Information Technology Team Manager at The Shoprite Group of Companies

Introduction

• As the IT Team Manager you will be responsible for driving the process of introducing innovative solutions in alignment with business needs and requirements, and delivering a strategically aligned innovation and renovation pipeline with new products which conform to quality and safety standards.

Job Objectives:

• Manage innovation initiatives inclusive of projects supporting consumer innovation, research and development, and commercial products and services.
• Lead opportunities of new product development including opportunity definition, business plan, scope, requirements and execution.
• Develops sustainable, cost effective, competitive and innovative digital solutions and structures. Define scope of solutions and ensure understanding of scope by business users.
• Develop and present proposals, updates, issues and findings to senior management inclusive of suggestions, risk mitigation, cost benefit analysis and action plans.
• Perform as business resource with technology partners & internal stakeholders, vendors and suppliers.
• Manage and maintain good stakeholder relationships and ensure delivery on agreed requirements. Analyse and understand the current business environment and strategies, as well as trends and developments in the industry.
• Assembles a team of resources to design and implement solutions.
• Research, document and prepare business cases on appropriate technologies, which will align with the business strategies. 

Education: (Essential)

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Sciences (Information Technology/Computer Sciences) at a recognised tertiary institution.
• Certification in IT Project Management
• Certification in Business Management

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years experience :
• Team management/leadership experience within the Retail/Financial Services/Banking industry.
• IT Business Analysis
• IT Project Management
• Strong interest in, and understanding of digital and digital improvement
• Cloud/Mobile (preferred)
• Good understanding of the principles of Coding (preferred)