Platform Specialist – Supply Chain
Vacancy at a glance
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Overview
Responsible for providing functional support, configuration, and day-to-day maintenance of the Supply Chain platform supporting planning, procurement, distribution, and inventory movement. Ensures reliable planning and execution processes, accurate inventory movement, and stable operation across an integration-heavy environment.
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in Information Technology, Supply Chain, or related field
- 3–5 years’ experience in application or platform support roles
- Experience in pharmacy, clinic, healthcare, or regulated retail environments advantageous
- Relevant Platform certifications
Responsibilities
- Maintain system integrity and functionality of the platform through correct configuration and data management
- Engage with business users to clarify functional requirements and operational needs
- Assist in analysing business requirements and proposing functional solutions
- Provide functional support to resolve incidents, defects, and data issues
- Support master data and configuration activities in line with Delivery & operations
- Assist with configuration, testing, and implementation of enhancements and fixes
- Perform and document unit testing, regression testing, and UAT support
- Support release activities, including validation and post release checks
- Identify opportunities for system improvements and efficiency gains
- Adhere to change, incident, and problem management processes
- Ensure changes align with enterprise architecture, integration, and information security standards
- Escalate complex issues to the Senior Platform Specialist or Platform Manager as appropriate
- Work as part of a cross-functional platform squad, collaborating with product owners, engineers, integration specialists, and business stakeholders
- Participate in sprint / iteration ceremonies, including planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying delivery, quality, or process improvements
- Support a culture of shared ownership, transparency, and learning
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