Your responsibilities
As a Business Data Modeler, you play an important role in creating a shared understanding of Vanderlande's business processes, information, and terminology. You translate business needs and domain knowledge into clear business object models and business data models that support consistent decision-making and collaboration across the organization.
Your primary focus is understanding how business domains operate and identifying the key business concepts, relationships, and information flows that underpin them. In this role, you act as a bridge between business and IT, helping stakeholders develop a common view of the business and its information.
You work closely with business stakeholders, data stewards, domain experts, architects, and analysts to capture, structure, and document business knowledge in a way that is understandable, reusable, and future-proof.
In this role, you:
Engage with business stakeholders, data stewards to create a shared understanding of business processes, objectives, terminology, and information needs.
Analyse business processes and identify key business concepts, objects, and relationships.
Translate business knowledge into clear business object models and business data models.
Improve the quality, usability, and adoption of the business data model.
Document and maintain business definitions, relationships, and modeling standards.
Collaborate with architects, analysts, and ICT colleagues to ensure business concepts are consistently represented across processes and systems.
Support data governance by promoting consistent business definitions, data ownership, and shared understanding of information.
Promote the use and value of business modeling across the organization and contribute to the continuous improvement of modeling practices.
Your skills & competencies
We are looking for an enthusiastic, curious, and business-oriented professional who enjoys understanding how businesses operate and who can translate complex information into clear and structured models.
You bring:
A bachelor’s degree in information management, Business Administration, Business Information Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of experience working with business processes, data analytics, information management or business analysis.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand and structure complex business processes and information.
Understanding of data governance, business glossaries, data ownership, data quality, master data, or business architecture concepts.
The ability to identify patterns, relationships, and concepts across processes and organizational boundaries.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders from different backgrounds.
The ability to facilitate discussions, ask the right questions, and challenge assumptions constructively.
A structured and detail-oriented way of working.
A proactive attitude and eagerness to learn.
Nice to have:
Experience with business analysis, information analysis, process modeling, or business object modeling.
Familiarity with modeling techniques such as UML or BPMN.
Awareness of Data Products, Data Mesh, or domain-oriented data ownership.
Experience working in a complex, international organization.
Familiarity with Agile ways of working.
Basic SQL knowledge is beneficial, but not mandatory.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Basic understanding of data modeling concepts (conceptual and logical modeling, entities and relationships)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to think abstractly and structure complex information
- Good communication skills to translate business needs into clear models
- Proactive attitude and willingness to learn
- Familiarity with Agile ways of working
- Experience with business data modeling through coursework, internships, or projects
- Familiarity with UML or similar modeling techniques
- Basic understanding of databases and SQL
- Exposure to modern data concepts such as Data Mesh
- Experience with Python or PySpark for data exploration
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
