Sr. Corporate Applications Manager

Job description / Role

Job Purpose:

• Lead, plan, direct and control all the activities in the IT Corporate Applications division for development and delivery of IT services to meet business needs.
• Ensure committed portfolio of projects and services are delivered within agreed constraints.

Duties:

Functional Duties:
• Deep experience with SAP application support and development; expert-level experience in three or more SAP modules
• Knowledge of SAP Centre of Excellence management and processes
• Collaborate with the business on project ideation and drive delivery of new technical capabilities.
• Highly experienced at vendor and contract management in an outsourced environment.
• Ensure stable, ongoing configuration, break/fix support and maintenance for all supported systems and services.
• Ensure that transitioned and developed services meet Operational and Service Level Requirements, and are measurable and monitored.
• Provide input on the department’s annual budget requirements. As assigned, manage division or program/project budgets and financial reporting.
• Ensure response to business demand for reporting & analytics and Master Data Management (material, customer and vendor coding)
• Perform any job-related activities as requested by the immediate supervisor/ manager.

Managerial Duties:
• Manage and oversee the day-to-day work performed by Division staff.
• Ensure all tasks and activities are performed in accordance with Sadara’s policies and procedures.
• Assess the current skill set of employees and identify the need for development programs.
• Highly experienced at motivating, coaching, developing and supporting employees.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Administration or any related field.
• Deep technical SAP expertise and business process experience, and a good understanding of relevant Chemical business processes and systems.
• High commitment to meet business needs as well as Service and Operational Level requirements
• Experience of working with multiple third party vendors
• Proven leadership and management skills
• Participated on 3 SAP Project cycle implementation and Project Manager for 2 SAP full cycle implementations.
• 6+ years of experience in SAP Application Development and Support
• 10+ years of management experience

About the Company

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.