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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 March 2016
Employment effect (start)
2 March 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
German-based provider of IT services Wincor Nixdorf has announced that it will create 300 jobs at its new unit in Szczecin. The centre will provide IT solutions and technical support. The company is looking for technical support staff with knowledge of foreign languages, especially German.
The new office is a part of company’s international customer service centre network. Currently, Wincor Nixdorf has five such centres: two of them are located in Poland, and remaining three centres are located in Mexico, Malaysia and Venezuela. In Poland, the company has also three offices in Wrocław, Kraków and Katowice. Wincor Nixdorf has been operating for 60 years and provides its services to retail banks and the retail industry.
Sources
2 March 2016: Gazeta Wyborcza
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Wincor Nixdorf, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 86815, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86815.
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