Job Description

• Main Objective: Incumbent in this role contributes in assessing, recommending, designing and implementing appropriate Market/Factory Business Applications solutions, including infrastructure, resources and external/internal services. He/She supports corporate project teams for the implementation/modification of the Corporate IT systems and relevant technologies in the business applications systems/services area. The incumbent leads and manages his/her team, ensuring identified projects are executed, while day-to-day operations continue in an effective and efficient manner in align with JTI IT and Corporate governance standards. Main Responsibilities: -To collect business requirements, verification, design and develop of corporate IT technological and methodology standards in Business Applications (technology platform selection, best practices in software development, project management, etc.). -Fully responsible to develop, implement and support of Business Application's part of IT Service Continuity Plan (based on Business Impact Analysis) and managing of respective regular activities - review, testing, back-up and resource planning on an annual basis. -Proactively looks for potential business improvements, evaluates existing best IT related practices (inside/outside JTI) and supports business and IT strategies. -Responsible for decision making regarding external IT Service Provider(s) selection in accordance with Operating Guidelines and JTI Policies & Procedures and contract preparation. -Establishes effective working relationships with Internal and External IT Service Providers. -Plans and executes of the IT- Business Application budgets, optimizes, controls and reduces costs to improve Market/Factory efficiency and profitability in line with Business and IT Strategies and agreed financial constraints. -Leads respective IT team and leverages capabilities within the Market/Factory and implements required improvements to increase team's business performance, motivates Team to go the extra mile.