Annelies explores her options within our company

At H.Essers, we put our people first and you get the opportunities to further develop your talents and discover other challenges internally. For example, Annelies Vliegen, Business Analyst WMS, has also been working half-time at Enterprise Applications (EA) since November 2023. She is happy to tell more about it herself.

What is the difference between the two roles you are currently performing?
Annelies: “I am normally a Business Analyst in the WMS BA team of our IT department. In this role, I map customer needs (internal and external) in order to align end-user requirements, business goals and technical capabilities. So for WMS (Warehouse Management System), I work primarily for Warehousing with a system that was developed entirely in-house. For EA, it involves implementing external software packages such as Microsoft Teams, for example, and I come into contact with other departments. I have already done projects at Marketing Communications and Facility in the past 10 months.The programs you work with are different and you get to know the broader organization. Another difference is that at WMS BA I am the link between our own developers and the business, in this case the warehouse, and at Enterprise Applications I am the link between the business and external consultants.”

How has this experience been so far?
Annelies: ” I am currently working on 2 projects within EA that are very different from each other. Because it is new material for me, it certainly brings challenges. But that was one of the reasons why I had asked my supervisors to try this, so for me this is something positive. In any case, I feel that I have grown a lot professionally because of this, trying to apply the things I learn at EA to my WMS projects and vice versa. An absolute enrichment!”

Is there someone who guides/mentors you in this journey?
Annelies: “I am very happy to be able to count on the expert guidance of Marijke Van de Goor, Benjamin Slegers, and Gert Van Baelen and would like to thank them for this great opportunity to broaden my horizons within H.Essers.

Do you already have any view on the next steps?
Annelies: “The next step is to evaluate what aspects of my role within Enterprise Applications, and how we can bring those aspects back into my role within WMS BA.”