Business Systems Manager
Recruiter : ZHR SOLUTIONS
Closing Date: 2014-09-20
Category: Information Technology

This is an Employment Equity position.

Minimum Requirements...
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• An appropriate professional qualification, ideally a post-graduate business qualification (Honours degree or MBA).

EXPERIENCE:
• A demonstrated track record with regard to effective execution and implementation of ERP systems and related change management responsibility.
• Business Intelligence (BI) implementation experience
• Systems development experience including experience with full Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodology
• Ideally large corporate conglomerate experience, with a track record of successful delivery and quality management

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• In-depth understanding of IT technology.
• Experience and thorough understanding of change management processes.
• An understanding of the concept of value based management (value creation).
• An understanding of the COBIT philosophy and ITIL processes.
• Knowledge of suppliers (viability and reliability)
• Sound understanding of general business processes
• Knowledge of accounting principles

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES)
• Leads the development of an annual strategic plan and develops policies for the information systems function while ensuring that it supports the s business strategy
• Manages and monitors all IS and BI projects so that delivery is on time and within budget.
• Researches, analyses and reports on appropriate application systems and ensures that systems are installed to add value to customers, management teams and the business.
• Cultivates broad, in-depth and global understanding of information system skills in order to offer specialist advice, to the organisation with respect to IS and BI.
• Ensures adherence to SHERQ, corporate governance, sustainability, legal and charter compliance.
• Engages in IS/BI forecasts, plans, budget formulations and execution.
• Ensures IS/BI resource availability, sustainability and optimization to ensure improved results.
• Establishes strong interpersonal relations with peers, customers and suppliers.
• Draws up, negotiates and leverages all contracts and service level agreements with major suppliers.
• Lead functional improvement and innovation by regularly scanning the environment for future trends, encouraging ‘out of box' thinking and driving appropriate initiatives towards consistent value adding results achievement.
• Ensures individual sub-projects and priorities are in accordance with OG business requirements
• Develops solutions in accordance with a defined implementation methodology.
• Ensure that deliverables are completed on schedule and are presented to the Steering Committee for signoff.
• Ensures timely issue resolution or appropriate escalation of issues.
• Reports project status to the Exco on a regular basis.
• Ensures timely issue resolution or appropriate escalation of issues.