Group I.T. Manager (Kingston, Jamaica) - Seprod Group of Companies Limited

Group I.T. Manager

The Role 

The incumbent will have overall responsibility for the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs operating systems, telephones, software applications and peripherals; develop a strategy and road map to align multiple systems coherently for effective execution and functioning; develop and implement all IT policies and procedures for architecture, security, standards, purchasing and service provision.

Key Results Areas

• Recommend information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Understand the technical architecture and functional flow of existing applications and suggest improvements in flows and processes.
•  Plans, directs, organizes, executes, and evaluates the Company's overall information technology (IT) activities Serves as the liaison between Profit Centres, departments, and external vendors/providers of IT services.
• Participate in strategic planning, financial, and business process re-engineering that can be used to make informed decisions.
• Manage internal and external user/department expectation by timely resolutions and conducting regular review meetings on applications.
• Evaluate new systems/products/vendor offering that can add value or provide effective alternatives to existing applications.
• Works with the relevant senior managers to plan, develop, and implement programs, policies and practices pertaining to information technology.
• Manage information technology team members results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Accomplish financial objectives by forcecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
• Provide regular reporting and tracking of services to ensure insight, effectiveness, and compliance with standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• Five (5) years' experience in a senior, strategic leadership role.
• PMP certified.
• Track record of leading and managing complex IT infrastructures.
• Experience working in an FMCG/Retail/Manufacturing environment.
• Own and operate a reliable motor vehicle.

Please apply a detailed resume to

hr@seprod.com

No later than April 22, 2022.