Program Manager, Supply Chain, R&D

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

Program Managers drive the development work and are responsible for realizing the intended value of the investments we make.

A Program Manager is responsible for realizing the intended value of decided investment cases. A program manager is the voice of the customer, provides functional thought leadership, and ensures that we deliver the intended value on time, on budget, and with the right quality, resulting in great customer adoption and high customer satisfaction.

A Program Manager drives delivery of investment cases, sometimes multiple investment cases at the same time. He or she can be part of a development team during the life of the investment case, or work across multiple teams. Coordination, sequencing and prioritization within the set scope, as well as ensuring development is on track is part of the day to day job. A program manager works with all aspects of the development cycle, from scope definition, design, estimating, planning, scheduling of resources, through to the actual development, testing, quality assurance, delivery to market and ongoing support. The ability to work flexibly across multiple assignments is important.

A Program Manager is an evangelist who inspires colleagues, customers and partners both internally and externally. This also includes explaining plans, demonstrating product capabilities and presenting our vision, strategy and roadmap. He or she continuously works to expand domain knowledge, pro-actively shares knowledge and experience, and guides others. Interacting and collaborating effectively across all parts of R&D and the wider organization is a must to succeed.

We are looking for Program Manager with the focus on within the Purchasing domain.

Qualifications

• Experience of agile development methodology and development of software.
• Good understanding of one or more of our target industries and domain product / technology offerings as well as the business application processes for our target customers. Preferably within Purchasing.
• Experience from relevant industries and markets, and someone who is used to interact with customers and partners
• Good at planning, prioritizing and taking decisive decisions.
• Good at presenting, leading and inspiring people
• University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the functional area or responsibility.

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.