Help Desk Supervisor - Cape Town
Salary Negotiable
Cape Town, Western Cape
Cape Town,
Western Cape
more than 14 days ago
18-04-2016 8:45:11 PM
16-05-2016 8:45:11 PM
Helpdesk Tier 2 Supervisor
Responsibilities
- Management of Tier 2 team (includes capacity management and project assignments).
- Maintain relationship with 3rd party service delivery partner/vendors.
- Procurement and management of Store IT stock.
- Escalation management from within the team and end users.
- Project Management of IT store related projects.
- Continually up skill own knowledge of support products and solutions.
- Assisting Tier 2 operators to deliver excellent service to stores.
- Training new operators / help up skill existing operators.
- Second line telephonic support to stores relating to hardware (POS/Back Office) and software problems (POS/Back Office) and ensuring all issues are resolved timeously for maximum trading uptime.
- Manage calls to ensure they remain within the SLA of the company.
- Standby (after hours support) over a week period on a rotational basis.
Key Competencies and Qualifications
- Management skills (proven track-record of people management).
- Strategic planning skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- IT qualification (A+ /N+ / MCSE (MCITP) or a combination thereof) or an IT diploma.
- ITIL V.3 Foundations.
- A minimum of 3 years hardware / software support to end-users.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Windows and call logging systems is essential.
- Excellent working knowledge of computer hardware and operating systems.
- Excellent working knowledge of networking (TCP/IP protocols essential).
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware components/software via the phone.
- Display initiative in ensuring timeous problem solving in line SLA.
- Excellent organizational skills and prioritization.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Retail environment experience advantageous.