COMPANY DESCRIPTION
About the DOUGLAS Group
The DOUGLAS Group, with its commercial brands DOUGLAS, NOCIBÉ, Parfumdreams and Niche Beauty, is the number one omnichannel premium beauty destination in Europe. The DOUGLAS Group is inspiring customers to live their own kind of beauty by offering a unique assortment online and in around 1,970 stores. With unparalleled size and access to customers, the DOUGLAS Group is the partner of choice for brands and offers a premium range of selective and exclusive brands as well as own corporate brands. The assortment includes fragrances, color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, accessories as well as beauty services. Strengthening its successful omnichannel positioning while consistently developing superior customer experience is at the heart of the DOUGLAS Group strategy “Let it Bloom”. The winning business model is underpinned by the Group’s omnichannel proposition, leading brands, and data capabilities. In the financial year 2024/25, the DOUGLAS Group generated sales of 4.58 billion euros and employed more than 19,900 people across Europe. The DOUGLAS Group (Douglas AG) is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
In our headquarters in Düsseldorf we are looking for you as
TASKS WITH IMPACT
With the implementation of SAP S/4HANA, we are shaping a future-ready system landscape that enables more efficient, scalable, and sustainable business processes. As Transformation Lead S/4HANA, you take on a pivotal role by leading a global transformation program and ensuring the successful delivery of our strategic objectives.
- Definition and Owning of the global S/4HANA program strategy, vision, and roadmap, aligning them with the overall transformation goals
- Primary interface between executive leadership, business units, and IT, ensuring strong alignment across all stakeholders
- You establish robust governance structures, including steering committees, risk management, and clear decision-making frameworks
- Overseeing program planning, execution, and resource allocation across all major workstreams and drive the adoption of agile methodologies
- Definition and trackingof key performance indicators to measure business impact and ensure sustainable value realization beyond go-live
- You proactively identify risks and challenges and implement effective mitigation strategies to secure program success
- Managing external partners and ensuring efficient collaboration as well as strong supplier management practices
YOUR SKILLS
We take a competency-based and fair approach to recruiting, that´s why we look beyond your experience to understand how you create impact, grow through change, and collaborate for success.
Alongside these competencies, we’re looking for the following skills:
- You hold a university degree in business, information technology, engineering, or a comparable field
- You ideally bring extensive experience in leading complex transformation programs or ERP implementations, preferably within an SAP S/4HANA environment
- You have proven experience in managing cross-functional initiatives and integrating business, process, and technology requirements
- You demonstrate strong communication skills and are able to translate complex topics into clear messages while engaging diverse stakeholders
- You feel confident interacting with senior stakeholders and ideally have experience working with executive leadership
- You work in a structured, solution-oriented, and pragmatic way and maintain clarity in complex environments
- You are characterized by a hands-on mindset, high level of motivation, and strong leadership and collaboration skills
YOUR BENEFITS
Your personal development: we want you to grow with us. Become part of our mentoring program, use our e-learning platforms and benefit from many other individual development opportunities.
Open feedback culture: half-yearly meetings & performance reviews (#DOUGLASDialogue)
30 days of vacation per year
Would you like a hybrid working model? We offer a balance between mobile working and office days in a collaborative environment. (approx. 8 days/month)
Whether it's fitness, mental health or preventative care - with Wellhub and heycare we support you holistically in your well-being.
Whether you’re working or taking a break - your dog is always welcome in our office.
Cherry on top: You get our employee discount both online and in-store. On top of that, you get further discount opportunities thanks to our corporate benefits.
In-house canteen & bistro, as well as free drinks
A positive and motivating environment & celebrating successes at regular company events such as DOClub, summer party, Women's Day, etc
DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF?
Then become part of our international company and apply, stating your salary expectations and possible starting date.
As an international employer, we stand for equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from mothers, fathers, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Please let us know if, for example, we should use a gender-neutral pronoun, if you need barrier-free access to our offices or if we should allow more time for the application process.
We look forward to hearing from you!