Purpose of Job<\/p>\n
\tLead the definition, creation, thought leadership and provisioning of the SAP\/ERP platforms to drive business value and support operations.\u00a0
\n\tResponsible for the general health (availability and stability) of relevant applications and delivery of all contracted services.\u00a0
\n\tEnsure that related ERP Platforms and their upgrades and enhancements are planned, designed, built and deployed successfully to meet the needs of the Product Delivery Teams.\u00a0
\n\tBe accountable for ERP\/SAP Platforms roadmaps and ensures that they are aligned to the IM strategy and enable long-term business improvement goals.\u00a0
\n\tWork closely with the Product Team starting from Discover & Describe phase to bring in the technology considerations and opportunities in the demand evaluation. They offer a range of deliveries, from large scale complex programs to simple rapid delivery projects, supported by the relevant knowledge, skills, tools and techniques (e.g. Agile, PMP, MSP).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Key Accountabilities<\/p>\n
\tDevelop and manage relationships with technology partners and lead the ERP Platform’s related technology watch upon industry and technology trends to assess for future opportunities and roadmaps.\u00a0
\n\tUnderstand and manage the application licenses to ensure that they drive optimisation.\u00a0
\n\tWork with relevant teams to identify and implement automation initiatives in the application environments. Drive proactive monitoring and AIOPS of the applications to ensure that systems stability.\u00a0
\n\tResponsible for ensuring the sustained performance of the platform that is driven by AIOPS, tasked with finding automation opportunities to optimise the platforms day-to-day running, define and manage the strategic vision, manage capacity, resources and co-ordinates prioritisation sessions with stakeholders from each portfolio.\u00a0
\n\tFocus on ensuring that Product Portfolio teams underlying platform is stable and responsible for ensuring the sustained performance of the ERP platform, finding automation opportunities to optimise the platforms day-to-day running, define and manage the strategic vision, manage capacity, resources and co-ordinates prioritisation sessions with stakeholders from each portfolio.\u00a0
\n\tResponsible for all the SOX tests in the ERP platform to ensure that they are well executed to prevent risks and audit findings.\u00a0
\n\tProvide input to the strategic direction for Platforms in terms of providing clear north star vision for Sasol\u2019s business and technology.\u00a0
\n\tWork with Enterprise Architects, Senior Solution Architects and technology partners to ensure alignment of IM Platform visions and roadmaps with IM strategy and target Enterprise Architecture and Vendor Management.\u00a0
\n\tEstablish and provide platform maintenance roadmap and business case and ensures that proper knowledge management process and systems are in place for platforms and services.\u00a0
\n\tManage the vendor ecosystem and responsible for the TCO of platforms.\u00a0
\n\tEnsure Requirements Management, Service Design, Process Design and Solution design for Platform and Services.\u00a0
\n\tPrepare proposals for optimisation, upgrades, retirement and\/or replacement of Platforms.\u00a0
\n\tCollaborate with Delivery Management to develop DevOps technology strategy and implementation frameworks to align with the different Platform roadmaps.\u00a0
\n\tDrive buy-in and adoption of platforms enhancements and upgrades.\u00a0
\n\tCollaborate with delivery management to ensure that all the solutions and changes adheres to Deployment, Transition & Change Management practices.\u00a0
\n\tSet Service Continuity, Capacity, Event and Availability Management standards for Platform and Services.\u00a0
\n\tSet standards for the support & implementation partners for SLA and KPI framework that is aligned with the vision for the Platforms.\u00a0
\n\tEnsure that all platforms related solutions and changes are tested in accordance with the Quality Assurance & Testing practices and policies.\u00a0
\n\tDrive adoption and implementation of quality assurance and test automation practices in the platforms and solutions.\u00a0
\n\tWork with the IT Hardware and Software Asset Management teams to ensure that there is proper inventory management and asset management for all platform assets.\u00a0
\n\tCollaborate with service providers and other platform managers to ensure configuration management completeness, compliance and correctness.<\/p>\n
Formal Education<\/p>\n
\tUniversty Bachelor’s Degree (Information Technology) OR Relevant Degree
\n\tSAP Certificate (Wish)
\n\tIndustry Certification in architecture ((e.g., TOGAF, GxP, ISO 9000) – preferable
\n\tCertification in a Business Process Management Methodology (e.g., BPM, SDLC, ITIL, DevOps, Agile, COBIT). preferable<\/p>\n
Working Experience<\/p>\n
\t11+ relevant experience\u00a0
\n\tSAP & SOX Experience – Must<\/p>\n
Certification and Professional Membership<\/p>\n
\tITIL 4 Foundation. Azure Fundamentals, COBIT 5<\/p>\n
Deadline:4th September,2025<\/p>\n
go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n
Apply via company website ( http:\/\/www.sasol.com ) or<\/p>\n
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