Manager for K IT / End User Services, K Group
- Application Deadline: June 27, 2025
- Helsinki
- Hybrid
Are you enthusiastic about trade and new challenges, and can you think digitally? Do you want to take part in creating unforgettable customer experiences? Join K Group and write your chapter in a European trading sector success story.
K Group is looking for a manager to work in K IT End User Service Team. At K Group, you get to be a part of the versatile and constantly changing world of trade and IT. The employment is permanent.
In this role, you will be working as a part of the End User Service Team. Your main responsibility area is to act as a Manager for the EUS App and Desktop Virtualization area with the following technologies:
- AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop)
- Windows 365
- Citrix
- NetApp
- Intune
Your main responsibility will be to assume an administrative role for the App and Desktop Virtualization platforms.
We also appreciate a good understanding of network configurations, capacity planning, and architectural planning skills for the App and Desktop Virtualization area.
You will be working in the LCM area, and the job description will also include support on the workstation/mobile device side. We also appreciate a good understanding of
- M365 platform (Windows OS, Mac, M365 Apps)
- Application packaging
- Intune / SCCM
- LCM processes.
Another focus area is to coordinate day-to-day activities in a large and modern office environment. These activities consist mostly of service design with good communication. You also make sure that your area's costs and vendor management for consulting work are within agreed levels. You will also participate or lead development projects when needed.
We highly appreciate your positive mindset, can do -attitude, ability to describe service development in roadmap views, good communication and teamwork skills. You have the capability to take care of details and to see the bigger picture to ensure excellent services to our business customers.
At K IT, we have invested heavily in digital development and the utilization of data, so new development opportunities are constantly emerging. With us, you can challenge yourself professionally and develop in the direction you want. As Finland's largest and one of the largest retail operators in the Nordic countries, the K group constantly opens new opportunities and career paths within the K group as well.
Check out our video to see our vision in EUS, aimed at helping everyday 'John Does' have better workdays: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/a3f76d95-3b97-42eb-98b9-c02522c4ca8b
You already have solid experience in IT work in similar roles. For example, 5+ years as a technical specialist/lead/owner, consultant etc. It does not really matter whether you have worked in large corporations or in small to midsize companies. We see diversity as a positive thing in this team.
Technical certifications in EUS services, especially in App & Desktop Virtualization area, are appreciated. You communicate fluently in Finnish and English.
K Group offers the most attractive opportunities for driving forward the trading sector. You’ll be working in a key function of a leading sector company and innovate solutions for its core operations in the grocery trade, building and technical trade and car trade.
Why K Group and what benefits do we offer?
- You work on business-critical platforms and do really meaningful work: your work has a direct impact on our end-users' daily work experience.
- You become part of a large organization of experts - we have more than 300 IT colleagues who are ready to support each other whenever needed.
- You work in a hybrid model. Our new and modern K-Kampus is located in Kalasatama, Helsinki, where you can find e.g., comfortable collaboration and break rooms, a gym and occupational health services, a cafeteria and a staff restaurant.
- Modern tools and numerous opportunities to develop your skills further and grow as a professional.
- Other employee benefits offered by the K Group: mobile phone benefit, culture and sports benefit (ePassi), staff discounts in K Group stores (K-Citymarket, K-Supermarket & K-Market, K-Rauta, Intersport, Budgetsport), own occupational healthcare services, and leisure accident insurance.
- You also have the option of a car benefit according to the company's car policy.
- We are offering you a superb opportunity to gain a strong overview of retail and B2B business IT services in a rapidly developing and international environment. You will also have a chance to develop your skills further and grow as a professional.
Let’s make a good deal – join K Group.
For more information, please contact:
Pekka Valkearanta, Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations, Tel: +358 50 360 5485. The best time to reach is on Wednesday 18.06.2025 at 08:00 - 09.00 or Wednesday 25.06.2025 at 08:00 - 09.00
Applicants are required to take a drug test before an employment relationship can be established. Applicants will be subjected to the security clearance process.
Please send your application and CV with your salary expectation by June 27th, 2025 via the link.
We at K Group value diversity and believe that different backgrounds and perspectives are key to success. We strive to create a work environment where everyone has the opportunity to grow. Equality, non-discrimination, and fairness are our core principles in recruitment, compensation, and career development.
Work with great people
Great Place to Work
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A community of 40 000 employees
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5000 knowledge workers in Finland
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1800 experts at the K Kampus
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400 experts at the Tampere office
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1100 K-ruoka-, K-rauta- and Intersport retailers
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Almost 2 million customer encounters every day
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Operations in 8 countries
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Finland's largest retailer
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Retails sales 14 Billion €
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3 trades: Grocery, Building & technical and Car
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22 000 store employees around Finland
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One of the world's most responsible stores
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1800 asiantuntijaa K-Kampuksella
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400 asiantuntijaa Tampereen toimipisteessä
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1100 K-ruoka-, K-rauta- ja Intersport-kauppiasta
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Lähes 2 miljoonaa asiakaskohtaamista joka päivä
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Toimintaa 8 maassa
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Suomen suurin vähittäiskauppa
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Vähittäismyynti 14 mrd. euroa
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3 toimialaa: Ruokaa, rakentamista ja autoja
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22 000 työntekijää kaupoissa Suomessa
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Yksi maailman vastuullisimmista kaupoista
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40 000 K:laisen yhteisö
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5000 tietotyöläistä Suomessa
About the company
We are more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and 45,000 K-team members with an endless belief in building better commerce, over and over again. We believe in commerce and the strong spirit of entrepreneurship as the cornerstone of a thriving and prosperous society.
Whether your passion lies in cars, construction, customer service, or technology, we constantly have new opportunities for those ready to shape better commerce. Your work leaves a mark on the everyday lives of Finns—how we move, eat, and build. This house never stands still, and you can shape your own career path, moving across industries and companies.
We are the House of Doers, united by an authentic spirit of action. With teamwork and a customer-first mindset, we create better commerce every single day. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get things moving again – LET’S K!
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StudentsAround 6,000 summer employees work in the K-group every year in grocery and hardware stores, logistics, wholesale and offices. In stores, there are many opportunities for learning and completing a degree alongside work.
Knowledge workIn Finland, a group of approximately 5,000 K Group employees are planning and developing the ever-evolving K, working in different functions, e.g., IT, digital, marketing, purchasing, assortment management, finance, sales and business and concept development.
Store workIn the K Group, you can choose your workplace from a diverse range of chains according to your interests. In the store, you can develop into a specialist from a sommelier to the store's social media specialist and from a K-Merchant to an expert in the field of trade.
LogisticsThe Logistics Centres of the K Group's grocery store in Vantaa and Onninen in Hyvinkää are constantly looking for new employees. The job pays well and you can influence it yourself: K Group pays warehouse workers a competitive performance bonus on top of the TES (Collective bargain) wages.
Car salesmen & mechanicsAt K-Auto, we work with the most popular car brands in Finland: Audi, Volkswagen (both passenger cars and commercial vehicles), Seat, CUPRA, Porsche, Bentley. The development and training opportunities of one of Finland's largest car manufacturers and the world's largest car manufacturer, as well as the latest tools, are at your disposal.
Nuoret ja opiskelijaK-ryhmässä työskentelee joka vuosi noin 6000 kesätyöntekijää ruoka- ja rautakaupoissa, logistiikassa, tukuissa ja toimistoilla. Kaupoissa on paljon mahdollisuuksia oppimiseen ja tutkinnon suorittamiseen työn ohella.
AsiantuntijatyöSuomessa K-ryhmän toimistoilla uudistuvaa K:ta suunnittelee ja kehittää noin 5000 mm. IT:n, digin, markkinoinnin, hankinnan, valikoimanhallinnan, talouden, myynnin ja liiketoiminnan- ja konseptikehityksen osaajan joukko.
MyymälätyöK-ruoka- ja rautakauppojen, Neste K -liikenneasemien, Intersportien ja Budget Sportien, Onninen Expressien, Kespron tukkujen ja K-Auton myymälöiden ammattitaitoiset osaajat tekevät päivittäin töitä sen eteen, että kaupassa olisi kiva käydä.
LogistiikkaK-ryhmän päivittäistavarakaupan Vantaan ja Onnisen Hyvinkään keskusvarastoille tarvitaan jatkuvasti paljon uusia työntekijöitä. Palkka on hyvä ja pääset vaikuttamaan siihen itse: K maksaa varastotyöntekijöille kilpailukykyistä suoritelisää TES-palkan päälle.
Automyyjät ja mekaanikotK-Autolla töitä tehdään Suomen suosituimpien automerkkien kanssa: Audi, Volkswagen henkilöautot- ja hyötyautot, Seat, CUPRA, Porsche, Bentley. Käytettävissäsi on yhden Suomen isoimman autotalon ja maailman suurimman autonvalmistajan kehitys- ja koulutusmahdollisuudet sekä uusimmat työkalut.
Pekka Valkearanta | Contact Person
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