Daily Activities

\xc2\xa7 Day-to-day management and administration of the relevant application workforce, processes and technologies

\xc2\xa7 Provide the right expertise for each application throughout its life cycle

\xc2\xa7 Review key project deliverables.

\xc2\xa7 Manage project stakeholder management and sign-offs

\xc2\xa7 Allocate the Appropriate resources to each phase of the Applications Management activity cycle

Responsible for Key ERP/Business Applications and Applications Integration

Management

\xc2\xa7 Mentor and grow the Applications Delivery team capabilities. Directs, all programs, operations and staff in assigned areas. Plans/evaluates and implements the delivery and improvement of services, staffing and resources.

Set individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal- in order to maximize subordinate and department performance

Projects Portfolio Management

\xc2\xa7 Maintain an awareness of the portfolio of assets and resources within the relevant domain/technology

\xc2\xa7 Determine the appropriate actions to resolve observed issues.

\xc2\xa7 Structuring periodic evolutions of application assets to identify trends, patterns or issues

Manage and enable cross-organizational reuse of services of components

Cost and Budget

\xc2\xa7 Prepare budgets for all business application initiatives within the relevant domain/technologies during annual business plan cycle and intermediate requests during the year

\xc2\xa7 Monitor the project and portfolio budget and ensure project costs are contained within the approved budgets

\xc2\xa7 Manage suppliers to assure cost efficient and high quality application support

Optimize the cost of application resources

Strategy development

\xc2\xa7 Contribute to strategic direction and vision for the Group IT, especially from applications management perspective.

\xc2\xa7 Ensure that the goals for cost, value and risk management are achieved.

Strategize, develop and maintain the application strategy and planning for core applications, individual business units and cross-enterprise processes.

Building AWR Brand

\xc2\xa7 Publish articles, white papers, etc. in AWR and public journals/media

\xc2\xa7 Represent AWR in public events and forums (GITEX, Oracle OpenWorld etc.)

Attend and/or contribute in partnership days and events from principal companies (Oracle etc.)

Communication

\xc2\xa7 Manage project and portfolio communication with internal and business stakeholders

Advise the team on the right communication methods and help them develop appropriate communication skills

Knowledge Management

\xc2\xa7 Transfer the knowledge by sharing the documents and training the application management team.

\xc2\xa7 Provides guidance, technical leadership, and training to less experienced staff.

Pursue and Complete professional courses and certifications

Policies and Procedure

\xc2\xa7 Adapt methodologies, technologies and practices to incorporate the change

\xc2\xa7 Develops and implements application standards, procedures and guidelines.

Implementing processes that facilitate and enhance internal communications, reporting and high productivity

Qualifications

Education and Certifications:

\xc2\xb7 Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in computer science or engineering is required

\xc2\xb7 MBA is a plus

\xc2\xb7 Project and Program Management (PMP/Prince2/PgMP/Agile Certification or equivalent)

\xc2\xb7 Certifications on standard Enterprise Applications (Oracle E-Business Suite, Salesforce, Microsoft Navision, Yardi, etc.) is desirable

Experience:

\xc2\xb7 At least 15 years of implementing Enterprise Applications out of which at least 5 years in a managerial role

\xc2\xb7 Domain experience in one or more relevant business domains \xe2\x80\x93 Automotive, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Trading, Real Estate, Supply Chain, Finance, etc.

Competencies:

\xc2\xb7 Business Process Management and Optimization. Six Sigma, CMM experience is a plus;

\xc2\xb7 Strong analytical and organizational skills

\xc2\xb7 Presentation and Articulation skills - Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner

\xc2\xb7 Ability to manage and direct business stakeholder and subject matter experts, technology teams and Quality Assurance teams.

\xc2\xb7 Time bound and result oriented work delivery management

\xc2\xb7 Team player \xe2\x80\x93 ability to work in teams and cooperate closely with inter-functional representatives.

\xc2\xb7 Implementation experience in ERP/Business Applications

\xc2\xb7 Good experience with Application extensions and interfaces functional design.

\xc2\xb7 Good understanding of standard implementation methodologies like OUM, AIM, Agile, etc.

\xc2\xb7 Good understanding of Accounting with focus on costing methods.

\xc2\xb7 Good experience with process analysis, modeling and documentation.

\xc2\xb7 Excellent communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 ability to present and explain concepts and demonstrate products.

\xc2\xb7 Excellent conduct of English, Arabic is a plus.

\xc2\xb7 Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.

Positive attitude \xe2\x80\x93 always on the look for solving problems and helping others.

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