Executive Head: IT Procurement

Job Purpose

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment and achievement of strategy and create a completive advantage by translating the Nedbank and Business Unit strategy into a customised Divisional strategy.


• Develop and introduce a people strategy that will create a culture that drives the Cluster and Nedbank's vision and values.


• Build a high performance team.


• Ensure that the leadership agenda has been embraced by the division/function.


• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports.


• Actively build a culture of improvement.


• Participate in the recruitment of senior staff.


• Optimise performance and motivation.


• Empower team to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions to Business Unit specific problems.


• Ensure alignment to governance and compliance requirements.


• Drive effective and efficient service or product delivery. Optimise productivity of the function by growing the maturity of processes and supporting technologies year on year.


• Realise improved business delivery.


• Foster and enable innovation, increasing the value add of the function. Identify innovative trends that could enhance the value-add of the function.


• Ensure decisions are made in the best interest of the business.


• Ensure commercial soundness and relevance through end to end financial management of the functional unit. Leverage opportunities to create a competitive function and a commercially successful function.


• Establish and drive the business strategy of the function. Maximise exposure to new trends and build competitiveness in the market.


• Ensure projects results are delivered by ensuring client IT spend is optimised across the services portfolio and managed for added value.


• Ensure portfolio of services or projects are configured to drive priority delivery.


• Ensure the achievement of targets by monitoring implemented Divisional EE and Transformation Plan, correcting any deviations.


• Analyse deviations from Divisional EE and Transformation Plan and ensure recommended corrective action is appropriate and implemented.


• Support Nedbank strategy by driving corporate citizenship.


• Develop, implement and measure the effectiveness of a strategy to build a differentiated culture.


• Ensure services to client meet expectations.


• Support execution capability by ensuring Divisional and group strategy is translated into effective and clear business plans.


• Drive collaboration and integration across functional areas within the GT value chain and into the client environment.


• Deliver client value through alignment with strategic intent.


• Ensure optimal functional service delivery.


• Manage the ongoing commercial client relationship and service experience.


• Foster strong relationships by acting as champion of the Nedbank Strategy and IT strategy, guiding client portfolio's with a Nedbank first mind-set.


• Enable achievement of functional Business Unit objectives.


• Continue to build the value of IT Services.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Honours Degree or equivalent

Essential Certifications

Minimum Experience Level

• 4-8 years Executive Management


• 10-15 years Business Management

Technical / Professional Knowledge