IT Consultant needed at Premier FMCG Ltd
Premier FMCG Ltd’s job vacancy, Career and Recruitment
Job title : IT Consultant jobs in Gauteng
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : August 08, 2022
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Main purpose of the job:
- To implement, maintain and enhance the functionality of the
- systems, integration, and applications of clients.
- To ensure that all systems that are developed and implemented.
- To deliver application solutions to meet the relevant division’s business needs.
- Collaborates with and guides consultants to configure and deploy solutions as agreed to by business representatives.
- Holds overall accountability for the technical delivery of changes within the application configuration space and possess a solid
- understanding of the whole portfolio of technical change and how it aligns with Premier’s overall goals.
Job Objectives of a Consultant: IT.
- Keep project plans up to date for all projects directly responsible for either as an individual or team leader.
- Implement new systems to specification.
- Take a detailed client brief, analyze the system requirements, and prepare a detailed outcomes-based project plan, including resource allocations and costing.
- Ensure that all systems implemented in the best possible way which includes the implementation of reusable utilities.
- Ensure junior team members have appropriate skills and tools to perform their required tasks.
- Implement solutions within the application and Premier framework and within the Architecture guidelines.
- Contribution to process design, testing scenarios and end user documentation.
- Effective business and process analysis for project scoping and solution design.
- Understands business processes and advise on best practices in the application of Information Technology.
- Ensure all project tasks continue to address the needs of the company and fit within the overall scope of the project and are completed on time in budget.
- Contribute to the design and configuration of application products and services delivery for the relevant division.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture on the delivery of data and application architecture.
- Collaborate with other IT team members to perform effective staff, infrastructure, and capability planning.
- Enable awareness of evolving technical and business capabilities.
- Collaborate with relevant operational and consulting team members to construct testing and implementation strategies.
- Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of application-usage best practices.
- Ensure that products and services meet business needs and expectations.
- Ensure application development activities follow industry defined best practices.
- Be adequately informed on product and services delivery progress as it relates to application delivery.
- Application support activities including the assessment and execution of application upgrades and patches.
- Assist with people and technology changes; ensuring necessary stakeholders are informed.
- Process and project change management.
- Participate in mitigation and control activities as well as identifying and evaluating risks.
- Report budget and financial tracking when required.
- Effective project progress reporting and task updates.
- Mentorship and training of junior resources.
Qualification Requirements
- Education
- Matric/ Grade 12
- Bachelor-level University degree, preferable a B.Sc., B.IT, B. Com)
- Certified in MBS Installation & Configuration and Financials
- Certified in intermediate accounting principles
Experience Requirements
Job Experience
- 2-5 years IT Consulting
- 3+ Years’ experience using Microsoft Business Solutions
- 3+ Years practical experience relevant to the above-mentioned certifications
- Familiar with the MBS implementation methodologies or similar
- Worked on an implementation project or support centre participating as team member
Competencies (Knowledge, skills & Attributes)
- Clear communicator (written & verbal)
- Time Management
- Creative Problem Solving & Conflict resolution
- Leadership Capabilities
- Accuracy/ Attention to detail
- Assertiveness
- Analytical thinking
- Business Analysis
- Financial acumen
- Organising/ Planning
- Proactive Thinking
- Able to assist in preparation in the design of the solution, facilitate JAD sessions and demonstrate functionality
- Establish relationships with personnel and deliver timely and high-quality consulting
Other Competency Requirements
- Ability to work from home, in a factory, overtime required, heavy machinery and noise, etc.
- Travel (including out of town) is required
- Overtime from time to time is required
Closing Date: 9th, July 2022
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and Qualified candidates should Click here to Apply online