This role is about bringing a passion for implementing IT solutions that will help us do things better as a business.
Our National IT teams support Aldi by delivering our system and infrastructure needs. With your knowledge of logistics, finance or store management (for example), you'll have the foresight as to how we can evolve. And as we're all about growth, challenges will be around every corner. Just the way you like it.
We do things our own way at Aldi. But whatever we're doing, we must be getting it right. With a wave of impressive sales figures behind us, we're opening new stores at lightning speed. As our customers grow and change with technical advances, our own people and business need to as well.

Position National IT Analyst
Start Date As soon as possible
Job Number 01765
End Date -
Role Specification Cutover and Hypercare Expert
Closing Date -

We are looking for a highly motivated Project Manager with proven experience of Project Management activities, who can co-ordinate, communicate and manage all project elements for AHEAD Deployment, primarily Cutover and Hypercare on a 23-month fixed term contract. The successful individual will be responsible for ensuring all cutover and associated project management activities are completed on time and within budget. They will also co-ordinate post Go Live hypercare, safeguarding the deployment with minimal disruption to the operational business, ensuring issues are prioritised accordingly and triaged to the correct resolver team. They will communicate with all stakeholders, both internal and external, and will also support with the handover of systems to business-as-usual activities.
A role in the Cross Deployment Management Office (CDMO) Team is a great opportunity in helping to deliver the project. You'll gain valuable experience working on a global transformation project and form relationships with GB/IE colleagues across all domains and across the ALDI global network of countries.
Reporting into one of the Cross Deployment Management Office Managers. You will need to collaborate and co-ordinate a variety of people with different skills sets at all levels across all Domains. The position requires strong communication skills, stakeholder management, attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced but sometimes ambiguous environment. In addition, the candidate will need to acquire enough technical and operational understanding to be able to act as a sounding board for the leadership team.
Due to the critical nature of the role, supporting cutover and hypercare in regions as part of Go Live, working shift patterns will be required across a number of weeks to ensure all incidents are prioritised and actioned accordingly, ensuring continued business operation.
If you're always striving to improve and want to join a really important part of the business, apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Your New Role

• Complete end-to-end ownership of cutover planning and Go Live activities
• Ownership and co-ordination of all hypercare activities including planning and post Go Live
• Provide and present daily / weekly Hypercare status reporting into the relevant project stakeholders, including senior management and project sponsor
• Takes ownership of global cutover migration plans and supports the adaption and inclusion of local requirements
• Assists in the management of all project cutover and data migration activities locally in the country
• Holds Central project management and System Integrators accountable for all the project deliverables
• First point of contact for cutover/hypercare related queries relating to AHEAD deployment
• Proactively resolves and supports the business with any project issues before they become risks

About You

• Project Management qualification such as APM
• Experience in delivering large scale projects and proven track record in project management, particularly co-ordinating cutover, hypercare, UAT and release and deployment management
• Stakeholder management experience
• Understanding of SAP
• Previous data migration experience
• Able to work independently, upon your own initiative and at a fast pace
• Is open minded, highly self-motivated and is extremely passionate about service-orientation
• Is flexible and adaptable and who possesses strong change management skills
• Has the ability to build collaborative relationships and influence all around them and at all levels
• Is able to take significant responsibility with a pragmatic, goal-oriented approach
• Is technically minded yet business driven approach
• Has first rate organisational skills and attention to detail
• Has excellent presentation, listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

What You'll get in Return

• Salary starting from £50,945 rising to £58,680
• 5-day/40-hour week, working Monday- Friday, with the opportunity for remote working 3 days per week.
• Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)
• 5 weeks' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• In office flexi-time
• Full training provided
• Pension scheme
• Private employee medical insurance after 4 years
• Company sick pay scheme
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay after 2 years
• Long service rewards
• Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs

Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.
If you're looking for a career that gives you more, apply today!

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