Director, Store Applications
Company: Saks OFF 5TH
Location: New York
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Saks OFF 5TH is the premier online luxury off-price destination.
Through its website and app, Saks OFF 5TH provides a compelling
assortment of brands to fashion-seeking customers at the best
prices. The company is reimagining traditional off-price with a
digitally-native model focused on customer experience.
What This Position is About:The Director of Store Applications will
be responsible for managing our retail store applications portfolio
and leading the store application teams. Successful candidate will
help create and execute our overall store application strategy.
He/she will also help implement, monitor and report on all
processes required for delivering a robust application portfolio
for our retail stores. This will be a highly visible position
within the organization working closely with all divisions within
the larger CIO organization as well as with the store operations
team and other business units.
Who Are You:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related
fields. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Operations
Management with sufficient and relevant professional experience
also acceptable.
- 15+ years of overall information technology experience
- 10+ years of overall experience within retail industry (fashion
apparel/footwear preferred)
- 10+ years of experience of large-scale implementation and
technology refresh projects in geographically distributed
enterprise environment
- 10+ years of experience in a senior role managing POS and
retail application portfolios and leading multifunction application
teams
- Experience managing offshore application teams
- 5+ years of experience contributing to technology roadmap and
system architecture planning
- 5+ years of vendor selection, RFP/RFQ and vendor relationship
management experience
- 5+ years of relevant IT portfolio financial management
experience
- 5+ years of experience within following areas:-POS (both
stationary and mobile solutions)-Payment systems-Customer loyalty
platforms-Order management systems-Omnichannel operations and
supporting technologies-Clienteling solutions-BNPL systems (Klarna,
Afterpay)-Stored value card systems-Inventory control-Merchandising
systems-In-store fulfillment and shipping-Pricing and markdown
management-Promotions management
- Experience in following areas is highly desired-Kiosks and
other self-service solutions-Warehouse management systems-Popular
web/mobile application frameworks-Application security best
practices-APM best practices-CRM/CDN platforms-Instant credit
systems-Payment technologies beyond EMV (Apple Pay, PayPal
etc.)-Cash management systems-Workforce management solutions-Time &
attendance management
As the Director, Store Applications, you will:
- Help build and manage a comprehensive and highly available
retail store application portfolio
- Help scope, plan and execute large scale implementation
projects
- Help to refine and execute a multi-year roadmap delivering new
and optimized retail point of sale capabilities including mobile
POS and clienteling solutions
- Recommend and implement best practices for continuous
improvement of store application portfolio management
- Will share financial planning and control responsibilities and
technology refresh projects
- Lead the store application teams including recruitment and team
development responsibilities
- Form and lead internal onshore and offshore cross-functional
teams to handle the full scope of application lifecycle including
requirements gathering, documentation, development, quality
assurance and testing
- Will own application uptime and performance monitoring for
store application portfolio
- Interface and collaborate with other IT divisions as well as
business units
- Will share vendor management responsibilities
- Participate in incident post-mortems and root cause analysis
activates
- Help architect, implement and maintain data pipelines focused
on delivering near real-time inventory and customer visibility
across channels
Your Life and Career at Saks OFF 5TH:
- Be part of an empowered, innovative team; work with an
adventurous spirit and a customer-centric mindset; play a critical
role in making decisions that will position us to win
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across
different functions within our corporate offices, retail stores,
photo studios, and distribution centers
- A culture that promotes a flexible work environment
- Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees
(including medical, dental and vision)
- An amazing employee discount and other exciting perks
Thank you for your interest with Saks OFF 5TH. We look forward to
reviewing your application.We believe that our differences not only
make us stronger, but also guide our evolution and future growth.
All associates are expected to create an inclusive environment free
from harassment, discrimination, and bullying. Together, we
celebrate, advocate for, and learn from our colleagues, customers
and communities to create the best environment to shop and work for
all.
Keywords: Saks OFF 5TH, New York , Director, Store Applications, Executive , New York, New York
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