Applications Manager at Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc

Job Detail

Experience: 5year(s)
Required Grade: Not Specified

Location – Head Office-Lagos
 
Job description

• Meet business system requirements in terms of enterprise resource planning and enable business initiatives through the deployment of timely, high quality and effective solutions.
• Deliver significant business efficiencies through the adoption of best practices, Lafarge standards, KPIs and Lafarge common language.
• Enforce full compliance of security standards in terms of business system access control.
• Leading and monitor the activities of all projects and take measures necessary to ensure successful completion of the projects on a timely basis.
• Ensure maximum return on resource investment through the maximization of resource utilization.
• Provide analysis and resolution to production problems and takes steps to prevent repeated errors.
• Support business processes along with the relevant business process owners.
• Manage the business change portfolio for inclusion in the rolling three year IT capital plan.
• Oversee the implementation of new systems and system changes to ensure compliance with Group and EMEA standards and procedures.
• Select, develop and motivate key subordinates to assure technical/support personnel are performing at a competent level.
• Organize, schedule and evaluates project teams to assure sound management and completion of assignments.
• Prepares performance reviews of personnel on an annual basis and provide ongoing performance and expectation feedback to encourage and develop personnel to optimum potential.
• Define the business system implementation process, including the skills sharing and renewal process of technical support resources to ensure high quality and efficient delivery of IT solutions in the region.
• Manage the activities of the business system support staff and the development of new applications systems to meet the requirements of WAPCO, ReadyMix and Atlas business units
• Lead one or more teams focused on implementing specific Group Standard application systems.
• Support the business in the adoption of changes.
• Manage applications systems performance according to the agreed service level agreement.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Solid ERP experience (minimum 5 years).
• Solid IT project management experience (minimum 3 years).
• Solid leadership experience
• JD Edwards/Hyperion/Oracle CRM
• Knowledge of ERP Financials such as AR, AP and GL.
• Knowledge of Sales and Distribution business processes
• Knowledge of systems, processes and the application of IT to the business.
• Knowledge of change management issues and practices.
• Knowledge of process re-engineering.
• Knowledge of existing local systems and process interdependencies.
• Knowledge of ITIL framework
• Familiarity with manufacturing environment
• Ability to engage with internal clients.
• Expert at analysing complex situations and proposing a variety of alternative courses of action.
• Ability to facilitate and lead teams.
• Good at making recommendations involving many competing factors and balancing opportunity and risk.
• Good at articulating and presenting choice.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Ability to work in a multi cultural environment.
• Capable project manager.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• People acquisition and retention.
• People skills development and renewal.
• Facilitation of workshops, vendor negotiation and management agreement.
• Team building and business relationship building.
• Strong oral communication and presentation ability – ability to convince.
• Conflict management skills.
• People negotiation and motivation skills.