Lavazza Professional is the Business-to-business (B2B) arm of Lavazza Group; as a brand we have grown over the last 120 years from a small Italian artisanal company to an industrial giant. We remain family owned and our passion for quality coffee is coupled with a spirit of entrepreneurship, defined by innovation and a sense of responsibility.
At Lavazza Professional, our goal is to fuel workplace productivity and wellness. We bring high performance vending technologies to offices and factory floors across the UK, partnering with some of the nation’s best loved drinks brands.
As a company, we are proud to announce our “Roadmap to Zero”, our aim is to completely neutralise the Group’s carbon footprint by the end of 2030. With an investment of about €50million in the 2020-2023 period, you can be proud to join a company dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and employee development.
The role will be supporting our digital marketing platforms which include but are not limited to: working to enhance our E-Commerce platform Adobe Commerce (Magento), investigate alternatives such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud, WordPress website, Marketing automation tools such as Pardot and work on IoT and Telemetry solutions for our future connected machines with integrations to our CRM and ERP platforms Salesforce, SAP and Vending Management Software
Why Join us -
Great development opportunities
Supportive team and manager
Company well being and benefit package
Salary - £45-55,000.00 dependent upon experience plus 10% profit and performance related bonus.
Onsite canteen, free hot drinks, free parking plus more
What we are looking for:
* 3-5 years of relevant experience in Information Technology, specifically on digital environments (technical and functional), able to analyze and define technical solutions in the digital B2C world (eCommerce and Website experiences are a must have)
* Excellent knowledge of web technologies and systems integration (web applications, WCM, eCommerce, micro services, API, technologies enterprise integration)
* Good knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile is a plus) and the software development cycle
* A propensity to manage digital activities and projects will be required
Key Activities
The role is responsible for contributing to the end-to end management of the development and implementation of IT solutions in support of the overall business strategy. Therefore, the role involves ensuring efficient and effective use of IT investments and resources, working closely with technical teams, assists in testing and quality assurance, as well as assisting in managing IT suppliers and related contracts. Prepares reports on project progress and recommends improvements to IT delivery processes.
· Contributes to the development of valuable and reliable IT solutions which satisfy the business requirement.
· Supports the management of IT projects and enhancements from inception to completion, ensuring that they are delivered on time and within budget;
. Works closely with technical teams to understand the technical requirements of projects and recommends solutions that align with technical standards and best practices;
· Assists in managing the IT project budget ensuring assigned investments and resources are used efficiently and effectively.
· Assists in testing and quality assurance activities to ensure that IT projects are delivered to the required quality standards, in line with best practices and industry standards.
· Assists in managing IT contracts and third-party vendors and service providers within own area of responsibility.
· Prepares reports for regular updates to relevant stakeholders of business areas on project progress, risks, and issues.
. Researches and provides recommendations to improve IT delivery processes.
Skills and Competencies needed for the role include -
* Collaboration & Partnership
* Communication & Impact
* Problem Solving & Decision Making
* Leading People
* Planning & Managing Priorities
* Big Picture & Vision
* IT & Business Strategy Alignment (Foundational Knowledge)
* Project & Portfolio Management (Intermediate Knowledge & Application) - Essential
* Service Level Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* Business Change Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* Demand & Relationship Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* Architecture Design (Foundational Knowledge)
* Application Design & Development (Full Knowledge & Application)
* Solution Delivery (Full Knowledge & Application)
* Component Integration (Foundational Knowledge)
* Information Security Strategy & Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* User Support (Foundational Knowledge)
* Change Request Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* Problem & Incident Management (Intermediate Knowledge & Application)
* Systems Management (Foundational Knowledge)
* Data Science & Analytics (Foundational Knowledge)
Please only apply if you are currently based within the UK due to the interview process.
The successful applicant will be subject to reference checks and completion of a DBS check