Director, Ops IT - Business Partner Qingdao
Typical Accountabilities:
- Build strong strategic relationships with complex customer groups and senior stakeholders , developing a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction.
- Assess and prioritise requirements in line with IT strategy, define and evaluate business benefits and Return on Investment value in partnership with business customers
- Develop and maintain the customer account plan, including accurate customer forecasting, demand planning and effective delivery of the plan
- Manages a portfolio of investments, prioritizing to align with emerging business strategy
- Lead high-level investigations on requirements specifications and feasibility studies, developing a range of options aligned to business and IT strategy
- Lead business impact assessments, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and create business readiness plan
- Act as a strategic thought leader, proactively identify opportunities for IT to deliver innovative technology solutions to provide competitive advantage
- Present and gain commitment to IT initiatives, using specialist knowledge to gain commitment to established or new IT services
- Single point of contact supporting key business areas at the Qingdao manufacturing site & China Regional Distribution Centres/Regional Headquarters, representing Global IT functions. Accountable for all IT services delivered on the site. This includes BAU and / or project services, delivered through local IT resources or global AZ IT teams.
- Partner with the business customers to track and report benefits realisation of digital/IT investments
- Work collaboratively with:
- Business and IT leadership teams and other senior stakeholders to build their understanding of IT strategy, programmes and challenges
- IT Strategy, Capability, Architecture, Portfolio Management and Project/Programme Management to agree the future shape of proposed solutions and initiate projects in partnership
- Other customer area Business Partners to create alignment and identify cross-business innovative opportunities
- Business Analysts to manage requirements and build business cases
- Portfolio Managers and Capability delivery leads to initiate projects, to initiate projects, clearly define scope and monitor the delivery of project value compared to the promised benefits
- Customer Service function to ensure the IT services plans are established for the customer group and are operating effectively
Requirements:
- Strategic thought leadership
- Evidence of leading and developing innovative solutions
- A proven track record of delivering results
- Experience of building high value business caseas & mobilising high value investments
- Experience of leading teams with a demonstrable track record of motivational and achievement oriented leadership
- Experience of managing third party suppliers and have strong network and consulting skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong influencing, networking and team working skills
- High level awareness of developments in the Information Technology marketplace
- Demonstrate strong relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
- Proficiency in planning, change management and problem solving and able to resolve issues of a highly complex and strategic nature
- Proven ability to relate and respond to business needs in an IT environment
- Ability to manage negotiations, expectations and solutions across complex groups
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