Business Application Software Manager – Braamfontein –
Permanent Position – Salary: R [Phone Number Removed];pa

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and support Enterprise Business Applications.
  • Collaborate with business to manage the conversion of high-level requirements into functional specifications and provide direction to application development staff.
  • Ensure that the organisational standard operating procedures are followed to effect change to the current systems and when employing new systems.
  • Develop and manage a controlled change management environment to deliver stakeholder satisfaction through quality applications.
  • Contribute to the development and review of the IS Strategic plan and policies.
  • Keep up with Information Systems trends and evaluate new technologies for business benefits.
  • Manage and supervise the progress of all project activities to ensure that the anticipated outcomes/products are attained within specified time frames.
  • Responsible for service level agreements and performance management of applications portfolio.
  • Partner with leaders from different sections to ensure that delivered solutions are aligned with the IT Enterprise Architecture Roadmap.
  • Experience for operating in a project-oriented environment with ability to report the project status to different management levels.
  • Hands-on abilities for troubleshooting and solving software application problems.
  • A knowledge of cloud-based services with a passion of all things tech.
  • Ensuring effective and reliable business intelligence environment.
  • Establish an e-Learning platform that will be used for employees training programmes.

Minimum Requirements:

  • A recognized bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Post Graduate qualification in (Computer Science)/ Information Technology will be an added advantage.
  • Ten (10) years relevant work experience in an Information Service of which five (5) year in middle management level.
  • Project management experience is essential.
  • IT generalist experience is essential.
  • In depth knowledge of business applications and business processes.
  • Ability to benchmark against national leading practice and work with the Executive to develop the organisation’s business application software management practice.
  • Effective working relationship with the IS team.
  • Effective working relationship with the Information Services Executive, other executives, and senior managers.
  • Excellent analytical skills, business acumen and the ability to deal with ambiguity and meet demanding deadlines and manage projects.
  • Advance people skills are necessary.
  • Knowledge of ERP systems.
  • Service excellence imperative.
  • Multi-level and diverse stakeholders.
  • Complexity in co-ordinating across organisational levels.
  • Networking with relevant stakeholders.
  • Integration across all of the business units.

Should you not hear from us within 2 (Two) Months, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

  • ERP Systems
  • Stakeholder Management
  • IT Generalist
  • Information Service

Desired Work Experience:

  • 5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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