Customer Operations Team Manager (m/f/d)

Title: Customer Operations Team Manager (m/f/d) Location: Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

About the job

Are you a natural and enthusiastic people person with a passion for coaching and developing teams?  Sofico is seeking a seasoned Team Manager with a solid background in implementing software solutions and extensive experience in coaching and mentoring.

The ideal candidate should excel in guiding and developing teams.  In this role, you will be responsible for setting the team’s direction, motivating members, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your ability to interact effectively with teams, manage career development coaching, and build strong relationships will be key to your success. You will also play a crucial role in recruiting and onboarding new team members, as well as managing and coaching existing staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Setting Team Direction: Ensure team initiatives align with Sofico's regional and global goals.
• Coaching and Development: Provide career development coaching to enhance team members’ skills and performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote an environment focused on ongoing enhancement and innovation.
• Motivation and Inspiration: Foster a positive, collaborative work culture.
• People Management: Manage and coach team members with a focus on individual growth and team cohesion.
• Delivery: Oversee and ensure the successful end-to-end delivery of a project, securing scope, budget, and quality requirements. By optimizing the sprints, removing impediments, ensuring transparency, together with the scrum master.

Your interests & skills

At Sofico, we are looking for a Team Manager who brings a combination of strong leadership abilities and (technical) expertise, moreover knowing and understanding the complete lifecycle of delivering and implementing software solutions. If you have a passion for guiding teams and a background in software, you may be the perfect fit for this role.

• Proven Team Leadership: You have previous experience as a Team Leader with a strong track record of successfully managing and developing teams, preferably in ERP or similar complex implementations. Preferably 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Interpersonal Skills: You naturally interact with and understand the needs of your team members, fostering strong and supportive relationships.
• Career Coaching: You possess expertise in guiding and coaching team members on their career development, helping them to achieve their full potential.
• Collaboration: You are a strong team player who thrives in collaborative environments and works effectively with others to achieve shared goals.
• Software Knowledge: You have experience in software development processes, allowing you to understand and navigate complex systems.
• Project Lifecycle Understanding: You have an in-depth knowledge of the software development project lifecycle, ensuring successful project delivery from start to finish.
• Software Configuration: You bring experience in configuring large or complex software packages, contributing to the successful implementation and customization of software solutions.
• Education level: at least HBO
• Proficient in the Dutch Language (C1) and English

What We Offer

We would like to welcome you to an international and multicultural company that has been operating for over 30 years and is doubling in size every 5 years. Growth is our middle name, while we strongly adhere to our horizontal and open company culture.
You're in the driver's seat of your own career, that's our motto. Your personal development is therefore paramount. During an extensive onboarding program of six months, we make you, with the support of your job coach, familiar with our product and the organization. Even after this period, you will continue to get opportunities to learn and develop yourself further. You’re never alone.
At Sofico you will also work in an office that is easily accessible. We have plenty of safe charging points for your electric car or bike, and free shared bicycles available to pick up your lunch.
In return for your efforts, we offer an extensive salary package, including

• a company car with a fuel card
• Pension plan

Are you a sporty type? A bike lease is also one of the possibilities! The flexible office hours and opportunities to work from home provide the necessary flexibility within the company.
At Sofico we are strong believers in the power of a good cup of coffee. Water or soft drinks are of course also on the menu. We love our team events. Think after-work drinks, a BBQ, a family day, a company weekend, or a walking dinner with the whole company.