Recruitment Partner: Noaman Hussain
Location: Nottingham
Who we are
International Technology & Advanced Analytics (IT2A) is a multi-national function of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) based in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America and the USA. We use emerging technology and robust data to transform our pharmacy and retail offerings, improve experiences for customers and patients and enhance our operational effectiveness. Partnering with some of the finest tech providers and utilising a cutting-edge tech stack, we support two of the UK's most trusted and established brands - Boots and No7. We're a team of specialists spanning security, hosting, architecture, software engineering, networks, project delivery and more. A proud equal opportunity employer, we passionately embrace team member diversity and provide a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Business Services and No7 Beauty Company Platform as Business Technology Partner. In this highly sought after role, you will be responsible for leading the business technology relationship and roadmap for the No7 Supply Chain and R&D functions. Responsible for ensuring products are maintained, supported and delivered in line with our IT and Business strategy you will work directly with the business teams to manage technology driven change in their areas, accountable for the technology delivery. You will be an integral part of the business team you are supporting, sitting on their Lead Team. Reporting into the Director of IT Business Services and No7 Beauty Company, you will lead a team comprised of a Solution Architect and a Business Analyst who will support you with shaping the activity in this area.
What you'll need to have
- A customer centric mindset
- Working side by side with research and development, supply, operations and internal/external technology suppliers/teams to co-develop, drive and own a prioritised technology roadmap and backlog
- Owning and managing business technology portfolio, business change projects, tech products, budgets, delivery and stakeholder management for your functional area
- Experience working as a business partner, ideally in or with research and development, operations and supply chain functions, with experience in demand and supply planning, cash management processes, sales and operations planning, supply/stock processes and trade promotion & management
- Excellent communication, analysis, partnering and delivery management skills to work with stakeholders and customers across the organisation, to inform the portfolio, product vision, strategy, features, and prioritisation
- Experience in business relationship management, change management, portfolio and project management, technology product ownership and has a strong balance of business acumen and technology knowledge and business case / benefits analysis and management
It would be great if you also have
- Experience of line management
- Great presentational skills
- The ability to constructively challenge
- Experience in the following technologies: E2Open, Stibo STEP, SAP S/4 HANA, UpClear, Microsoft Azure
- Experience in a CPG organisation
Our benefits
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by WBA and may not be accurate.
What's next
If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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