Job: Head of IT & Ecommerce

Our Client

Our client for this Head of IT & Ecommerce career opportunity is an established international consumer goods company.

Job Description

• Leading the IT, the IT-Support, and the E-Commerce Team in achieving the business’s objectives
• All e-commerce activities, including taking the e-commerce platform & shop to the next level
• Implementing CRM AI experience into the web architecture and infrastructure requirements
• Collaboration of information technology, sales, and operations to fulfill business goals
• Developing and carry out the strategic online marketing plans for the company and do business on the Web and stay current with the online marketing environment
• Contributing to the growth of the online business of the company
• Being responsible for website design, web application or apps according to specifications.
• Building and interface between design and technology
• Define standards, policies, procedures, measures and organizational enhancements to meet company goals
• Oversee all technology services that support the software architecture, corporate websites, affiliate websites, marketing websites and the Office.
• Develop and monitor department budgets and forecasts
• Research and evaluate third party software for usage in development lifecycle to aid efficiency and/or quality
• Preparation and presentation of decision-making material for the top-management and the board
• Monitor management of all hardware, software, databases and licensing agreements, maintenance, up- dates, and projections of future needs adapting to the rapid growth of the company
• Establishment of Back-ups and cloud solutions if necessary
• Implementing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant business experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Management and Leadership experience
• Preferably computer science studies, alternatively equivalent relevant experience
• Good understanding of most recent back- and front-end programming languages
• Ideally 5 years of experience in E-commerce and/or Network Marketing,
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, digitally centric environment
• You are energetic, collaborative and results-oriented self-starter who is technologically savvy, organized and able to operate well in a team under pressure
• Appreciated background in CPG, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods, Food & Beverage, FMCG, Wholesale, Retail (Altadis, Applica, Bacardi, Colgate, Diageo, Estee Lauder, General Mills, Imperial Tobacco, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, L’Oreal, LVMH, Macy’s, Moet Hennessy, Office Depot, P&G, Perry Ellis, Premier Beverage, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Remy Cointreau, Southern Wine & Spirits, Spectrum Brands, Starboard, Unilever, Wal-Mart, )
• Appreciated previous titles: Director of IT, Director of Ecommerce, CTO, Chief Technology Officer, Head of IT, Head of Ecommerce