Business Analyst ALC

Project overview

Business Analyst ALC

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For the Port of Rotterdam Authority, we are looking for a Business Analyst ALC. In this role, you will be the link between Asset Management and IT, translating the needs and requirements of asset managers into coherent data functionalities and integrations. You will look beyond individual applications and ensure coherence within the entire Asset Life Cycle. A great assignment for an experienced business or information analyst who enjoys working at the intersection of IT, data, processes, and asset management.

About the Port of Rotterdam Authority

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is active for the entire port. The Port of Rotterdam Authority works to strengthen the competitive position of the Port of Rotterdam. The port of today and tomorrow. All (inter)national companies active here have the greatest interest in an accessible and sustainable 'Port of Rotterdam'. The Port Authority therefore offers customers everything needed for the smooth and safe transit and processing of raw materials and goods. It also pays attention to the working and living environment in the port and continuously invests in existing and new port areas.

I&DT and Port Life Cycle Management

The Information & Digital Technology (I&DT) department is ultimately responsible for the realization of new digital products, services, and technologies for the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The Port Life Cycle Management team focuses on digitizing all activities within the Asset Life Cycle process. The team is involved in the digital development and management of the port's industrial complex in Rotterdam, collaboration with partners and stakeholders, and the optimal use of limited environmental and physical space.

This is done through digital developments in areas such as IoT, Geospatial (GIS), BIM/CAD, and Enterprise Asset Management.

Program Asset Life Cycle

Team PLCM is involved in the Asset Life Cycle (ALC) program, which aims to optimize and digitize the processes around Asset Management within the Port of Rotterdam Authority. ALC is part of the Digital Operational Excellence (DOE) program, which aims to achieve a renewed integral process design for the Port Authority, with SAP S/4HANA as the digital foundation.

The Role

The IT Business Analyst ALC forms the link between Asset Management and IT. The analyst translates the needs and requirements of asset managers into coherent data functionalities and integrations. This involves looking beyond individual applications. The IT Business Analyst ensures coherence within the entire Asset Life Cycle and supports the organization in making choices that are valuable, feasible, and manageable.

Activities

You will work closely with process owners, asset managers, architects, product owners, SAP consultants, data and integration specialists, and implementation partners.

Focus for the coming year

Priorities will be aligned with the program's progress. The emphasis is on data and platform integration. The IT Business Analyst ALC plays an important role in topics such as:

The IT Business Analyst ALC thus contributes to an integrated, future-proof, and manageable application and data landscape.

• Translating Asset Management issues into process, data, and IT requirements.
• Mapping information flows, integrations, and interdependencies.
• Facilitating workshops and decision-making processes with users, IT specialists, and suppliers.
• Supporting the refinement, realization, testing, and acceptance phases of new solutions.
• Monitoring the user value, coherence, manageability, and continuity of solutions.
• Data and document migration, including the preparation and monitoring of quality and acceptance criteria.
• Master Data Management (MDM) and the coherence between source and target systems.
• Designing, realizing, and optimizing integrations between SAP and other systems within the platform, such as ServiceNow and ArcGIS.

Requirements

Wishes

For the wishes, the sharpest rate receives the most points, and other offers will be assessed proportionally.

Competencies

Customer Focus

You are constantly in conversation with end-users, asking questions to understand them and inform them about the innovative possibilities of digitalization that meet their needs and create customer value.

Influencing

You persuade users to embrace new and innovative solutions. You can explain or present complex matters in simple terms, both in Dutch and English.

Results-Oriented

You successfully realize projects within the given constraints, focusing on content and priorities. You have the drive to continuously implement improvements and think in terms of business value.

Problem-Solving Ability

You approach challenges from both the user's perspective and from a management and continuity perspective. This allows you to find and implement effective and sustainable solutions.

Specifications

Client: Port of Rotterdam Authority

Department: I&DT / Business Platforms & Applications / Port Lifecycle Management

Position: Business Analyst ALC

• A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience as a business or information analyst.
• Executed multiple complex IT implementations or improvement projects, including platform integration and/or data (migration).
• Demonstrably relevant experience in translating business requirements into IT requirements and determining coherence.
• Accustomed to working project-based and Agile/Scrum at the intersection of IT and operations.
• Candidate has been informed about the screening process of the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
• Submissions offering a freelancer, either directly or through an intermediary, are not eligible.
• Experience with EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) implementations. (4 points)
• Experience with SAP implementation and/or migration. (2 points)
• Certification in Agile/Scrum, e.g., PSM or Agile PM, and project-based work, e.g., IPMA. (2 points)
• Experience with the VDM (Value Driven Maintenance) methodology. (2 points)
• Experience with mapping processes and data to EAM functionality. (2 points)
• Affinity with the port and civil engineering, engineering, and asset management. (1 point)
• Available for an introductory meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2026, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, physically at the World Port Center in Rotterdam. (1 point)

Project details

World Port Center, Wilhelminakade 909 Rotterdam

Start Date: December 7, 2026

End Date: June 30, 2027

Hours: 36 hours per week

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Option for extension: Yes, depending on project needs

Hybrid working: The Port of Rotterdam Authority aims for a split of 60% working in the office and 40% from home

VCA certificate: not required

Employment Conditions

As part of combating undermining and ensuring the integrity and safety of everyone working at and for the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Port Authority conducts an integrity investigation and online screening. These are part of the selection procedure. Valicare conducts this screening on behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority after the assignment has been awarded. This assignment is carried out under the leadership and supervision of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The supplier must comply with the WTTA admission requirements, if applicable.

Failure to comply in a timely manner may have consequences for the continuation or extension of the assignment.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority does not provide a laptop and/or phone. The supplier must arrange this themselves.

CV Requirements

The CV must be submitted in Word or PDF. The CV must be entirely in Dutch. Work experience from the last 5 years is minimally stated, as are obtained certificates and completed education.

Planning

Applications can be submitted until: Friday, November 13, 2026, at 09:00 AM

Introductory meeting: Thursday, November 19, 2026, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the World Port Center in Rotterdam

December 7, 2026

Are you an experienced business or information analyst who can connect process, data, and IT, and do you want to contribute to the further digitalization of Asset Management within the Port of Rotterdam? Then I would like to get in touch with you.

• Start: 2026-12-06T23:00:00
• Location: Rotterdam Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch