Description
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- High level of expertise in the field of Sales and Supply Chain systems within relevant industry sector(s).
- Track record of leadership and achievement against challenging objectives.
- Strategic planning capability and vision.
- Proven experience of organizing an IS team within a multinational commercial orientated blue chip organization.
- Track record of successful project/programme management and delivery.
.SUMMARY
- This Senior Business Analyst role requires you to participate in shaping and implementing the IS strategy while working in partnership with the business and with global IS team.
- You will be responsible for defining and subsequently delivering the systems approach for the region.
- Report directly to the Regional IS Director.
- Providing leadership to the IS Customer team, working closely with the Sales Directors to understand key customer challenges.
- Accountable for creating innovative IS solutions, which you will manage the successful deployment of.
- This role demands the successful implementation of all IS projects to the highest quality, delivered to time and within budget.
SCOPE/DIMENSIONS OF ROLE
- Build an effective and strong partnership with business colleagues (particularly senior level Sales and Supply Chain stakeholders) to ensure projects and procedures take into account relevant business.
- Successfully define and innovate Customer Systems strategy in line with key business requirements within an increasing SAP environment.
- Build an effective and strong partnership with Global, Area and local IS teams, to ensure projects and procedures taking into account relevant priorities and to optimise project delivery.
- Deliver against agreed IS Front Office strategy and objectives on time, within budget, of the highest quality and within external regulatory guidelines.
- As a key member of the IS team, contribute to the development of the IS strategy and its successful implementation.
- Develop, gain approval of and effectively manage 3 year road map for the region.
- Ensure highest level of security of the IS environments, both physical and information.
- Effectively manage external relationships including vendor negotiation, selection and on-going Vendor Management.
- Monitor IS trends and new Front Office initiatives to identify potential benefits/risks and ensure local/regional/global awareness of these.
- Ensure the IS Customer team maximise business value from our Front Office systems landscape by baslining usage of our systems and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain the appropriate governance model for our Customer systems covering computer system validation, change control and regulation
KEY CHALLENGES
- Build effective and strong working relationships with business colleagues in particular the Sales Directors and Supply Chain Directors, with the ability to influence and challenge high level stakeholders.
- Demonstrate innovative vision in the creation and definition of 3 year systems Roadmap
- Ensure the IS Customer systems roadmap is aligned with both Global IS and business priorities and falls within guidelines set by external regulatory bodies where appropriate.
- Ensure the Regional Sales and Supply Chain Management Team's understand and actively support the implementation of the IS strategy as it relates to their regional/local remits.
- Ensure all initiatives are supported by a sound business case and the business case is fully supported by the key stakeholders.
- Ensure the IS Customer Team is developed in such a way as to support the Global IS Strategy.
- Actively contribute to the development and implementation of overall Global IS Strategy
- Ensure that we have the appropriate support models in place to meet the business expectations of our systems.
- Lead the readiness activities for any deployment of new systems
- Managing the demands for new solutions short to medium whilst maintaining a longer term IS Strategy