Latest Vacancies at Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd

Job number: MER0002X62
Objective of the job:

• Development and Reporting role in Mercedes-Benz Marketing & Sales.
•  To be the technical custodian of MBSA’s marketing applications.
•  Planning, aspects of design, development, implementation, testing, maintenance and support.
• Understand and optimise data flow within MB security guidelines & data privacy laws.
• Ensure a focus on data-driven marketing & sales, automation and innovation

Main Tasks:
Reporting and Dashboards:

• Monitor, maintain and update databases accurately on relevant systems in collaboration with IT.
• Ensure that all required reports are drafted, developed, tested, approved and distributed to relevant stakeholders accurately, within the agreed timeframe, on the right platforms, securely.
• Be able to apply logic (rules, algorithms) to analyse data and provide reports & insights where required.

Qualifications

• Relevant graduate qualification and/or experience including qualifications in the disciplines relating to information technology, web development or data science.   

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Job number: MER0002X25

Job Description

• To improve efficiency, reduce waste, identify and implement solutions, meet project deadlines and accurately document the necessary requirements to be done in accordance with local / global strategic planning and standards in compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E.Q requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E.Q tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations

The Job Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and production
• Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation and preferably experience scaling a concept
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in Data Analysis and Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong Leadership Behaviours with good People Management skills and Problem Solving Skills

Qualifications

• Minimum NQF 7 – BSC/BCom/BTech in Information Technology or B. Eng. (Industrial Engineering) or relevant equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in IT, or at least 6 months participation on our MBSA Graduate Development Programme

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 Job Description

• You will take over the leadership and management of a diverse and international product team, in the supply chain domain.
• You and your team, consisting of technical product owners and a variety of IT experts, are responsible for the agile product development/DevOps of the systems/products, for Mercedes-Benz Production Operations Systems (in Supply Chain) and you will help shape it with suitable cloud-native architectures, service interfaces and technologies.
•  You will form part of the management team for the MBSA IT Hub and together with business partners, supports the requirements of the various COC departments through different working collaboration models, while ensuring compliance with Mercedes-Benz corporate IT Strategies, Standards, and Cybersecurity requirements. 
• The products you will be responsible for are projects in the Intralogistics, Programme, Capacity Management and Global inbound and outbound logistics domains.
• The product teams can consist of internal and external members.

Your tasks / These challenges await you:

• Strategic alignment and design of your products in cooperation with our business partners of SC, design of a product      vision, roadmap and growth strategy in cooperation with the Product Owner TTO and the Business Partner.
• Responsible for negotiating priorities, scope, capacity deployment, timelines for all responsible products with all  stakeholders. You will act as a cross-product point of contact.

Qualifications
Qualification and Experience

•  Minimum NQF7 or equivalent degree in computer science or comparable engineering/scientific qualification with extensive IT training
•  Management Portfolio rating as Ready and/or PV44 Confirmed (Note: You have to be PV44 confirmed to be appointed at Level      4)
•  Several years of experience in various areas of IT, preferably with SAP experience and knowledge of logistical processes
•  Experience in stakeholder management, conflict and negotiation skills and assertiveness and leadership experience (previous team      lead or management roles)
•  Knowledge of agile methods and innovative concepts and development concepts (Scrum, DevOps)
•  Knowledge of current IT technologies, architectures and innovations as well as associated risks
•  Diverse Team, communication and integration skills
•  Intercultural competence and international experience would be advantageous
•  Excellent English language Skills, German language skills would be advantageous

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Job Description

End-to-End product responsibility, this includes, improve efficiency, reduce waste, identify, and implement solutions, scope requirements, plan & track product budget, meet deadlines and accurately document necessary requirements. To assure this delivery, it is essential to work closely with the Business Product Owners and IT product team.

All activities are to be done in accordance with local / global strategic planning and standards in compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E. requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E. tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations.

The Job Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of how to plan projects, define deliverables and to control quality and cost matters.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and production.
• Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation and preferably experience scaling a concept.
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge
• Experience with SAP MM, WM, PP or SD Modules
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in Data Analysis and Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience in rolling out initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally and to work a 3 shift model
• Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of the function.
• Must have an excellent ability to multi-task effectively working on several projects synchronously.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Negotiation skills and strong focus on goals and results.
• Experience leading a product team will be of advantage.

 Outputs

• Responsible for the planning and coordination of activities required to steer the product to align with its strategic future roadmap.
• Clearly communicate and demonstrate the value of the product within the organization.
• Evaluation, documentation, scoping and prioritization of new requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement through implementation and management of  new processes to enhance productivity output.
• Participate and provide feedback on any activities where QA practices and risks are to be considered from the writing of user stories, pre-development testing notes and executing QA testing activities in accordance to processes and quality guidelines to identify defects / quality concerns in projects.
• Responsible for creating, implementing, and evaluating the product budget.
• Effective communication and feedback between IT product team and Business stakeholders.
• Provide feedback to management.
• Act as escalation point for client issues that require product change resolution.
• Participate in team discussions and provide input regarding strategic team decisions
• Actively participate in mitigating impediments which impact successful completion of deliverables.
• Collaborate and work with colleagues in different time zones.
• Compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E.Q. requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E.Q. tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations.

Qualification

• Minimum NQF 7 – BSC/BCom/BTech in Information Technology or B. Eng. (Industrial Engineering) or relevant equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in IT
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in SAP S/4 HANA, SAP MM, WM, PP or SD module(s),
• Ability to debug SAP ABAP will be advantageous,
• Knowledge of Supply Chain processes will be beneficial.

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Job Description

• To improve efficiency, reduce waste, identify and implement solutions, meet project deadlines and accurately document the necessary requirements to be done in accordance with local / global strategic planning and standards in compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E.Q requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E.Q tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations

The Job Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping and   production
• Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation   and preferably experience scaling a concept
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices (Agile,  Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in Data Analysis and Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office  suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong Leadership Behaviours with good People Management skills and Problem Solving Skills
• Strong Interpersonal skills to manage relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders
• Must have an excellent ability to multi-task effectively working on  several projects synchronously
• Experience in rolling out initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
•   Willingness to work a 3 shift model
• Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of the function
• Peoples Principles as per LEAD

Outputs

• Analyse, design and standardise all relevant processes
•  Design, research, develop, analyse and suggest new concepts as well as strategies.
• Coordination and consultation with business partners and process experts in local and international locations
• Prepare, review and coordinate specification documents with business partner and external IT Suppliers
• Manage ideas from design stage through implementation.
• Planning and controlling implementation activities, configuration and setup of the defined scope (including the necessary test activities)
• System Roll out and Go-Live support.
• Manage and attain customer expectations and ensure delivery to fulfil expectations
• Coordinate all cross-functional activities, represent customers internally and collaborate with leaders in varied areas on allocation across projects and resource planning.
• Ensure to exercise decision-making and independent judgment while being aligned with customers and management
•  Initiate, develop and maintain a range of working relationships, within IT and from the business

Qualification

• Minimum NQF 7 – BSC/BCom/BTech in Information Technology or B. Eng. (Industrial Engineering) or relevant equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in IT, or at least 6 months participation on our MBSA Graduate Development           Programme

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Job Description

• To improve efficiency, reduce waste, identify and implement solutions, meet project deadlines and accurately document the necessary requirements to be done in accordance with local / global strategic planning and standards in compliance to the Company's Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E. requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E. tasks and duties & to inform superior about deviations

The Job Requirements

• Experience in Quality Assurance processes, software lifecycle, testing, planning, execution and defect tracking
• Experience with test automation tools (Selenium, SoapUI, Postman, HP UFT, etc.)
• Experience in container technologies such as Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
• Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation  and preferably experience scaling a concept
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge
• Experience with software development methodologies and   practices (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience in Data Analysis and Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office  suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Must have an excellent ability to multi-task effectively working on several projects synchronously
• Experience in rolling out initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of   the function
• Must have an excellent ability to multi-task effectively working on several projects synchronously
• Experience in rolling out initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of the function
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Public cloud deployment models
• Experience with Linux OS

Outputs

• Design, develop, implement and continuously improve software quality, testing tools, testing processes and testing environments through the application of appropriate testing methodologies and processes. Align test management strategy to industry best practices and frameworks.
• Design test plans on software applications based on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Participation in various phases of the software development process activities including analysis, development and technical support.
• Implement, track and report on all testing activities to assure full coverage of functional and non-functional requirements
• Plan, design, create, execute and maintain test automation scripts that meet the business needs.
• Responsible for test planning, design and the creation of test data.
• Participate and provide feedback on any activities where QA practices and risks are to be considered from the writing of user stories, pre-development testing notes and executing QA testing activities in accordance to processes and quality guidelines so as to identify defects / quality concerns in projects.
• Coordinate and perform manual and automated testing activities and ensure a highly effective and well-documented test environment.
• Distribute test management knowledge to team members.
• Initiate, develop and maintain a range of working relationships, within IT, the business and CoC
• Perform all outputs in compliance with the Company's Integrity Codes & SHEQ requirements
• Perform delegated SHEQ tasks and duties and Inform superiors about deviations

Qualifications

• Minimum NQF 7 – BSC/BCom/BTech in Information Technology or B. Eng. (Industrial Engineering) or relevant equivalent or
• At least 6 months participation on our MBSA Graduate Development Programme. 

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 3+ Years’ experience in IT
• Experience with test automation tools.
• ISTQB/ISEB Certification will be advantageous.