Skills

Leadership Risk Management Dynamics Stakeholder Management Sales Architecture Enterprise Architecture

Job Specifications

The Opportunity

Nigel Wright are delighted to be partnering with ScS to appoint their new Technology Director

First established in 1984 as a family owned general home furnishing store and HQ in Sunderland, ScS has grown to be one of the UK's leading and best-loved sofa specialists. Today they have nearly 2000 colleagues and over 95 retail stores and 9 distribution centres across the UK. In January 2024, ScS were formally acquired by Poltronesofà a family owned European market leader with over 310 stores. Since the acquisition ScS have been investing in their product range and store refurbishment and have ambitious plans to grow.

The Technology Director will be responsible for leading the organisations technology strategy, architecture and operations, ensuring systems enable growth, efficiency and strong financial governance. This role will be responsible for helping own the delivery, optimisation and long-term roadmap of Microsoft Business Central as their business platform.

Remuneration: Competitive salary / package

Location: Hybrid - 2-3 days in Sunderland will be required

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategy & Leadership

Develop and deliver a technology strategy that supports business objectives and future scalability
Define the enterprise architecture and ensure systems and data align to a coherent roadmap
Leadership of the technology team, creating high-performance standards and a strong service culture
Act as a senior advisor to the executive team on digital and modernisation initiatives

2. Microsoft Business Central

Ensure the BC platform is stable, well governed and able to scale
Lead continuous improvement
Manage partners to deliver value and quality
Ensure strong change control, documentation and user adoption

3. Technology Operations & Infrastructure

Oversee secure, resilient and cost-efficient IT operations across networks, telephony, cloud and devices
Own cyber security, risk management and compliance
Ensure reliable service delivery with clear SLAs, incident management and escalation processes
Enable the business to use data for decision making and operational control

4. Projects & Change Delivery

Lead the technology project portfolio
Drive digital transformation initiatives, automation and workflow optimisation
Partner across Finance, Operations, Sales and People to embed process improvements

Required Role Specific Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Proven experience as a Technology Director, IT Director, CTO or equivalent senior leadership role
Strong leadership presence - building high performing teams and the ability to set standards and lead accountability
Commercially aware: the ability to align technology decisions to cost and ROI
Dynamics BC experience would be preferred and highly advantageous
Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills
Clear communicator who can translate complexity into business impact
Detail orientated with a commitment to a high level of data integrity and accuracy

To Apply

Please submit your CV and we will be in touch to discuss your application.

About the Company

ScS has grown to be one of the UK’s leading and best-loved sofa specialists. We’re really proud of our heritage and when you’ve been around for 130 years, you get to know a thing or two about providing great furniture for customers. But, at ScS we know that our great people are every bit as important in our success, as our great products. And, that’s why people are at the heart of everything that we do. Today, we have nearly 1,500 colleagues, 102 retail stores and nine distribution centres across the UK, plus our Digital Lou... Know more