IT Director / Head of IT

Our client is a well-known Retail company is looking for a IT Director/Head of IT:

Main accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Ensure proper daily functioning and in-time preparation and implementation of IT components for retail stores launch;
• Ensure proper structure and staffing of the local IT organisation. Develop staff, ensure high quality of staff. Cooperate with other Local IT managers and Group functions to achieve synergies;
• Ensure proper IT resource allocation, dependent on business demands;
• Actively participate in business management meetings in order to identify IT opportunities and to drive IT aspects of ongoing and potential projects proactively;
• Pursue that local IT demands are fulfilled, in cooperation with and after agreement of relevant central IT functions. Defend local demands based on appropriate business case;
• Manage IT projects for Russia&CIS, and manage or participate centrally driven IT projects in the region;
• Prepare and manage IT budget and cost allocation to business. Perform proper cost follow up;
• Assist local business management in planning, budget preparation, management and follow up of all cost within the IT area; assist business in minimizing this cost;
• Provide follow up of projects, service levels and cost to local management and Group IT Services;
• Manage IT suppliers;
• Ensure proper software licensing; ensure that IT organisation as well as business adheres the Information Security standards;
• Drive harmonization of systems and infrastructure, in order to minimize complexity and cost.

Requirements:

• Strong End User Support orientation;
• Upper-Intermediate in English;
• Willing and able to travel extensively within Russia & abroad;
• Good understanding of, and supporter of, process management;
• Broad, general knowledge of the IT architecture and application portfolio as employed by the supported business divisions;
• Understanding of the full IT Business Service portfolio;
• Skills required for Vendor Management;
• Business management orientation;
• Strong people manager, empowering, coaching. Team worker;
• Good communicator at all levels of the organization, convincing.