The posting
Valmont is a leading company in the luxury cosmetics sector, with a presence across several European countries and headquartered in Barcelona. We are seeking an IT Project & Application Manager to join our Group IT team. You will lead IT projects from first business need to go-live and own a portfolio of key business applications, including Salesforce Commerce Cloud and our PIM/DAM platform.
As the main link between IT and the business (E-commerce & Digital, Retail and Boutiques, Marketing & Product, Supply Chain, Finance), you will keep our systems reliable, efficient and aligned with business needs.
What we're looking for in an ideal candidate?
Project Delivery (50%)
- Scope, plan and lead IT projects end to end, on scope, on time and on budget, through go-live and hypercare.
- Gather and challenge business requirements from key users and leaders.
- Lead implementation and integration projects across our IT ecosystem (PIM/DAM, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Microsoft D365 F&O, Shopify POS).
- Run project governance: steering committees, Go/No-Go decisions and reporting to management.
- Organise testing, cutover and deployment, and lead change management and user communication.
Application Management (30%)
- Act as application owner and Salesforce administrator (Commerce Cloud and Sales Cloud), covering configuration, users and access rights.
- Monitor application health and data flows, and manage L2/L3 incidents and vendor escalations through to resolution.
- Plan and coordinate change requests, releases and upgrades, and own the functional roadmap in line with business priorities.
- Maintain documentation and train head-office and boutique users.
Vendors, Budget & Compliance (20%)
- Manage integrators, agencies and software vendors: statements of work, escalations and SLA follow-up.
- Prepare and track project and run budgets.
- Propose improvements backed by business cases and total-cost-of-ownership analyses.
- Ensure compliance with IT policies, security, GDPR and audit requirements.
Your profile and skills should be:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years in IT project and/or application management, across the full project lifecycle, from RFP to go-live.
- Hands-on experience implementing Salesforce Commerce Cloud and a PIM/DAM solution (e.g. Plytix, Akeneo, Salsify, inRiver).
- Good understanding of integrations and data flows (APIs, ERP, OMS, CRM).
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methods and ITIL practices.
- Experience managing vendors, contracts and budgets.
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ITSM platforms, Excel and Power BI.
- Fluent English and French; Spanish is a plus.
- Nice to have: PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe or Scrum certification; ITIL 4 Foundation; Salesforce B2C Commerce certification.
What do we offer?
- Competetive salary, with an opportunity to work in a leading luxury cosmetics group
- Collaborative, diverse team in a dynamic environment
- Work model / location: Barcelona Office, Hybrid



