Palladium Support Principal Consultant - Johannesburg, South Africa - KERRIDGE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS CORP

KERRIDGE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS CORP

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Johannesburg, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Assist customers with problems and queries relating to the Palladium system software after they have gone live

Act as a Mentor to the Support Analysts in order to develop the knowledge of the support team

Act as an escalation point for the Support Team

Assist the team leaders with the day-to-day operation of the support team

Work to provide continual service improvement to the Palladium customers

Be a conduit between Support and Development with regard to issues and enhancements

Key Responsibilities:

To proactively take an overview of the support service being provided, addressing any issues as necessary
Proactively analysing the work undertaken by Support and identifying ways in which repetitive calls can be reduced or eliminated (Problem Management)
Continually and proactively acquiring and retaining knowledge of Palladium products and systems and encouraging other Support personnel to do this
Undertaking Complex 3rd Line Support calls utilising system knowledge and investigative skills
Take the initiative and identify ways in which the Support Service and/or Support Procedures can be improved and work with the management team to implement
Identify Team members with specific training needs or with the potential to develop further through the use of bespoke training plans and mentoring
Building and Maintaining the Knowledge base with information, howto's and pointers to enable Customers and Staff members to selfhelp
Developing team members through coaching and mentoring to expand the knowledge of the support team
Improve relationships with customers, and when necessary act as a key contact
Effectively handle complaints and call escalation requests from customers
Undertaking any other projects as required by their Leader, Manager or Director

Key Requirements:

Essential

Extensive experience in a customerfocused role in a serviceoriented environment
Good knowledge of the Palladium Application Software most versions (with the focus being on the recent releases)
Be able to maintain a professional standard of communication at all levels
Be organised and manage your own workload efficiently
Be able to investigate unfamiliar problems and generate effective solutions in a systematic and logical manner
Advanced analysis skills
Develop and nurture constructive working engagement with R&D

Desirable

Experience in mentoring, coaching or assisting in developing support personnel
Experience in multiple departments of KCS

Company Info

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is a market leader in the development and provision of trading and financial software environments for specialist Distribution, Wholesale, Merchant and Retail industry sectors, addressing single or multi-branch operations, as well as catering for organisations with 'point-of-sale' showrooms and warehouses.

Palladium is part of the KCS Group and is a software development company that provides expertise in complete financial and business administration solutions.

Palladium has been active in the development of business systems specialising in the accounting and retail management environment.

In this highly competitive market, Palladium has grown to become one of the premier providers of innovative and strategic business solutions.

The Software Support Department assists customers with queries and problems relating to the Palladium software.

The Department also provides customers with a wide variety of other services including the installation of new software and customer training.

Equal Opportunities
KCS is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative-action employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

If you have a disability or special need that requires us to adjust the recruiting process please do advise us when contacted.

To all recruitment agencies: KCS does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct them to KCS employees. KCS is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes._