Job Description:
About this opportunity
Crown are excited to announce a new role in our European Information Systems and Services department (EISS). The team are based in Wantage, near Oxford.
The EISS Application Project lead/Developer will work with Crown Businesses and Functions to capture and document proposals for projects, in line with their strategy. You will be responsible to simultaneously deliver multiple IT Projects in accordance with the PRINCE2 methodology, within the scope of required quality, time, and costs.
Ensuring that Stakeholder and EISS Project Management Tools are kept up to date.
The EISS Application Project lead/Developer will make sure that the ITIL practices and processes needed for Crown business to function and succeed are running smoothly. In your role as a Service Owner and as a technical contact within the Service Delivery Team, you will make sure best practices are adhered to.
The EISS Application Project lead/Developer will coordinate internal EISS and Business resources along with external suppliers to ensure projects and support are completed on time.
Main Responsibilities –
- Capable of designing and managing application development.
- Gather requirements, prepare cost analyses for new applications and produce proposals for new IT projects.
- Identify organisational need for new applications, research and evaluate new software applications or updates to existing products.
- Able to translate a business requirement/user requirement to a technical solution. Help prepare technical specification and offer guidance in area of expertise
- Help investigate and offer advice to assist in resolving faults, errors and other technical issues
- Liaise with 3rd party suppliers to fulfil the requirements of the organisation
- Perform project task activities allocated in area of expertise
- Provide guidance and assistance to the Project and Support Analysts
- Maintain the status of projects and tasks within the EISS Project Management Tool
- Ensure full compliance with governance rules covering Sarbanes Oxley and the ITIL Processes defined in the EISS ISO Quality Manual
- Contribute to continuous improvement of the project and support delivery processes
- Act as Service owner
Required Education and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology subject (or similar)
- Certified in ITIL Foundation
- PRINCE2 qualification
Required Knowledge and Experience
- Expert user of SAP, familiarity with various SAP modules and their functionalities
- ABAP expertise or experience with programming languages.
- Project Management experience
- Experience is a SOX controls environment
- Experience in application support
Required Skills and Competencies
- Internal and external stakeholder communication skills
- Proficient user of Excel
- Impeccable time management and organisational skills
- Strong leadership and teamworking skills
- Self-Motivated and the ability to learn quickly
- Proficient in English (both verbal and written)
- The ability to relay technical information to non-technical users and elicit clients' needs
- A creative approach to problem solving and the ability to switch between tasks quickly
- A methodical, investigative and inquisitive mind and attention to detail
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or similar
- ITIL Foundation certification
- PRINCE2 qualification
- Expert user of SAP (familiarity with various SAP modules)
- ABAP expertise or experience with programming languages
- Project management experience
- Experience in a SOX controls environment
- Experience in application support
- Proficient user of Excel
- Proficient in English (verbal and written)
What We Do
Crown is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer and industrial products. Crown's packaging for consumer products include steel and aluminum cans for food, beverage, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage product and metal vacuum closures and steel crowns sold through Crown's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and various other industries. Crown's packaging for industrial products includes steel and plastic strap consumables and equipment, paper based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated, and general industries. At December 31, 2021, the Company operated over 200 manufacturing plants along with sales and service facilities throughout 40 countries and had approximately 26,000 employees. Consolidated net sales for Company in 2021 were $11.4 billion with 56% derived from operations outside the US and Canada.
