Technology Solutions Manager

Your new company
Would you like to join an organisation who are here to make a difference to the environment. My client is seeking a passionate individual who would take pride in promoting sustainable waste management practices to help make sure the UK carbon footprint is reduced and protect the environment for future generations.

They are a leading environmental company based across the UK, independently owned and with a strong family ethos, this is an exciting place to escalate your career. They offer a range of employee benefits and have a strong tradition of helping to develop the careers of those who help them shine. Their guiding principle is "it's all about the people" which for their 600 workers has been instrumental to their success.

My client is looking for a Technology Solutions Manager to drive the future of their technology and play a vital role in the development of their technology systems and solutions. If you are looking for somewhere where you'll have the autonomy to develop and grow an already established IT function, then look no further.

Your new role
You will be required to develop their technology integration Strategy, through comprehensive research focusing on customer portals, robotics, and bar scanning. You will need to align your strategy to the overall goals and objectives of the business. You will be a key member of steering the implementation of an ERP systems to support their CRM (Salesforce) and other business processes. You will be required to streamline operations, improve data management, and provide better insights for decision-making. Whilst adding acquisitions data into their new ERP system.

As part of their innovation and research plan, you will keep up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, which will steer the further of their IT department. Alongside this you will look at business process optimization, working closely with different departments to identify inefficiencies in existing processes and areas where technology can be leveraged to improve efficiency and productivity.

A fundamental element to this role will be business partnering, visiting different sites across the country, listening and understanding their challenges and how you can make improvements across each sites through innovation, this will require you to conduct research and evaluate each site covering any potential risks along the way. You will add to the culture of improvement forward-thinking / whilst understanding where they have come from, and they are. Establishing processes for monitoring and evaluating the performance of technology initiatives. You will be required to utilize data analytics tools to extract insights from the CRM and other systems. Use these insights to drive strategic decision-making and identify opportunities for business growth.

What you'll need to succeed

• Excellent communications skills and ability to work collaboratively across several teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to quickly adapt to new technology and go deep.
• Great curiosity and willingness to question.
• Ability to build deep relationships with internal teams and customers.
• The ability to drive vision, planning, prioritization, execution activities.
• Ability to work independently in highly ambiguous environments
• Experience in Engineering, Operations or Waste Management.
• Prior experience defining product vision and strategy, leveraging a deep understanding of the customer experience. Identify business needs and opportunities for enhancements or development of multiple feature areas, i.e ERP systems and portals
• Experience develop and implementing ERP & CRM Systems.
• Have developed an IT strategy installing new technologies making a difference across a UK wide business.

What you'll get in return

• Eligible for Company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual bonus scheme for all employees.
• Long Service Award.
• Employee recognition schemes, such as Employee of Month and Shining Star of the year Award.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Attractive Pension Plan.
• Share Options - buy into our family future.
• Company perks for discounts to retail outlets and more.
• Further development opportunities
  through in-house, external training and apprenticeship schemes.
• Company health care cash plan - dental / options / physio / online GP etc.
• 30 days holiday inclusive of public bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each year for the first 3 years

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