IT Head

SSC — Ain Sokhna, Attaka, Suez Governorate, Egypt

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Job PurposeThe IT Head will lead the design development implementation and operation of the entire Information Technology function for Misr Fertilizers across its Cairo office and the greenfield plant site in Ain SokhnaThe role carries full accountability forIT Strategy Developing and executing the IT strategy in alignment with business objectivesSAPERP Landscape Overseeing SAPERP systems and ensuring effective integration with business operationsIT Infrastructure Managing networks data centers cloud environments and ITOT convergenceCybersecurity Ensuring information security data protection and risk managementIT Governance Establishing and maintaining IT policies standards and governance frameworksGreenfield Project Leading the establishment and implementation of IT systems and infrastructure from the ground up to ensure operational readinessThe role reports to the CFO and works closely with global IT organization to ensure alignment with group standards policies and best practicesRequirementsCore ResponsibilitiesIT Strategy amp Leadershipnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Define and execute the IT strategy and roadmap aligned to business objectives and global IT frameworknbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Build lead and mentor a highperforming IT team across applications infrastructure cybersecurity and service desk functionsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Own the IT budget capexopex planning and vendor and contract managementnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and the Egypt leadership team on technologyenabled business decisionsGreenfield Project Deliverynbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Lead endtoend IT and OT infrastructure planning and deployment for the new Ain Sokhna plant from site network and data center design through to golivenbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Partner with EPC contractors engineering teams and global IT to ensure ITOT systems SCADADCS interfaces plant network industrial cybersecurity are integrated securely with corporate systemsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Establish IT policies standards and support models for a brandnew site with no legacy constraintsDigitisation amp Process Automationnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Lead enterprisewide digitisation of business processes across finance supply chain procurement and manufacturing reducing manual and paperbased workflowsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Champion automation RPA workflow and document management tools and digital collaboration platforms to improve efficiency accuracy and turnaround timenbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Partner with process engineering to enable Industry 40IoT capabilities at the greenfield plant realtime production data digital dashboards and predictive maintenancenbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Promote a datadriven culture through BIanalytics and MIS reporting that supports faster betterinformed management decisionsSAP amp Enterprise Applicationsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Own the SAP landscape implementation rollout upgrades and ongoing support across finance supply chain manufacturing and other modulesnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Ensure business processes are digitized and standardized in line with SAP template and best practicesnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Manage other enterprise applications HRIS CRM reportingBI tools and their integration with SAPInfrastructure amp Operationsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Design and manage IT infrastructure network data center cloud enduser computing and telecom for both the Cairo office and the Ain Sokhna plantnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Ensure high availability disaster recovery and business continuity across all sitesnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Drive infrastructure scalability to support the plants rampup from construction through full operationsCybersecurity amp Risk Managementnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Develop and implement a cybersecurity strategy covering IT and OT environments including network segmentation endpoint protection identity amp access management and incident responsenbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Ensure compliance with relevant Egyptian data protection and cybersecurity regulations alongside global security standardsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Conduct regular risk assessments audits and security awareness programsGovernance Compliance amp Stakeholder Managementnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Ensure IT controls support internal audit financial controls and statutory compliance in Egyptnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Liaise with Group IT organization to align on architecture standards and reportingnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbs




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