Job Description

Job Summary

The Assistant/Deputy Manager - Innovation (Information Technology) is responsible for utilizing innovative technologies to improve company processes and implementing IT innovation solutions for customers and the business, including managing post implementation optimization. He/She is also responsible for project management, managing IT solutioning business resources, including manpower, internal assets and external vendors to ensure successful delivery of innovation projects on time and on budget.
Resourceful and analytical, he is required to manage resources and obtain buy-in from internal and external stakeholders. He is also expected to lead a department and make business decisions independently.

Job Responsibilities/Key Tasks(External)

Drive Business Administration Operations

• Influence stakeholders\' perspectives of requirements andactivities
• Develop measures to improve vendor management capability in the organisation
• Review allocation of resources across different business activities
• Align resources management (manpower and asset) strategies with business strategies across different business activities
• Manage operational policies, standards and procedures
• Develop alternatives to enhance operational policies, standards and procedures
• Develop risk mitigation plans

Drive IT Technical Operations

• Integrate new enabled IT processes and systems across functions
• Align organisational IT strategies with users or customer experience strategies
• Manage network security of IT enabled processes and systems
• Manage integrated IT solutions through cost-benefit analysis to serve complex user needs
• Review users IT enterprise architectures to further improve system integration

Drive IT User Requirement Management Tasks

• Manage key users through maintaining close contact withstakeholders
• Collaborate with user to ensure effective implementation of customers\' IT projects
• Determine full user requirements to develop IT solutions
• Determine implicit user requirements through close interaction with customers to develop advance IT solutions

Drive Innovation Project Management Activities

• Lead team/departmental projects
• Influence department heads to achieve desired results
• Review different aspects of project management based on priorities and needs
• Develop strategic project plans to align projects with business strategy
• Review projects to meet cost and benefit targets of a programme
• Evaluate projects to influence bottom line of organisation

Drive Innovation Technology Application and Process Improvement Activities

• Determine key messages to communicate to internal stakeholders for application of latest technology trends
• Drive organisational discussions on adoption of the latest technology innovations
• Facilitate interactions between internal and external partners to design technology projects
• Facilitate interactions between internal and external partners to implement technology projects
• Drive the successful completion of technology projects
• Develop technology solutions and automations to improve processes
• Review areas in logistics operations where technology can enhance processes
• Integrate technology solutions and automations to replace inefficient processes

Job Requirements

• Bachelor\'s Degree (or equivalent professional qualifications)
• 8 years of relevant experience will be preferred
• Possesses strong communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage, lead, interact and work effectively across functional teams and at multiple levels within the organization

Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience

• Degree in any IT related field or Computing Field with 5-8 years of Experience

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