Project/IT Manager - South Africa at Procter & Gamble

Job description

Information Technology (IT) professionals are experts in combining information and business knowledge to create innovative solutions that change the way P&G runs business and takes decisions. A career in IT at PG will provide diverse opportunities to use your skills and knowledge to transform the way we do business.

As An Information Technology Practitioner, You Will Be At The Forefront Of Helping P&G Win With Transformation Application Of Technology Such As

• Enabling faster and smarter decision making by applying cutting edge technology like big data & IT/OT(operations technology) for P&G, its customers and consumers.
• Transforming the way we do business in areas such as Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance and will create real business value through innovative technology solutions.
• Providing valuable insights into how information and technology can be used together to bring competitive advantage in a global business environment.
• Managing complex information technology projects and programs with regional & global footprint.

We are aiming to fill two roles with exceptional IT practitioners:

Role 1: IT & Operational Tech Leader for South Africa & Nigeria - based in Kempton Park:

• Responsible for all IT & Operational Tech for our South Africa & Nigeria plants.
• Accountable for the following IT focus areas at the plant:
• E2E IT Master plan and portfolio integrated with PS Site master plan.
• Accountable for the services GBS provides to the site, and the value the sites gets out of IT solutions and GBS services
• Drive operational excellence (always on) IT & OT Infrastructure & Networking
• Drive digitization strategy for the Site
• Systemic remediation of IT issues identified by GIA
• IT Continuity planning (avoid unplanned downtime)
• Accountable for any IT project execution at the site (Local or Global integration)
• IT Compliance, Cybersecurity vulnerability, & Info Security
• End user and PC support (Via HPE)
• IT Governance of non-GBS applications
• Site IT Budget and funding and GBS Financials Invoice – Capital and expense for the site

Role 2: IT Sales Delivery Manager - based in Sandton:

Responsible for enabling the Sales function to bring new capabilities to market and improve their productivity and insights.

Both roles require driving excellence in execution, digitization of business processes, and all around maintenance of our IT systems for each respective internal customers (Sales or Plant leadership).

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in a similar area of work.
• At least a bachelor's degree in an IT discipline.
• Proven track record of using technology to solve complex business problems.
• Experience proactively improving ways to run business processes and/or applications.
• Experience managing your own time effectively in addition to the time of others (e.g. coworkers, contractors, etc.).
• Experience building collaborative relationships with multifunctional teams
• Experience proactively communicating the status of projects, activities and roadblocks.
• Proven ability to build capability for yourself & others through job experience, coaching/training, and knowledge sharing.