The future looks like you
With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. C&A offers quality and long-lasting fashion at affordable prices for the many. We are building on more than 180 years of experience in the fashion industry and continuously modernize the company to become an omnichannel fashion retailer.
At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as Engineering Manager Supply Chain!
Our Supply Chain domain is one of eight tech domains within C&A shaped around 150ctech, product, and design peers. We are developing creative and innovative digital solutions supporting the company’s key logistics and sourcing processes. The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing and leading high-performing teams, has a strong technical background, and the ability to deliver innovative solutions.
Your responsibilities
- Leading, coaching, and developing one or more cross-functional engineeringteams to drive goals and objectives
- Establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work environment thatfosters teamwork, creativity, and collaboration
- Fostering engineering and operational excellence within your team(s), as well asidentifying training opportunities and career development strategies
- Building engineering capabilities within the team to ensure engineering andoperational best practices
- Pairing with the Product Manager and Product Designer on the steering of theteam’s roadmap
- Managing Engineers, as well as hiring and retaining talents
- Staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, andevaluating their potential impact on the company's products and services
What you bring
- Relevant Engineering Management experience, or in a similar technicalleadership role
- Leading with humility and empathy, mentoring others, as well as posessing theability to effectively delegate
- Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to present complextechnical information in a clear, and concise manner to a variety of audiences
- Ability to split large features into smaller deliverables to deliver value as earlyand as often as possible
- Great passion for technology and software development
Great to have - Have experience in designing and implementing microservices in a complexecosystem (Java, Kotlin, SpringBoot, AWS)
- Have experience with frontend technologies (Typescript, React, Tailwind)
- Have experience with message brokers and databases (RabbitMQ, Kafka,PostgresSQL)
- Have experience with effective ways to leverage GenAI in software delivery
What we offer
This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:
- Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
- Access to a Partner Discount Scheme
- An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
- 30 days' vacation
- Corporate pension scheme
- Mental health and wellness program
- An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
- A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture
C&A fosters equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are led by a gender-balanced board that is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization where everyone can become their best self.
We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage people belonging to underrepresented groups to apply.
Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply and help us build an inclusive community.