Thecompany
Amarketleadinglogisticscompanywithanadmirablereputation
Therole
ThisisaseniorleadershiprolethatwillbethesecondincommandtotheCTO,responsiblefortheday-to-daymanagementofITanddevelopmentfunctionsacrosstheGroup.
Thesuccessfulcandidatewillalsocontributesignificantlytothestrategicdirectionoftechnology,actasabridgebetweenITandthebusiness,andplayakeyroleinsuccessionplanningfortheCTOrole.
YouwilloverseethedailyoperationsofITanddevelopmentfunctionsacrosstheGroupcompanies
Providelinemanagement,mentorship,andsupporttoteamleadsanddevelopers
Ensureconsistentperformancemanagement,careerdevelopment,andskillsgrowthacrosstheteams
ActastheseniorescalationpointforITanddevelopmentissues.
Youwilllead,influenceanddeveloptheITteamsacrossseveralbusinesses.
Theapplicant
OuridealcandidatewillhaveheldasimilarHeadofITroleinalogistics,supplychain,warehousing,orrelatedtechnology-ledindustry(stronglypreferred).
UnderstandingoftheoperationalrealitiesoflogisticsbusinessesandtheirITneeds.
Usingyourinsightandexperiencetoshapethewayforward,creatinginnovationandoutperformingourclientscompetitors.
WithabroadknowledgeofITinfrastructure,enterprisesystems,andcloudplatformstogetherwithastrongbackgroundinsoftwaredevelopmentanddeliverypractices.
Familiaritywithmoderndevelopmentframeworks,DevOps,andagilemethodologies.
Adaptabilitytothrivewithinacomplexbusiness.
Excellentcommunicationskills,bothwrittenandverbal.
Confidentandarticulate ...