Role Purpose

• Control E-SOC Budget, from DB planning cycle to monthly receiving decisions to meet FY technology targets, and management directions.
• Set clear strategy and guidelines before every submission. 
• Represent E-SOC for Budget cycles, Interfacing with all SM budget planners, Tech Strategy and Finance (Decision Support, Procurement and warehouse) teams.
• Identify and act on budget challenges and desired efficiencies.
• Track Business cases across E-SOC domains, and interfacing with relevant Managers and Decision Support finance team to ensure smooth approval process flow.
• Responsible for issuing POs, across all E-SOC domains with Supply Chain and all relevant entities to ensure smooth process flow, and timely receiving.
• Ensure capex receiving targets with all budget planners are met on monthly basis, after aligning with Finance and Tech. strategy teams, to meet budget phasing plan.
• Represent E-SOC in Business Contingency plans (BCP), responsible to ensure Network continuity in Emergency situations across all E-SOC functions
• Facilitate all BCP relevant tools required for E-SOC team, and arrange with Strategy team in this scope
• Manage E-SOC headcount, tracking vacant positions and arrange with HR Business partner for quick and smooth hiring process, to expedite replacements.
   

Key Accountabilities & Decision Ownership

• Control E-SOC Budget, from DB planning cycle to monthly receiving decisions to meet FY technology targets, and management directions, to meet budget phasing plan.
• Tracking and reporting expenditure versus outlook plans, to Head of E-SOC, for all relevant Cost Centers, with monthly budget analysis (outlook & closing)
• Prepare plan B scenario for E-SOC Capex expenditure if needed, act on budget challenges and desired efficiencies   
• Deliver Accurate DB submission for all E-SOC teams, along with the periodic budget reviews and submissions (online and offline).
• Identify and Propose and Challenge potential savings across all E-SOC domains, and act on required budget re-allocation.
• Work closely with the financial departments to reconcile the variance within the E-SOC budget.
• Track Business cases across E-SOC domains, and interfacing with relevant Managers and Decision Support finance team to ensure smooth approval process flow.
• Responsible for issuing POs, across all E-SOC domains with Supply Chain and all relevant entities to ensure smooth process flow, and timely receiving.
• Track & report the unit/service cost & YOY investment. Ensure using fair value & applying vendor discounts.
• Represent E-SOC in Business Contingency plans (BCP), responsible to ensure Network continuity in Emergency situations across all E-SOC functions
• Facilitate all BCP relevant tools required for E-SOC team, and arrange with Strategy team in this scope
• Manage E-SOC headcount, tracking vacant positions and arrange with HR Business partner for quick and smooth hiring process, to expedite replacements.
• SPOC with HR for E-SOC Outsourced staff and related Business cases.
   

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience

• Excellent Cross function skills
• Ability to deal daily with senior people (Managers, HOD) and Vendors 
• Excellent interpersonal, Presentation and communication skills
• Ability to motivate and influence others towards meeting business objectives
• Team Player and excellent engagement skills 
• Very Good Financial skills
• Very Good Project Management Skills.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• Very good Project Management Skills
• Very good financial skills
• 1+ years of experience delivery/cross functional roles within Technology Dept.