Cam Systems Targets 7 New Staff for Expansion in 2009

Cam Systems is on the hunt for IT professionals interested in careers with the tyre industry’s leading software supplier. The company launched a recruitment drive towards the end of 2008 designed to fill seven full time vacancies covering a variety of roles in project management, installations, helpline support and financial accounting. Three of the positions were filled by the end of the year but four more staff will be added in early 2009 as Cam gears up for continued growth and expansion.

Accounts assistant Petri Conradie, a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants has been hired to provide back-up for Cam’s suite of accounting software; customer support technician Nick Berry and installations and support technician Michael Indruch have also joined the company. All three will all be in place by early January, helping to bolster customer support services and functions.

The four vacant positions include a senior role for an experienced IT Project Manager who will be responsible for the scheduling, management and handover of core software development projects, in conjunction with the company’s commercial and technical directors.

Cam is also looking to strengthen its business development team of Steve Collins and Pete Morys with the recruitment of a third Business Development Manager, who will work with customers to develop the efficiency and productivity of their IT systems.

Helpline support and system installations are set to benefit from the recruitment programme, which will be completed with the appointment of two further staff members; an installations engineer/back-up support technician and a dedicated support technician to supplement the existing technical helpdesk team.

Commenting on the recruitment campaign, managing director Mike Allen said: “This is probably the biggest staff expansion exercise Cam has ever undertaken but it is fully justified by our business expectations for 2009 and beyond. We identified the need for greater strength in depth in key areas such as project management, business development, customer support and installations. This builds on a doubling of our software development team, which has taken place over the last 12-18 months.

“The prospects for continued growth in 2009 are exciting and very realistic, despite the economic slow down. I’m confident that with an expanded, high quality team we’ll be in great shape to deliver them.”