Business Engineer (Stellenbosch)
Date: 1 Oct 2024
Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA
Company: Capitec Bank Ltd
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Purpose Statement
To support the vision and strategy and enhance the capability of the organisation through the development and implementation of business process architecture solutions and requirements.
Primary Focus:
- (1) To provide business process architecture and requirements for Capitec business units;
- (2) To support new revenue growth initiatives; and
- (3) To drive continuous improvement post-implementation of projects through business unit operationalisation, in order to track achievement of business benefits to deliver on strategic/business objectives.
Secondary Focus:
- (1) To translate business needs emanating from projects, new ideas or system changes into business requirements for developing/buying IT systems; and
- (2) To develop change management plans, project plans, and designing of policies/procedures/performance measures.
Qualifications (Minimum)
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Industrial Engineering
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)
- A relevant post graduate degree in Industrial Engineering
Experience
Minimum:
- 5-10 years' complex analytical Business Design, Development, Improvement initiatives and/or Product Design
- Familiarity with Lean / Six Sigma methodologies / Theory of Constraints (TOC) or Agile way of working
Ideal:
- Translating corporate strategies and objectives into initiatives and/or projects
- Initiation and implementation of: projects with the goal to improve performance through business process improvements; revenue growth initiatives; and continuous improvement capability
- Re-engineering (transforming and evolving) processes within an operations environment
- Analysing/understanding emerging technologies and trends, to inform innovation and strategic business planning (defining high-level business requirements)
- Developing robust business cases for new initiatives, quantifying their benefits, and presenting these to senior management
- Overseeing implementation of the approved business case; i.e., process execution involving stakeholder collaboration/Business Analysts to ensure that anticipated benefits are realised, and for continuous improvement
Knowledge
Minimum:
- Developing a business case
- Business Change Life Cycle and Change Management principles
- System Development Life Cycle
- Project Management Lifecycle and methodologies
- Quality Management
- Risk and Issue Management
- Client experience / client journey mapping
- Process frameworks (Strategy, Planning, HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Assets, Procurement, Production, and Legal frameworks)
- Process Simulation Modelling
- Financial Modelling
- Management Operating System best practices
- Supply Chain methodologies
- Incident Management and workflow methodologies
- Commercial model development
- Operating model development
- Business architecture development
- Product development framework
- Transformational management principles
- Other: Willingness to travel (local) to client if required
Ideal:
- Lean / Six Sigma methodologies and related disciplines
- Agile way of working practices
- BABOK, SOA, TOGAF, and ARCHIMATE
- Financial/Banking transactional processes
- Technological acumen
- Engineering background
Skills
- Communications Skills
- Strategic Thinking Skills
- Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
- Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Facilitation Skills
- Business Process Modelling skills (IDEF-0, Financial Modelling, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, etc.)
- Planning, organising and coordination skills
- Commercial Thinking Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Problem solving skills
Conditions of Employment
- Clear criminal and credit record
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally when required
- Ability to work extended hours during periods of project implementation
Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.