IT Director - Logistics / FMCG business

Business change and scalable technology implementation.

Client Details
Waste management business with international operations.

Description
* Sets the mission and vision of the IT Organization to foster the desired culture.
* Provides strategic direction for all business wide IT operations, including infrastructure and architecture, applications development, re-engineering business processes, networks, outsourcing, and computer and auxiliary operations and support and integration following applications development and security following infrastructure
* Partners with the business leadership to define their operational strategy and facilitate the delivery.
* Builds relationships and create synergies across the business to ensure the most cost-effective and innovative shared solutions.
* Plans and delivers the annual expense and capital expenditure budget for the IT Department.
* Manages the budget to ensure consistency with the organization's overall strategic objectives.
* Works with all functions and the IT Senior Management Team to develop a "people" strategy that is aligned with the internal Blue Eagle strategy to meet the group business objectives
* Stays current in new technologies and platforms; identifying which emerging technologies might be assimilated and integrated with the organization to ensure the future IT capabilities respond to the needs of the business in terms of future growth.
* Drives innovation and seeks out creative solutions to existing and future business challenges.
* Serves on Business Planning and Policy-making Committees; drive the development of business technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics to ensure IT delivers values to the business.
* Provides leadership, coaching and direction to the IT leadership team and employees.
* Assists HR with the recruitment, hiring and appropriate induction of staff whenever required.
* Builds relationships and manage the performance of both suppliers and vendors.
* Develop, review and certify all information security policies, maintain business integrity, provide for service continuity and ensure all disaster recovery procedures are sound and fit for purpose.
* Analyse and assess existing digital assets and setting out the overall digital strategy for the business

Job Offer
Complete ownership of the end to end IT strategy, budget and strategy.