Are you driven, detail-focused and proactive? Are you motivated to be responsible for product upgrades and launches and to contribute in an organization that make an impact on water problems around the world? Then this might be the right next step for you! We are looking for a Business Applications Specialist to the world-leading water technology company Xylem. This is an exciting key role in an international environment, with a global network that gives you the opportunity to grow and develop
The role
As Business Applications Specialist, your primary goal is getting Xylem’s products into the sales systems and working according to real world application and function. You will be responsible for product upgrades and product launches, program development, adding new functions to the systems, market communications and training such as holding workshops and trainings. You will provide testing oversight and perform quality assurance in support of strategic corporate and/or department projects utilizing sales systems.
In this position, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders and customers, to understand business needs and objectives and continuously deliver automation and intelligence to advance business objectives. You will be responsible for working with the business and subject matter expert teams to turn business knowledge and expertise into specifications and drive that specification from concept to launch. You will collaborate a lot with IT and R&D internally at Xylem.
Your responsibility includes:
You will be part of to the Product Management and the Business Applications Team and report to the Manager Business Applications & Systems. The role is located at Xylem’s office in Sundbyberg.
As the role requires close contacts with the markets, some flexibility to travel is required
Is this you?
To be successful in this role a genuine technical interest is of great importance. It is also a requirement to have at least 2 years of experience from a similar role, and it is meritorious if you have been working in a role such as superuser or product specialist/owner.
A university education related to product development is a requirement. Experience from project management is a plus. Fluency in English both written and oral is essential.
Applications engineering experience with pumps or similar equipment type is preferred. Experience with selection or configuration software is also highly desired. Background with computer science or programming languages is helpful but not compulsory.
As a person you are goal and result oriented and takes initiatives. You have good presentation skills and know how to explain complex ideas in a simple way, on all levels. You are service-minded, attentive to detail, analytical and have strong problem-solving ability. You like teamwork and to create results through a team. You are IT and tech-savvy and are good at coming up with edge ideas.
About Xylem
1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.
We’re a global team unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. Developing new technologies that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings.
Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. In more than 150 countries, we have strong, long-standing relationships with customers who know us for our powerful combination of leading product brands and applications expertise with a strong focus on developing comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Xylem had in 2018 17 000 employees and an annual revenue of $5.2 billion. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us solve water, we want to hear from you!
About Xylem
1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.
We’re a global team unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges. Developing new technologies that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential and commercial building services settings.
Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities. In more than 150 countries, we have strong, long-standing relationships with customers who know us for our powerful combination of leading product brands and applications expertise with a strong focus on developing comprehensive, sustainable solutions. Xylem had in 2018 17 000 employees and an annual revenue of $5.2 billion. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us solve water, we want to hear from you!