Functional Application Specialist

Position in the organisation

The role sits within the Logistics & Purchasing domain and operates inside the federated model's central guardrails. Key working relationships:
•  Logistics & purchasing key users and process owners — the people whose daily work the applications support;
• Central IT core — the Technical Application Manager in particular — who owns the technical lifecycle, integrations and vendor governance;
• External application vendors and implementation partners — for support, changes and the migration project.;
• Je ondersteunt de Finance-afdeling bij het analyseren en boeken van financiële accruals ten behoeve van de maand- en jaarafsluiting.
• Data & integration governance — to keep master data and interfaces sound across connected systems (e.g. ERP and finance);

Key responsibilities

Functional application management

• Act as functional expert and first point of contact for the logistics and purchasing applications.
• Configure and maintain application settings so they fit logistics and purchasing processes.
• Own and safeguard the quality of master data within the domain.
• Manage functional user authorisations for the domain, keeping access appropriate and auditable.
• Log and analyse functional issues, resolve what you can, and route technical items to central IT and vendors.
• Create and maintain functional documentation, work instructions and key-user knowledge.

Process & business support

• Understand the logistics and purchasing processes — procurement, orders, goods flow, inventory and supplier data — and translate needs into functional solutions.
• Support, train and coach key users and end users, and drive adoption of the applications.
• Gather, prioritise and specify functional change requests for central IT and vendors.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the processes the applications support.

Application migration (a major focus of this role)

• Play a leading functional role in migrating the logistics and purchasing applications to a new, more integrated solution.
• Map current processes and functional requirements onto the target application.
• Lead data cleansing, mapping and validation so master and transactional data move across correctly.
• Design and execute functional test scripts (system and user-acceptance testing) and coordinate key-user testing.
• Prepare and support cutover, go-live and the early post-go-live (hypercare) period.
• Support decommissioning of the legacy application together with central IT.

Application migration (a major focus of this role)

• Play a leading functional role in migrating the logistics and purchasing applications to a new, more integrated solution.
• Map current processes and functional requirements onto the target application.
• Lead data cleansing, mapping and validation so master and transactional data move across correctly.
• Design and execute functional test scripts (system and user-acceptance testing) and coordinate key-user testing.
• Prepare and support cutover, go-live and the early post-go-live (hypercare) period.
• Support decommissioning of the legacy application together with central IT.

Governance & compliance

• Work within central architecture, security and data guardrails (ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR).
• Ensure functional changes respect integration standards and the central ITSM / change process.
• Keep authorisations and segregation of duties appropriate — important where purchasing meets finance and audit.

Required qualifications & experience

• MBO+ / HBO in logistics, supply chain, business administration, information management or a related field — or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a functional application administrator, senior key user or functional consultant, ideally in a logistics, purchasing / procurement or supply-chain context.
• Good understanding of logistics and purchasing processes (procure-to-pay, order management, inventory, supplier and master data).
• Experience with — or strong affinity for — application migration or implementation projects (data migration, testing, cutover).
• Comfortable configuring business applications and managing master data.
• Understanding of how applications integrate and exchange data with connected systems such as ERP and finance.
• Awareness of the security, data and compliance principles that apply to business applications (GDPR; segregation of duties).
• Good command of Dutch and English.

Competencies & way of working

• Business–IT bridge — comfortable translating between logistics/purchasing colleagues and technical teams.
• Process-minded and precise — takes master-data quality and testing seriously.
• Structured under pressure — keeps a migration on track without losing the detail.
• Proactive problem solver — spots issues early and drives them to resolution.
• Approachable communicator and trainer — brings key users along rather than leaving them behind.

Nice to have

• Experience migrating from a legacy logistics or purchasing system to a modern, ERP-integrated solution.
• Familiarity with ERP and finance integrations.
• Experience in a manufacturing or scale-up environment.
• Awareness of project methodology (e.g. Agile or PRINCE2) and/or functional-consulting certifications.

What we offer

Working at Ebusco means that you can make a real difference in the transition to zero emissions. Whether in the office or in production, by joining forces we can make a sustainable contribution to the transport of tomorrow. You are not only helping to build the bus of the future, but also our organization. As an innovative company, we still have a lot of ground to cover, and we need you to help us do that. And in return, we are happy to offer you:

• A market-competitive salary with good employment conditions, including a pension scheme and travel allowance;
• 25 vacation days based on a full-time employment contract;
• Hybrid working is possible, subject to mutual agreement.
• Plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression. For example, you can take training courses through the Ebusco Academy to further develop yourself;
• A close-knit and friendly team where initiative and ownership are valued;
• Access to a bicycle scheme.