Job Vacancies at Woolworths

Job description

Ensure effective Stakeholder Management to reduce risk

• Communicate progress, status, events, planned activities and issues to all relevant parties.
• Communicate technical decisions, discoveries, practices, processes, knowledge and information.

Deliver New Technologies in support of business strategic objectives

• Conduct the necessary research and development to deliver innovative solutions in line with both IT and Business strategies
• Test new technologies derived from approved business cases and manage implementation where appropriate, i.e. Software.
• Keep abreast of non-technical factors that have a direct bearing on technological decisions such as budget constraints and business objectives by establishing business contacts and doing appropriate fact finding to ensure delivery within Time, Scope and Budget.
• Understand and keep abreast of the Woolworths IT technical infrastructure by using the appropriate internal sources of information

Maintain Technologies to enable to operational stability

• Perform the administration of technical solutions according to the agreed plans and processes and propose continuous enhancements to these processes where applicable.
• Ensure set standards implemented and adhered in support of a healthy and stable environment
• Maintain and analyze internal records of problem causes and resolutions, identify recurring problems and modify the resolution actions to prevent recurrence.

Provide thought leadership to ensure best delivery of industry practice

• Ensure that team members, management and other staff members working in related areas of technical concern are informed on all relevant technical decisions, discoveries, practices, processes, knowledge and information for effective delivery.
• Ensure that sustainability and impact of the administration of technical solutions are understood and taken into account when technical solutions are proposed.

Deliver Solutions and Support Complex and Diverse technologies and Platforms

• Be a subject matter expert of multiple technologies and platforms
• Investigate and remediate complex problems directly and indirectly linked to your area of responsibility

Manage tasks within a team to ensure effective and quality delivery

• Keep Track of tasks and identify risks and challenges that could compromise delivery.
• Be an ambassador of the team and be capable of playing the role of liaison between Customer,  (ROG Online OPS) and ROG IT Online Fulfilment.

Minimum requirements

• Grade 12 and relevant degree/diploma (3 years)
• 3 years relevant experience (preferable experienced broadly across multiple areas of IT)

Additional Criteria

• Extensive knowledge of all mainstream IT technologies
• Ability to apply emerging technologies to business solutions
• Thorough working knowledge of technologies used at Woolworths 
• Knowledge of Apache Tomcat Software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) would be an advantage
• Ability to research technology-related concepts, trends and best practices, and apply findings
• Looks beyond symptoms to uncover root causes of problems to be solved
• Presents problem analysis and a recommended solution rather than just identifying and describing the problem itself
• Demonstrates a results-oriented mindset in planning and implementing activities/projects
• Listens attentively and checks understanding of the message being received.
• Prepares written reports and briefs and communicates ideas clearly.
• Discusses issues and exchanges information with partners to identify areas of mutual interest and benefit.
• Adjusts to work effectively within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Demonstrates resourcefulness in acquiring necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to adapt to change

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Job description

• Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of engineers, providing guidance and support in their daily tasks and career development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the technical roadmap, aligning with business objectives and customer needs.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and accountability within the team.
• To build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to address business needs and drive implementation of relevant industry best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and support to ensure successful project delivery on time and within budget.
• Provides technical leadership ensuring team is aligned and delivers to the software engineering strategy, patterns and standards that respect compliance, security, operational best practice, and best possible user experience.
• Drives developer training plans and on-boarding to ensure relevant and up to date digital development skills are available.
• Collaborates with the leadership team to set development technologies, architectures, coding standards and processes that enable a speed with quality agile delivery culture.
• Manage issues with appropriate urgency which includes resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support procedures.
• Leads by example and is able to get into the technical details of the development landscape when needed.
• Understand the IT and Business strategy and translate into a one-year systems operating plan.
• Stay abreast of technological advancements and recommend innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Minimum requirements

• Qualifications – NQF8 level in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent with experience in software development.
• 5 -10 years software development experience (C#, .Net, .NET Core, Python, Java)
• 2 years as a Solution Architect.
• Minimum 2 years people management
• Cloud Computing -Saas (AWS or Azure) exposure
• 3 to 5 years working in a lead or management role.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Tech savvy - Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Action oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively - Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences, enabling you to influence change within an enterprise environment.
• Manages Complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objective.

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KEY OUTCOMES

• Provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers
• Recruit, select, manage and develop people to meet competence requirements
• Participate in team to ensure achievement of department and store goals
• Manage implementation and integration of new initiatives to achieve project goals
• Participate in general store operational duties
• Supervise and coach staff to meet competence requirements
• Job specific responsibilities as per Job Profile (dependant on position)

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Passion for the Customer – establish lifelong relationships with our customers
• Passion for Retail and Selling
• ‘Living the Brand’ : Personal leadership and attitude to work i.e. ‘the difference’   
• Versatile communication skills
•  Proven team leadership skills
•  Action and results orientated
•  Assertive and proactive
•  Problem solving and decision making skills
•  Computer Literacy skills
•  Commercial acumen and numeracy
•  Attention to detail
•  Creative and innovative and keeps up to date on retail trends

Minimum requirements

•  Entry Requirement: Grade 11 or NQF3 completed, and Grade 12 will be advantageous
• Retail and or Business Management Diploma would be advantagous
• 3-5 years role experience as a Clothing Department Manager in Retail
• Retail experience highly advantages
• Team Management would be advantages
• Leadership and Management experience would be advantageous
• Ability to work shifts that meet operational requirements