Thecompany Amarketleadinglogisticscompanywithanadmirablereputation Therole ThisisaseniorleadershiprolethatwillbethesecondincommandtotheCTO,responsiblefortheday-to-daymanagementofITanddevelopmentfunctionsacrosstheGroup. Thesuccessfulcandidatewillalsocontributesignificantlytothestrategicdirectionoftechnology,actasabridgebetweenITandthebusiness,andplayakeyroleinsuccessionplanningfortheCTOrole. YouwilloverseethedailyoperationsofITanddevelopmentfunctionsacrosstheGroupcompanies Providelinemanagement,mentorship,andsupporttoteamleadsanddevelopers Ensureconsistentperformancemanagement,careerdevelopment,andskillsgrowthacrosstheteams ActastheseniorescalationpointforITanddevelopmentissues. Youwilllead,influenceanddeveloptheITteamsacrossseveralbusinesses. Theapplicant OuridealcandidatewillhaveheldasimilarHeadofITroleinalogistics,supplychain,warehousing,orrelatedtechnology-ledindustry(stronglypreferred). UnderstandingoftheoperationalrealitiesoflogisticsbusinessesandtheirITneeds. Usingyourinsightandexperiencetoshapethewayforward,creatinginnovationandoutperformingourclientscompetitors. WithabroadknowledgeofITinfrastructure,enterprisesystems,andcloudplatformstogetherwithastrongbackgroundinsoftwaredevelopmentanddeliverypractices. Familiaritywithmoderndevelopmentframeworks,DevOps,andagilemethodologies. Adaptabilitytothrivewithinacomplexbusiness. Excellentcommunicationskills,bothwrittenandverbal. Confidentandarticulate,commandingrespectthroughknowledgeexperienceandpersonalstyle,youwillhaveapassionforachievingthebestthatyoucan. Thrivingunderpressureyouwillbecapableofmanagingmultipleprioritiesandworkingtocriticaldeadlinesandobjectives. Youwilldemonstrateapassionforsuccessandbepreparedtoinvestthetimeandefforttoachieveourclient'sambitions. Resilient,demonstratingconfidenceinyourownabilityalongwithapositiveapproachtoovercomechallenges. YouwillthinkfromacommercialperspectivealwayslookingforgoodReturnOnInvestmentprojects ThisroleisbasedintheWestMidlandssoyouwillneedtobethereatleast3-4daysperworkingweek.