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IT Manager, Application Support

Lidl Asia Pte Limited, Hong Kong, Singapore, Food and Retail, Sourcing, Production, Product Development, Quality, Compliance, Sustainability, Merchandising, Logistics, Cross-Functional, Administration, Careers, Social Responsibility, Textile, Soft Goods, Hard Goods

Location

Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited | Singapore {amount} km
30 Pasir Panjang Road 12-31/32 Mapletree Business City
117440 Singapore

Contract Type

Full Time

Entry Level

Experienced
IT

Reference no.

492085

Summary

  • Responsible for providing Application Support in all stages of the Information Team Management (>5 people across regions)
  • Capability to resolve incidents & minimize downtime by effectively managing & escalating issues through different support levels. 
  • Maintain high-quality support by implementing best practices and continuous improvement processes.

What you'll do

The holder of the position is mainly responsible for the following areas in coordination with his / her superior:

  • Responsible for providing Application Support in all stages of the Information Technology (IT) application life cycle related to Sourcing / Retail organization; 
  • Responsible for handle change requests, Service request and Incident tickets; ensuring proper ownership and closure of these request/tickets
  • Responsible to create and secure appropriate approvals for planned and ad-hoc system changes
  • Perform escalation procedures to senior levels, annual capacity planning & ensure high availability of system up-time
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, Application delivery teams to drive ITIL best practices through Agile methodology
  • Confirm / Follow Service Level Agreements (SLA) with users, which includes the level of application support maintenance 
  • Create documentation of the support services to be delivered based on each application’s functionality
  • Ensure Project Transition into Business As Usual follows the gate review 
  • Manage the vendors service quality, support standards in accordance to corporate policies and agreed SLA guidelines
  • Formulate a problem solving & decision-making approach to handle issues for a given application’s issues. 
  • Assess the need of training and plan for training sessions  
  • Prepare & Present Weekly and Monthly Reporting keeping teams accountable for their tasks  
  • Support IT audit activities when required / Maintain clear visibility of Active User Account / Password guidelines & Roles assignment
  • Strong team player managing a team of 6 people across regions  

What you'll need

  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Engineering/Science or Information Technology
  • At least 7 to 9 years of relevant experience in Application Support and Operations
  • Experience with PLM is required (Centric Software, CBX, Bamboo) 
  • Experience in Sourcing operations/ Retail environment is a bonus
  • Must have handled activities like incident management, problem management, release management, root cause analysis, deployment and monitoring; 
  • Understand Software Development Life Cycle SDLC, experience working with business users, various IT teams and vendors in managing the project cost and project risk
  • Experienced with ERP ( SAP, PLM, Inhouse bespoke Applications ), Reporting domains   
  • Excellent team player with the ability to communicate across all levels within the organization
  • Positive attitude & able to work under pressure; 
  • Managerial experience required
  • Excellent technical troubleshooting & problem solving skills
  • Good level in English is a must
  • Strong interpersonal & communication skills. 

What you'll receive

We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems. Working at Lidl & Kaufland Asia is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We are accredited as a Fair and Progressive employer by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).

 

Market Leading Remuneration Package:

Annual wage supplement and discretionary bonus
Life Insurance
Medical Insurance

 

Supportive Environment:

Out of Office leave for important appointments
In-house training courses
Training sponsorship scheme

 

Work-life Balance:

5-day week
Competitive Annual Leave 
Charity, Community and Sporting Events


If you are not invited for an interview within 4 weeks, we regret that your application was not suited to this vacancy.

For more company information, please feel free to visit: http://www.lidl.asia

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