**Mission**:
**Accountabilities**:
- Lead the sub regional IT Solutions team to meet the goals in terms of quality, budget and time.
- Build strong working relationships with (key) business partners and functions in the country or cluster. Proactively engage with them on IT plans, programs and initiatives and maintain an overview of new business and change initiatives that require IT support.
- Provide consultation, guidance and technical expertise with respect to leading-edge products and solutions (WMS, TMS, integration, BI, etc.). This includes ensuring architectural input on design, development, implementation and strategy of major opportunities/solutions.
- Account for and drive deployment of all solutions in the cluster, including technically complex migrations and transition programs. This includes business analysis, system configuration (incl. development where required and aligned with regional/general teams) and solution management/governance.
- Drive the team towards identifying (continuous) improvements to our logistics services, operational processes and IT solutions.
- Install and monitor the right level of solution governance to maintain standards in accordance with the regional solution governance policies, and represent the cluster in regional governance bodies where required.