About the position
Product Manager - Site Automation The Product Manager for Site Automation will be a specialist in this field, responsible for defining and implementing the strategy to fully automate our forecourts and shops businesses. The role will aid the identification of the right partners for hardware, software and support based on the business requirements and the deployment of the chosen solution across CO and DO sites. This role is critical to ensuring the continued growth of our Retail business as well as automation being a key dependency for data, insights, operational efficiencies and CVP deployments. This position is part of a broader initiative to enhance the Retail offer, ensuring the right customer experience across payments and loyalty. As such this role requires close collaboration with local OUs, technology partners, and internal stakeholders, primarily IT organisation responsible for project management, connectivity and support.
Desired Skills:
- Solution and Deployment
- Value Realisation
- Power BI reporting
- site automation solutions (ATG
- DOMs
- HOS
- BOS)
- Strong understanding of POS (Point of Sale) systems
- Strong project management skills
- retail or fuel station environment
- Payments and Loyalty team
Desired Work Experience:
- More than 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Masters
About The Employer:
Job Knowledge, Skills & Experiences:
The role is suited to a person that is a site automation specialist with previous experience successfully implementing site automation solutions (ATG, DOMs, HOS, BOS) in the fuels industry globally, ideally in Africa or with emerging markets.
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from a recognised University preferred
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience and leadership in site automation choices and implementation in a global capacity.
- Strong understanding of POS (Point of Sale) systems, terminals, BOS, HOS, Forecourt controllers, ATGs, payment networks, and loyalty program integrations.
- Experience working in a multi-country environment, preferably across Africa or other emerging markets.
- Hands-on experience with vendor management, procurement, and SLA negotiations.
- Strong project management skills, including stakeholder engagement, risk management, and reporting.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and ensure execution within tight timelines.
- Experience in change management and staff training for technology rollouts in a retail or fuel station environment.
- Willingness to travel as required to oversee deployments and support local teams.
- French Language skills would be an advantage
- Align the data to the central data strategy, data lake and Power BI reporting
