Vehicle Operations Lead (m/f/d) | Automotive / Manufacturing IT
templeton recruitment gmbh
Ansprechpartner: Vladyslav Shyfman
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Deutschland
AutomobilindustrieAutomobilindustrieAutomotive Open System ArchitectureVrealize Operations Manager (VROPS)Vehicle ConnectivityAutomotive SoftwareAutomobiltechnologienAutomotive Services
Beschreibung
For a long-term project in the automotive and manufacturing IT environment, we are looking for an experienced Vehicle Operations Lead (m/f/d) to take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery and operational management of a vehicle manufacturing application portfolio.
The role combines Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing IT, MES/MOM, SAP and IT Service Management and acts as a key interface between the customer, SIAM, plant/business owners, application owners and international delivery teams.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Vehicle Operations application portfolio across AMS, DevOps, enhancements and continual improvement
- Lead transition, knowledge transfer, shadowing, reverse shadowing, cutover and hypercare
- Manage incidents, problems, changes and releases
- Govern SLAs, KPIs, risks and dependencies
- Coordinate onsite, nearshore and offshore teams
- Lead major incident management and recovery for production, logistics, sequencing, quality and shop-floor applications
- Establish SOPs, runbooks, knowledge repositories and escalation paths
- Drive automation, shift-left, observability, DevOps adoption and application modernisation
- Manage stakeholders, vendors and service improvements
Must-have skills:
- Strong experience in Automotive Manufacturing / Manufacturing IT
- Knowledge of Production Planning, Body Shop, Paint Shop, Assembly, Quality and Logistics
- Experience with MES/MOM and SAP
- Knowledge of sequencing, JIT/JIS logistics, quality and shop-floor applications
- Strong ITIL knowledge, including Incident, Problem, Change, Release and Major Incident Management
- Experience with AMS, DevOps, SIAM and transition governance
- Experience with SLA/KPI and service management
- Strong stakeholder and team leadership skills
Good-to-have:
- AIOps and observability
- Automation
- Application modernisation
- JIT/JIS experience
- German automotive manufacturing experience
Project details:
- Start: October or November 2026
- Duration: 6+ months
- Location: Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
- Working model: Hybrid, approx. 3 days/week onsite
- Contract: Freelance
- Language: English required, German advantageous
- Rate: Up to €720/day
- Experience: 12–15+ years preferred