Head Of Information Technology at Mr Price Group

Your purpose is to enable and enhance mrpIT’s capability to deliver on our group’s current requirements and future strategy.

You collaborate with other business units to identify and resolve business barriers and issues and determine solutions that best fit our organization. Research, develop, upgrade and implement information management strategies, frameworks, tools, technologies and best practices.

Your portfolio includes the following areas: Omnichannel and customer-facing technologies including but not limited to – eCommerce, App, POS and our instore digital experiences.                                              

Your key responsibilities in this role:       

• Strategy development. Translate business strategy into tactical IT strategies which address key business requirements, drive capability and produce delivery road-maps and associated domain architecture
• Strategy mrpIT. Contribute to the development of the overall divisions strategy and direction               
• IT Service Delivery. Plan, implement & evaluate IT service delivery and project execution in alignment with our standard service management matrix
• IT thought leadership and influencer. Share expertise & advice to influence discussions and decision-making within our group
• Research, Study and remain abreast of legislative requirements and best practices (e.g. RICA, POPI, ECT act) to highlight business risks and to remain compliant
• Team leadership. Lead, inspire, energize and guide your team. Maintain an environment where the team workload is distributed fairly and aligned to the team's priorities and will deliver on the departments KPI's / targets

 The minimum requirements:  

• A Post Graduate Degree preferably in IT, Engineering or a related field
• 8-10 Years eCommerce/CRM or Digital Experience
• 6-8 Years People leadership and Department Management
• eCommerce and App implementation skills
• Corporate & Retail Experience
• Magento 2 skills (Advantageous)
• CRM skills (Advantageous)
• POS skills (Advantageous)
• Digital technology and marketing skills (Advantageous)