Upfield Recruitment for IT Deployment Lead – West Africa

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Upfield Recruitment for IT Deployment Lead – West Africa.

Upfield is a consumer packaged goods company that sells multiple brands of margarine and other food spreads. It includes brands such as Flora, Stork, and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!. Upfield was spun off from Unilever and purchased by investment firm KKR in 2018.

Job Description

• Company: Upfield
• Location: Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
• State: Tema

About the Role!

Job Purpose

The IT Deployment Lead will be responsible for all aspects related to the Regional deployment of Upfield’s new technology common environment for a period of 6 months.  This role will lead, develop, plan and execute the chosen deployment model across Ghana & Nigeria. He / She will engage and connect the relevant stakeholders and represent the country and global needs.

This is a delivery focused role with a pure focus on managing the partners to deliver on their contractual commitments and ensure successful deployment to the countries within the region.  It is a hands-on role and requires determined tenancy and pragmatism whilst upholding global standards as well as demonstrating intrinsic coordination with both the business and the delivery partners to ensure successful deployment in the country.

Main Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management
• Deployment model and schedule management
• People Management
• Business engagement and User communication
• User adoption/training
• Transition into support

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related discipline.
• 5+ years professional work experience
• 3+ years’ experience working in a Business Partnering / Analyst Role
• 3+ years project management experience
• 5+ years of experience in Stakeholder Management
• 15% – 30% regional travel required.
• Excellent communication skills, including direct customer interaction, ability to answer IT related questions.
• Organization and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts efficiently to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to work with a variety of customers from different departments in large and small groups.
• Strong personal initiative and ability to execute with minimal oversight.
• Experience working in a dynamic environment ‘wearing many hats’.
• Background working in an FMCG environment.

You’ll have to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and it will take hard work and determination; we will give you the ownership you need to make an impact.

You’ll have to deliver on the commitments you make. And we’ll give you the freedom and flexibility to do your job and build your own career.

At Upfield we want you to bring your ideas, your motivation and desire to succeed! This part of the role is up to you to complete.

About Upfield!

We are the largest plant-based company in the world, and we believe in doing what’s right for our people, our customers, and the planet.

We are a highly entrepreneurial fast-paced team running a multi-billion Euro business across 60+ countries with the mind-set of a start-up! We are agile, creative, fast-to-market and obsessed with customers and consumers.

If you want to make an impact where it matters apply now!