Job Description
Majid Al Futtaim Retail invites you to join us in our quest to create great moments for everyone, everyday! We are the leading shopping mall, residential communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, serving over 560 million visitors a year. For the past two decades, we have shaped the consumer landscape across the region, transforming the way people shop, live and play, while maintaining a strong sustainability track record and the largest mall in the world to attain LEED Gold EBOM Certification. We have over 40,000 team members in 15 international markets representing over 100 nationalities – all keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do. If you enjoy being BOLD, PASSIONATE and TOGETHER, then Majid Al Futtaim is the destination for you.
Role Purpose:
The Network Manager is responsible for planning and designing the telecommunication connectivity among the business Units. He is in charge of the network infrastructure projects management following the international standards methodologies. He manages Telecom Service Providers, Network Vendors and maintains the network contracts.
Role Details – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Finance
- Participate to the elaboration of the country IT budget.
· Ensure the deployment of a quality service with the optimal cost.
- Respects the procedures in accordance with the DOA
- Proposes and takes necessary measures towards continuous reduction of the operational costs.
- Sets appropriate control mechanism to ensure budget compliance and takes corrective measures when necessary
Merchandise
- Define and maintain the network and communication standards for all Country.
- Design and set up the Network and Telecommunication between the different cities.
- Ensure the availability of communication between all different locations (Zone, countries,
and stores).
- Define and Control standards for WAN, LAN, IP schema, Voice and Video accordingly with Majid Al Futtaim Retail Int’l recommendations.
- Ensure the Security of the WAN.
- Maintain proper documentation for all relative fields of responsibility.
- Coordinate the Network and Telecommunication part of the Disaster Recovery Plan for all the
country.
- Guarantee the confidentiality of all company data & Guarantee that the information provided by the systems is accurate, timely and usable.
- Participate to and implement the DOSI strategy Propose to management evolutions to support
the company expansion and integrate the latest technologies.
- Maintain professional, impartial and efficient relationships with suppliers and partners.
- Monitor and optimise the communications between the different locations.
- Report any action that might interfere with the proper functioning of the company.
- Stay updated of the latest technology Retail network innovations)
- Ensure the proper conservation, utilization and profitability of the company’s assets
- Guarantee the quality, confidentiality and application and protection of company’s “Know-
Human Capital Responsibilities
- Be a role model and ensure the application of Majid Al Futtaim Retail corporate policies and
- guarantee the implementation of all laws , regulations and cultural practices of the
operating countries are followed and respected
- Practices the company values and guarantees the same is respected and followed by the
Personal Characteristics and Required Background:
Minimum Qualifications/education
- University Graduate Bachelor Degree in Telecom Engineering, Computer science, (Computer
Information System), MBA preferred.
- CISCO certification in Data & Voice PABX Network Infrastructure is a must.
- Knowledge of Network Security, IP camera and Internet setup in a must.
- Knowledge of Wi-Fi and Wireless Technologies is required.
- Knowledge of Video Conference and Multimedia Technologies is required.
- Knowledge of Network traffic analysis and QoS/CoS.
- Minimum experience
- 5-8 Years of network experience.
- Skills
- Highly organized with strong multitasking skills
- Good time management skills
- Good problem solving skills
- High attention to detail
Majid Al Futtaim follows a holistic sustainability strategy (Dare Today, Change Tomorrow), that’s focused on transforming the lives of the communities we serve, rethinking our use of resources to make a net positive impact, and empowering our people to unleash their full potential.
Majid Al Futtaim is the first Middle Eastern company to commit to becoming Net Positive in Carbon and Water by 2040.