IT Service Manager

Join us at cardfactory for the exciting role of IT Service Delivery Manager - Data & Digital. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to guarantee top-notch services for our colleagues, meeting SLAs, documenting service processes, and fostering a culture of continuous service enhancement. As the Service Manager – Data & Digital (SMDD), you will establish and nurture positive relationships with key stakeholders, enhance supplier performance, and oversee IT support contracts to ensure successful service delivery that adds value and remains aligned with organizational requirements. Additionally, the SMDD will focus on aligning the Service Management function with the company's long-term strategic objectives. Ready to drive excellence in service delivery and strategic alignment? Join us in this pivotal role at cardfactory. Based at Junction 41 in Wakefield, hybrid way of working, colleagues are required to work in the office for a minimum of 1-2 days per week, with the expectation of additional attendance when needed Main Responsibilities Work closely with IT functional and platform squads to provide input into and validate proposed service designs for new solutions/services Co-ordinate the management and resolution of major incidents in line with the IT Incident Management process, keeping stakeholders informed, identifying lessons learned and driving follow up actions Delivers effective Problem Management, taking responsibility for identifying trends in issues over time, prioritising problems, understanding their complexity and updating key stakeholders Ensure the IT Change Management process is adhered to and attend Change Approval Board (CAB) as required Manage SLA adherence with internal IT squads and ensure service metric reports are regularly produced to demonstrate service delivery performance and to manage performance of key support partners, undertaking service review meetings and reviewing their adherence to SLA's Develop and maintain ongoing IT service improvement /enhancement plans, working collaboratively with IT squads and third parties to ensure recommended actions to resolve issues are followed through to completion in a timely manner and a roadmap of improvement activities is defined Responsible for the design and delivery of specific service reports tailored to business areas for senior business stakeholders including performance against SLA's, issue trends, service improvement initiatives and relevant IT projects Perform trend analysis on repeat issues and proactively work with other IT colleagues to reduce the volume of repeat service issues Provide on call support in the management of major incidents and act as a point of escalation for complaints, working with the relevant IT Squads and suppliers to identify methods for resolution Liaise with key stakeholders and IT teams to develop and execute peak preparation plans for busy trading periods

Card Factory is the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.