from quality and change control to release and deployment management.

• Lead, coach, and develop your team of Salesforce professionals.

• Set clear direction, manage workload and priorities, and create a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability.

• Maintain a healthy, well-governed platform managing technical debt, platform hygiene, and configuration standards.

• Drive professional release and deployment management (including regression testing, impact analysis, and deployment governance) ensuring clean releases and cross-system impact assessment before every change lands in production.

• Control changes by delivering incoming business requirements, releases, and Salesforce Platform updates cleanly across the full application landscape.

• Collaborate with the Head of Enterprise Architecture to ensure Salesforce aligns with the enterprise architecture, data, and integration strategy.

• Partner with the Business Transformation and business process teams to ensure smooth handover of delivered solutions into operations, and to provide IT input on feasibility and impact.

• Maintain thorough, relevant documentation.

• Ensure the platform complies with internal IT security standards and relevant regulations.

• Contribute to the wider maturity of our application landscape and the way IT works as one team.

Gevraagd

• Strong working knowledge of the Salesforce platform is essential. Multi-cloud experience is a must. Beyond Salesforce, you bring working knowledge of the broader application landscape, including ERP environments (JD Edwards, SAP or similar) and preferably PIM systems (Syndigo, Stibo or similar). You need this breadth to operate effectively in our landscape.

• A technical background is a must. You have worked hands-on through development and deployment cycles and genuinely understand what a system change does end-to-end across platforms, integrations, and dependencies. You are a cross-system thinker who sees impact beyond a single application.

• Proven experience in application management, platform ownership, or IT service delivery within a complex, multi-system landscape. You are either already operating at this level or ready to make the step up to leading a team of this scope.

• You bring proven management experience, or a strong track record as a tech lead or senior product owner where you set direction for others. You lead with a genuine coaching mindset. You bring people along, give trust, and address what needs to be addressed. Structured and process-oriented, you have a sharp eye for risk and improvement.

• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

• In possession of a valid EU work permit.

Aanbod

• Real ownership from day one, with the trust and the support to make the role your own.

• A key position in an IT organization that is genuinely transforming, with the freedom to shape how the role develops.

• Direct report to the Director of IT, with your own team and visibility at senior level.

• A leadership team that invests in your growth and development.

• An inspiring workplace at Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam.

• International collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders across more than 60 countries.

• Excellent secondary benefits.