Assistant IT Manager for VVF Limited, Dubai

VVF Limited is a manufacturing and marketing company of personal care products and oleochemicals, with a worldwide presence. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, the company has 15 operating centers spread over Asia, the Middle East, the Far East, Europe and North America. Founded as The Vegetable Vitamin Foods Company Private limited in 1939, by the visionary enterpreneur Godrej Pallonji Joshi, the company started manufacturing partially hydrogeneated vegetable oils and has since evloved into a global corporate entity. The company is professionally managed and aggressive on growth plans and strategies. Hailed as a 'jewel' and 'billion dollar baby' by popular business magazines, VVF uses SAP and certifications like ISO and Kosher to improve its business efficiency and quality. Goldman sachs has predicted India to be one of the top three economies in the world in the foreseeable future. VVF is geared up to be at the forefront of that action

Job Profile: Assistant Manager, IT & SAP

SAP Functions (L2 level SAP support)

Weightage = 70%

Should -

• support existing SAP implementation with very strong SAP MM knowledge and have working knowledge of SAP PP, QM and SD module to troubleshoot issues
• have experience with HHT usage (Hand Held Terminals) on the shop floor
• understanding of EDIs and ability to support EDI related issues. Working knowledge of XML is preferred.
• have very good experience in Handling Unit Management (HUM).
• have a good understanding of consignment stock scenarios
• be able to prepare test cases and perform unit testing
• assist in change management activities such as end-user training and end-user manual
• perform detail analysis of business process requirements, discuss the requirements with the offshore team to provide timely solutions to the end users.
• document requirements, functional designs, test cases and results.
• proactively identify and propose business process and/or system enhancements
• act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team. Candidate will work with an offshore development and support team
• be having working knowledge of WMS is add-on

ICT (Information & Communications Technology) & Administrative Functions

Weight = 30%

• Ensuring 100% uptime for the hardware and software ICT Infrastructure.
• Coordinate with FMS vendor and offshore IT team to resolve IT related issues.
• Ensuring bills for IT services are received from vendors / service providers , approved and sent for payment on time
• Responsible for service renewal and IT procurement.
• Coordinating with offshore team to resolve office365 related issues
• Responsible for IT Budget for the plant.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG is a must. Experience in Soap & Detergent Manufacturingis preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in SAP as a SAP consultant with minimum 3 years as a MM. He should be part of atleast one SAP end to end implementation.
• Minimum 2 years functional experience in stores, purchase OR production is mandatory
• Graduation from any stream
• Certification in MM is highly preferred and an added bonus.
• Experience of working in Middle East is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Work Location: Dubai, UAE

Reporting to Global IT Head

Trupti Chandarana
trupti.chandarana@vvfltd.com