SECTION MANAGER, DEMAND PLANNING

alfanar Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Riyadh is seeking a professional to oversee the IT demands planning section. This role involves managing IT demand requests, collaborating with IT teams for resource allocation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives for organizational success. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in information technology and at least 6 to 10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience in IT demand planning and management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT demands planning section aligned with business objectives.
• Manage and prioritize IT demand requests from business units.
• Collaborate with IT teams to secure resources.
• Track and evaluate IT demand planning performance against KPIs.

Skills

Change Management

Inventory Management

Planning

Education

Bachelor Degree in Information Technology or Any relevant field

Job description

Overview

Job Purpose: Responsible for overseeing and managing the IT demands planning section within an organization. Ensuring that the IT demands of the organization are effectively planned, prioritized, and executed aligned with business objectives, ultimately contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Key Accountability Areas

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive IT demand plans aligned with the organization’s overall IT strategy. Ensure proactive integration of IT demand planning into long-term business objectives.
• Demand Management: Manage and prioritize IT demand requests from business units to balance needs and capabilities. Ensure resources are allocated effectively to support critical business requirements.
• Resource Allocation: Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to identify and secure required resources, including budget, personnel, and technology. Optimize resource utilization to maximize value and efficiency.
• Project Management: Oversee planning, execution, and monitoring of IT demand-related projects. Ensure projects are delivered on scope, within budget, and on schedule while meeting quality standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with business unit leaders, IT teams, and senior management to capture and validate IT demand requirements. Align IT initiatives with organizational goals to ensure business value delivery.
• Supply Chain Coordination: Coordinate with procurement and operations teams to ensure timely availability of materials and services supporting IT projects. Optimize inventory and supply levels to reduce costs while meeting demand requirements.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Track and evaluate IT demand planning performance against defined KPIs. Provide regular reports and actionable insights to management, highlighting areas for improvement and recommending corrective measures.
• Risk Management: Identify and assess potential risks such as resource shortages, demand fluctuations, or delays. Develop contingency strategies and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks effectively.

Role Accountability

• HR Proficiency: Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.
• Responsibility: Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Delivery: Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Making a Tangible Difference: Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.

Business Planning and Performance

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.
• Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational Development

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business Process Improvements

• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Quality

• Quality is considered as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Academic Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Information Technology or Any relevant field

Work Experience

• 6 to 10 Years

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Change Management
• Inventory Management
• Planning