Jobs in Dubai/UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain

Software Development Manager Alshaya

Kuwait

Ref: GP435-859 Alshaya

The Role

The Role M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world's most recognised retail pands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, P.F. Chang's, Office Depot and Boots. The company operates 1,800 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Services, Optics, Pharmaceuticals, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings.

M.H. Alshaya Co. stores can currently be found in 15 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. It employs more than 18,000 people from over 60 nationalities.

The company has established itself as the industry leader across these territories through a combination of local market understanding and a comprehensive commitment to customer service. Growth in each of its operating divisions and pands is supported by continuous investment in talent and infrastructure. It applies best practices in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, information technology, logistics, real estate, human resources and financial controls.

M.H. Alshaya Co. is the retail business of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and today represents one of the most dynamic companies in the Middle East. In addition to its retail operations, the Alshaya Group is active in a number of other sectors including real estate, automotive, hotels, trading and investments.

• Manages software development to deliver new functionality or in-house systems requested by end-user to agreed standard and Quality.

• Ensures user requirements are clearly defined and properly analyzed prior to any development activity.

• Responsible for quality system designs and data structures to ensure flexibility, future growth and easy maintenance and support.

• Supervises development tasks assigned to Programmers and Analyst Programmers.

• Ensures that end-user is involved into the various stages of the development cycle to deliver a 100% acceptable solution to them. Requirements

Requirements • Lead and manage software development projects, deliver high quality innovative software that meets or exceeds customer expectations.

• Facilitate detailed user requirements analysis to clearly understand requirements.

• Prepare systems design, impact assessment, interface requirements and estimate development timescale and resource requirements.

• Manage software development project. Create and execute project plans outlining realistic estimates for timescales and deliverables.

• Allocate work to development team and supervises them on their assigned tasks. Ensure that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver products effectively.

• Monitor development progress, reviews and reports project progress, and escalate issues and risks.

• Ensures that detailed system documentation is prepared at all stages of software development, that include, user requirement specification, analysis, database and screen designs, programs and reports developed

• Conducts end-user reviews on a regular basis for feedbacks on the system being developed. Co-ordinates with other peers within Business systems development, for implementation of the system.

• Ensure that development standards are adhered to. Reviews application architecture; processes, database structures and screen designs for consistency and ease of use with users in mind.

• Provide leadership and guidance to coach, motivate, and lead team members to their optimum performance levels and career development.

• Take Lead in training and transfer of product knowledge to application managers, technical and product training team to ensure successful implementation.

• Ensures that development versions are maintained properly and in accordance to company standards.

• Strong analytical and technical skills and thorough understanding of SDLC

• Solid foundation in object-oriented software development

• Extensive practical knowledge of Java - J2EE, EJB, XML, Linux

• Hands-on experience in Oracle Database, SQL, PL/SQL, ADF

• Degree in Computer Science

• Minimum 3 years experience in Systems Analysis and Design role; 2 years experience in a Supervisory role and total experience of 7 years+ in software development. About the Company

About the Company M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world’s most recognised retail pands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, P.F. Chang’s, Office Depot and Boots. The company operates 1,800 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Services, Optics, Pharmaceuticals, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings.

M.H. Alshaya Co. stores can currently be found in 15 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. It employs more than 18,000 people from over 60 nationalities.

The company has established itself as the industry leader across these territories through a combination of local market understanding and a comprehensive commitment to customer service. Growth in each of its operating divisions and pands is supported by continuous investment in talent and infrastructure. It applies best practices in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, information technology, logistics, real estate, human resources and financial controls.

M.H. Alshaya Co. is the retail business of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and today represents one of the most d (more....)

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