Hunkemöller is looking for a passionate Workday Application Expert (IT), based in our international headquarters near Amsterdam (NL). This is a key role ensuring the efficient usage & continuous improvement of our global HR system Workday, which is accessible to over 7000 employees worldwide. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of, and make a valuable contribution to a high energy, driven, fast paced, world class IT and HR team!

Main Responsibilities:

As our Workday Application Expert (IT), you'll be - together with one colleague - the ‘go-to-person' for all application related matters and will coordinate between IT, HR, implementation & support partners and internal customers. You'll be responsible for ensuring a smooth operation of the Workday system based on the design of the business processes and are able to manage quickly to incidents; at the same time run change sprints with our global HR teams. You are fully in touch with the Workday community and follow development in upgrades wanting to influence them based on our needs.

In detail, your tasks will be:

Responsibility for managing Workday system modifications, application performance, new releases and maintenance
Resolving application issues and incidents, document solutions and adjust business processes and training materials accordingly
Responsibility for reviewing, identifying and delivering new elements, changes or improvements to our existing business processes and ways of working to meet the current and future needs of the business
Collaborating with IT, HR partners and the support and maintenance partner to identify solutions or to meet new business requests.
Be the key person on Workday reporting. Able to set up and provide dashboards, standard reporting, specific requests and train others internally on how to become super users. Provide regular reporting on performance and cost.
Ensuring update and/or creation of quality end-user and technical documentation

Qualifications & Experience:

3+ years of Workday experience
Good understanding of all Workday modules in general; we have HR Core, Recruitment, Performance & Goals, Comp & Ben, Absence, Reporting
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written are required. English fluency is mandatory
Able to manage different priorities and have high volume of tasks and are used to structure them via a ticket system - JIRA or related experience will be a plus
Able to operate in a passionate, very fast-paced, high-stress working environment
Advanced Excel skills required
Able to think critically with strong investigative skills
Able to foster effective working relationships and build consensus
Able to research and interpret relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards
A strong focus on business and customer/client

Our ideal candidate:

Your goal and ambition is to be the 'Super-User' and Application Specialist of Workday within Hunkemöller and continuously improve it
You're eager to learn more about improvement processes and love working in a fast-growing and high-pace working environment

Hunkemöller strives to be a much loved, social & inclusive brand. A place where people love to work, are proud of the brand, and where we create true brand ambassadors. Working in a passionate, energetic, design-led and performance-driven environment where our key customer persona 'Shero' sits at the heart of everything we do. Hunkemöller is certified TOP EMPLOYER of the Netherlands 2021, which underlines our people initiatives and achievements.

Together Tomorrow – Join a Retailer that's on the move to be better for our planet, better for people, better together! From diversity & inclusion, reducing waste, to product care and how we work with our suppliers, our Together Tomorrow initiative reflects what we do and helps drive change across our business. Ready to help us achieving our ambitious goals? Where ever you'll start working with us, if in Stores or our HQs, you can contribute!

Apply now with your CV (in English) or LinkedIn profile.

For this role, we're not looking to work with external agencies.