Overview It is an exciting time to join the Nomad Foods Technology Function. Due to high growth of the business, significant investment is being made in IT; we are investing in new capabilities, transforming our application landscape, and growing our department to increase our capacity, creating more career opportunities. We have a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst - Planning & Manufacturing, leading a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants, working across a portfolio of projects and changes. The role ensures business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements. This role will have specific responsibility for supporting our Planning, Manufacturing and Quality Management processes, and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning, and Manufacturing is expected. There will be a requirement to take on some leadership and management responsibility across the broader Business Solutions team, as well as supporting the Business Partner in defining the Supply Chain Technology strategy. Responsibilities Management & Strategy Work with Business Partners to perform strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change within the Technology Team. Act as workstream lead on large projects, or overall lead on small projects or large changes. Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams, and matrix project teams (BA's, Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, Service Delivery, Outsource partners etc.). Lead, develop, coach and engage team members to build future leadership capabilities and ensure timely and effective completion of all people related activities including PDPs, reward reviews and succession planning. Business Analysis Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and complex projects, into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls. Lead the analysis in the production of business cases covering the development and implementation of business changes as necessary. Document all work using the required standards, methods and tools and recommend /lead improvements to standards where appropriate. Process Design Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommending business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes. Test & Training Test, implement and train in systems and facilitate system and user acceptance testing. Business Knowledge & Expertise Lead continuous improvement and capability build for Business Analyst community, collaborating with other Senior Business Analysts. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design. Collaboration Collaborates with other business analysts and IT teams to ensure consistency and quality of system and process implementations and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the team and function. Provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle. Partner with suppliers to evaluate product roadmaps and ensure successful implementation and adoption of relevant new features that benefit the organisation. Chair business change boards to qualify, prioritise and schedule a backlog of change requests and enhancements for portfolio of applications. Qualifications Essential: Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximise business advantage. Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC and SAP S/4 HANA. Knowledge of SAP IBP or similar applications supporting the Planning process. Knowledge of S&OP processes. Knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality Management, MES, and other production-close systems. Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support. Experience of managing a team. 5-8yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques. Desirable: Experience of group-wide Supply Chain programmes and initiatives. Experience of having implemented AI solutions or capabilities. Experience of Sales Promotions tools such as Exceedra. Project experience in an FMCG environment would be an advantage. Experience of Finance (Order-to-Invoice) or Procurement (SAP Ariba). Understanding of interface technologies / principles & EDI. Business Analysis Qualification.
26/07/2026
Full time
Overview It is an exciting time to join the Nomad Foods Technology Function. Due to high growth of the business, significant investment is being made in IT; we are investing in new capabilities, transforming our application landscape, and growing our department to increase our capacity, creating more career opportunities. We have a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst - Planning & Manufacturing, leading a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants, working across a portfolio of projects and changes. The role ensures business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements. This role will have specific responsibility for supporting our Planning, Manufacturing and Quality Management processes, and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning, and Manufacturing is expected. There will be a requirement to take on some leadership and management responsibility across the broader Business Solutions team, as well as supporting the Business Partner in defining the Supply Chain Technology strategy. Responsibilities Management & Strategy Work with Business Partners to perform strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change within the Technology Team. Act as workstream lead on large projects, or overall lead on small projects or large changes. Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams, and matrix project teams (BA's, Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, Service Delivery, Outsource partners etc.). Lead, develop, coach and engage team members to build future leadership capabilities and ensure timely and effective completion of all people related activities including PDPs, reward reviews and succession planning. Business Analysis Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and complex projects, into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls. Lead the analysis in the production of business cases covering the development and implementation of business changes as necessary. Document all work using the required standards, methods and tools and recommend /lead improvements to standards where appropriate. Process Design Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommending business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes. Test & Training Test, implement and train in systems and facilitate system and user acceptance testing. Business Knowledge & Expertise Lead continuous improvement and capability build for Business Analyst community, collaborating with other Senior Business Analysts. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design. Collaboration Collaborates with other business analysts and IT teams to ensure consistency and quality of system and process implementations and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the team and function. Provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle. Partner with suppliers to evaluate product roadmaps and ensure successful implementation and adoption of relevant new features that benefit the organisation. Chair business change boards to qualify, prioritise and schedule a backlog of change requests and enhancements for portfolio of applications. Qualifications Essential: Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximise business advantage. Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC and SAP S/4 HANA. Knowledge of SAP IBP or similar applications supporting the Planning process. Knowledge of S&OP processes. Knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality Management, MES, and other production-close systems. Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support. Experience of managing a team. 5-8yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques. Desirable: Experience of group-wide Supply Chain programmes and initiatives. Experience of having implemented AI solutions or capabilities. Experience of Sales Promotions tools such as Exceedra. Project experience in an FMCG environment would be an advantage. Experience of Finance (Order-to-Invoice) or Procurement (SAP Ariba). Understanding of interface technologies / principles & EDI. Business Analysis Qualification.
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: IT SAP Project Manager Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£60,000 to £75,000) Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the IT SAP Project Manager progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more! Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but were moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so youll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week Bradford/Leeds) Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday We have a number of exciting opportunities for an IT SAP Project Manager to join the Project Management team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? What we do: Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Project Management team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. The IT SAP Project Manager leads the successful delivery of complex projects, with accountability for governance, budgets, risks, quality, resources, stakeholders, and benefits realisation. The role requires strong strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to ensure projects deliver sustainable value and positive outcomes for Yorkshire Water, its customers, and colleagues. The IT SAP Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex SAP programmes and projects across Yorkshire Water's SAP landscape, including SAP HR, SuccessFactors, SAP Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and future SAP transformation initiatives. The role is accountable for project governance, budgets, risks, quality, resource management, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation. Working closely with business leaders, SAP functional teams, delivery partners and technology teams, the successful candidate will drive strategic SAP change that delivers measurable benefits for Yorkshire Water, its customers and colleagues. The role requires exceptional leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time and within budget. Where you fit in: As our IT SAP Project Manager, you will: Lead end-to-end SAP project and programme delivery across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, S/4HANA, Finance, Procurement and Corporate Services platforms. Manage delivery through all project lifecycle phases including business case, design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare and benefits realisation. Lead SAP transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with Yorkshire Water strategic objectives and technology roadmaps. Establish and maintain robust SAP governance, project controls, RAID management and reporting processes. Manage project budgets, forecasts, capital expenditure and financial performance. Provide commercial oversight of SAP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party suppliers. Ensure successful integration across SAP modules, business processes, technical teams and external suppliers. Lead SAP cutover planning, deployment activities and transition into operational support. Identify, assess and manage project risks, dependencies and issues across complex SAP delivery environments. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, business process owners and executive sponsors. Drive decision making through investment boards, steering committees and governance forums. Ensure SAP solutions deliver agreed business outcomes, operational improvements and return on investment. Champion SAP delivery best practice, continuous improvement and lessons learned across the portfolio. Key SAP Responsibilities SAP Programme and Project Leadership Deliver large-scale SAP projects and programmes from initiation through to closure. Manage multi-disciplinary SAP delivery teams including Functional Consultants, Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Testing Managers and Change Managers. Drive successful SAP implementations, upgrades, migrations and optimisation initiatives. Lead SAP vendor and partner management activities. SAP Governance and Assurance Maintain project governance frameworks aligned to Yorkshire Water delivery standards. Provide accurate and timely reporting on project health, finances, risks and milestones. Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit and change requirements. Lead project stage gates and investment approval activities. Business Change and Benefits Realisation Ensure SAP solutions align with business objectives and approved business cases. Define, measure and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle. Support organisational change activities to maximise user adoption and business value. Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies through SAP-enabled transformation. Financial Management Manage SAP project budgets and forecasts. Monitor capital and operational expenditure. Ensure delivery remains within approved funding envelopes. Provide financial insight and recommendations to support investment decisions. What skills & qualifications you will need: Significant experience delivering SAP projects and programmes in complex enterprise environments. PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP Practitioner or equivalent. Experience delivering projects across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, ECC6, S/4HANA or related SAP platforms. Proven experience managing large project budgets, forecasts and financial controls. Strong governance, risk management and project assurance experience. Experience managing system integrators and SAP delivery partners. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership teams. Experience leading virtual and multi-disciplinary delivery teams. Demonstrable track record delivering business value and benefits through SAP transformation programmes. Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isnt always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea? If youve got experience in SAP project delivery and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. The closing date for this advert is the 30th of July 2026. If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. No agencies please. JBRP1_UKTJ
22/07/2026
Full time
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: IT SAP Project Manager Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£60,000 to £75,000) Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the IT SAP Project Manager progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more! Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but were moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so youll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week Bradford/Leeds) Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday We have a number of exciting opportunities for an IT SAP Project Manager to join the Project Management team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? What we do: Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Project Management team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. The IT SAP Project Manager leads the successful delivery of complex projects, with accountability for governance, budgets, risks, quality, resources, stakeholders, and benefits realisation. The role requires strong strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to ensure projects deliver sustainable value and positive outcomes for Yorkshire Water, its customers, and colleagues. The IT SAP Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex SAP programmes and projects across Yorkshire Water's SAP landscape, including SAP HR, SuccessFactors, SAP Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and future SAP transformation initiatives. The role is accountable for project governance, budgets, risks, quality, resource management, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation. Working closely with business leaders, SAP functional teams, delivery partners and technology teams, the successful candidate will drive strategic SAP change that delivers measurable benefits for Yorkshire Water, its customers and colleagues. The role requires exceptional leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time and within budget. Where you fit in: As our IT SAP Project Manager, you will: Lead end-to-end SAP project and programme delivery across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, S/4HANA, Finance, Procurement and Corporate Services platforms. Manage delivery through all project lifecycle phases including business case, design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare and benefits realisation. Lead SAP transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with Yorkshire Water strategic objectives and technology roadmaps. Establish and maintain robust SAP governance, project controls, RAID management and reporting processes. Manage project budgets, forecasts, capital expenditure and financial performance. Provide commercial oversight of SAP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party suppliers. Ensure successful integration across SAP modules, business processes, technical teams and external suppliers. Lead SAP cutover planning, deployment activities and transition into operational support. Identify, assess and manage project risks, dependencies and issues across complex SAP delivery environments. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, business process owners and executive sponsors. Drive decision making through investment boards, steering committees and governance forums. Ensure SAP solutions deliver agreed business outcomes, operational improvements and return on investment. Champion SAP delivery best practice, continuous improvement and lessons learned across the portfolio. Key SAP Responsibilities SAP Programme and Project Leadership Deliver large-scale SAP projects and programmes from initiation through to closure. Manage multi-disciplinary SAP delivery teams including Functional Consultants, Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Testing Managers and Change Managers. Drive successful SAP implementations, upgrades, migrations and optimisation initiatives. Lead SAP vendor and partner management activities. SAP Governance and Assurance Maintain project governance frameworks aligned to Yorkshire Water delivery standards. Provide accurate and timely reporting on project health, finances, risks and milestones. Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit and change requirements. Lead project stage gates and investment approval activities. Business Change and Benefits Realisation Ensure SAP solutions align with business objectives and approved business cases. Define, measure and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle. Support organisational change activities to maximise user adoption and business value. Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies through SAP-enabled transformation. Financial Management Manage SAP project budgets and forecasts. Monitor capital and operational expenditure. Ensure delivery remains within approved funding envelopes. Provide financial insight and recommendations to support investment decisions. What skills & qualifications you will need: Significant experience delivering SAP projects and programmes in complex enterprise environments. PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP Practitioner or equivalent. Experience delivering projects across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, ECC6, S/4HANA or related SAP platforms. Proven experience managing large project budgets, forecasts and financial controls. Strong governance, risk management and project assurance experience. Experience managing system integrators and SAP delivery partners. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership teams. Experience leading virtual and multi-disciplinary delivery teams. Demonstrable track record delivering business value and benefits through SAP transformation programmes. Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isnt always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea? If youve got experience in SAP project delivery and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. The closing date for this advert is the 30th of July 2026. If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. No agencies please. JBRP1_UKTJ
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: IT SAP Project Manager Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£60,000 to £75,000) Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the IT SAP Project Manager progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more! Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but were moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so youll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week Bradford/Leeds) Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday We have a number of exciting opportunities for an IT SAP Project Manager to join the Project Management team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? What we do: Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Project Management team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. The IT SAP Project Manager leads the successful delivery of complex projects, with accountability for governance, budgets, risks, quality, resources, stakeholders, and benefits realisation. The role requires strong strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to ensure projects deliver sustainable value and positive outcomes for Yorkshire Water, its customers, and colleagues. The IT SAP Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex SAP programmes and projects across Yorkshire Water's SAP landscape, including SAP HR, SuccessFactors, SAP Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and future SAP transformation initiatives. The role is accountable for project governance, budgets, risks, quality, resource management, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation. Working closely with business leaders, SAP functional teams, delivery partners and technology teams, the successful candidate will drive strategic SAP change that delivers measurable benefits for Yorkshire Water, its customers and colleagues. The role requires exceptional leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time and within budget. Where you fit in: As our IT SAP Project Manager, you will: Lead end-to-end SAP project and programme delivery across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, S/4HANA, Finance, Procurement and Corporate Services platforms. Manage delivery through all project lifecycle phases including business case, design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare and benefits realisation. Lead SAP transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with Yorkshire Water strategic objectives and technology roadmaps. Establish and maintain robust SAP governance, project controls, RAID management and reporting processes. Manage project budgets, forecasts, capital expenditure and financial performance. Provide commercial oversight of SAP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party suppliers. Ensure successful integration across SAP modules, business processes, technical teams and external suppliers. Lead SAP cutover planning, deployment activities and transition into operational support. Identify, assess and manage project risks, dependencies and issues across complex SAP delivery environments. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, business process owners and executive sponsors. Drive decision making through investment boards, steering committees and governance forums. Ensure SAP solutions deliver agreed business outcomes, operational improvements and return on investment. Champion SAP delivery best practice, continuous improvement and lessons learned across the portfolio. Key SAP Responsibilities SAP Programme and Project Leadership Deliver large-scale SAP projects and programmes from initiation through to closure. Manage multi-disciplinary SAP delivery teams including Functional Consultants, Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Testing Managers and Change Managers. Drive successful SAP implementations, upgrades, migrations and optimisation initiatives. Lead SAP vendor and partner management activities. SAP Governance and Assurance Maintain project governance frameworks aligned to Yorkshire Water delivery standards. Provide accurate and timely reporting on project health, finances, risks and milestones. Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit and change requirements. Lead project stage gates and investment approval activities. Business Change and Benefits Realisation Ensure SAP solutions align with business objectives and approved business cases. Define, measure and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle. Support organisational change activities to maximise user adoption and business value. Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies through SAP-enabled transformation. Financial Management Manage SAP project budgets and forecasts. Monitor capital and operational expenditure. Ensure delivery remains within approved funding envelopes. Provide financial insight and recommendations to support investment decisions. What skills & qualifications you will need: Significant experience delivering SAP projects and programmes in complex enterprise environments. PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP Practitioner or equivalent. Experience delivering projects across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, ECC6, S/4HANA or related SAP platforms. Proven experience managing large project budgets, forecasts and financial controls. Strong governance, risk management and project assurance experience. Experience managing system integrators and SAP delivery partners. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership teams. Experience leading virtual and multi-disciplinary delivery teams. Demonstrable track record delivering business value and benefits through SAP transformation programmes. Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isnt always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea? If youve got experience in SAP project delivery and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. The closing date for this advert is the 30th of July 2026. If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. No agencies please. JBRP1_UKTJ
22/07/2026
Full time
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: IT SAP Project Manager Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water: We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£60,000 to £75,000) Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the IT SAP Project Manager progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2 extra wellness days! Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more! Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but were moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so youll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office a week Bradford/Leeds) Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday We have a number of exciting opportunities for an IT SAP Project Manager to join the Project Management team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? What we do: Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Project Management team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. The IT SAP Project Manager leads the successful delivery of complex projects, with accountability for governance, budgets, risks, quality, resources, stakeholders, and benefits realisation. The role requires strong strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to ensure projects deliver sustainable value and positive outcomes for Yorkshire Water, its customers, and colleagues. The IT SAP Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex SAP programmes and projects across Yorkshire Water's SAP landscape, including SAP HR, SuccessFactors, SAP Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and future SAP transformation initiatives. The role is accountable for project governance, budgets, risks, quality, resource management, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation. Working closely with business leaders, SAP functional teams, delivery partners and technology teams, the successful candidate will drive strategic SAP change that delivers measurable benefits for Yorkshire Water, its customers and colleagues. The role requires exceptional leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on time and within budget. Where you fit in: As our IT SAP Project Manager, you will: Lead end-to-end SAP project and programme delivery across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, S/4HANA, Finance, Procurement and Corporate Services platforms. Manage delivery through all project lifecycle phases including business case, design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hypercare and benefits realisation. Lead SAP transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with Yorkshire Water strategic objectives and technology roadmaps. Establish and maintain robust SAP governance, project controls, RAID management and reporting processes. Manage project budgets, forecasts, capital expenditure and financial performance. Provide commercial oversight of SAP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party suppliers. Ensure successful integration across SAP modules, business processes, technical teams and external suppliers. Lead SAP cutover planning, deployment activities and transition into operational support. Identify, assess and manage project risks, dependencies and issues across complex SAP delivery environments. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, business process owners and executive sponsors. Drive decision making through investment boards, steering committees and governance forums. Ensure SAP solutions deliver agreed business outcomes, operational improvements and return on investment. Champion SAP delivery best practice, continuous improvement and lessons learned across the portfolio. Key SAP Responsibilities SAP Programme and Project Leadership Deliver large-scale SAP projects and programmes from initiation through to closure. Manage multi-disciplinary SAP delivery teams including Functional Consultants, Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Testing Managers and Change Managers. Drive successful SAP implementations, upgrades, migrations and optimisation initiatives. Lead SAP vendor and partner management activities. SAP Governance and Assurance Maintain project governance frameworks aligned to Yorkshire Water delivery standards. Provide accurate and timely reporting on project health, finances, risks and milestones. Ensure compliance with architecture, security, audit and change requirements. Lead project stage gates and investment approval activities. Business Change and Benefits Realisation Ensure SAP solutions align with business objectives and approved business cases. Define, measure and track benefits throughout the project lifecycle. Support organisational change activities to maximise user adoption and business value. Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies through SAP-enabled transformation. Financial Management Manage SAP project budgets and forecasts. Monitor capital and operational expenditure. Ensure delivery remains within approved funding envelopes. Provide financial insight and recommendations to support investment decisions. What skills & qualifications you will need: Significant experience delivering SAP projects and programmes in complex enterprise environments. PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP Practitioner or equivalent. Experience delivering projects across SAP HR, SuccessFactors, ECC6, S/4HANA or related SAP platforms. Proven experience managing large project budgets, forecasts and financial controls. Strong governance, risk management and project assurance experience. Experience managing system integrators and SAP delivery partners. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership teams. Experience leading virtual and multi-disciplinary delivery teams. Demonstrable track record delivering business value and benefits through SAP transformation programmes. Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isnt always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea? If youve got experience in SAP project delivery and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you. The closing date for this advert is the 30th of July 2026. If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible. No agencies please. JBRP1_UKTJ
Business Analyst - Supplier Data Cleansing Client: Leading Insurance Sector Organisation Location: London (Hybrid Working) Employment Type: FTE/FTC Start Date: ASAP (20 July preferred) Grade: Senior Consultant / Manager Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst - Supplier Data Cleansing to support a time-critical supplier master data migration programme for a major insurance sector client. The successful candidate will lead the identification, remediation and validation of supplier master data, ensuring data is complete, accurate and fit for purpose ahead of key migration milestones. This is a hands on delivery role requiring strong analytical capability, stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive outcomes at pace. The successful candidate will work across Procurement, Finance, third-party suppliers and business stakeholders to resolve data quality issues, manage dependencies and ensure successful delivery of cleansing activities. The role will also provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and quality assurance for a junior Business Analyst supporting the data cleansing workstream. Key Responsibilities Supplier Data Cleansing Analyse supplier master data to identify gaps, inconsistencies, duplicates and incomplete records. Lead remediation activities to improve data completeness, accuracy and compliance with migration requirements. Define and execute data cleansing and enrichment processes. Validate corrected data against agreed quality standards and business rules. Support data migration readiness assessments and sign off activities. Data Quality Management Assess supplier data quality issues and quantify impacts on migration readiness. Prioritise cleansing activities based on migration tranche requirements and programme critical path. Track and manage data quality issues, risks and dependencies through to resolution. Establish clear data quality reporting and progress tracking mechanisms. Ensure delivery of cleansing activities supporting achievement of the 7 August programme milestone. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Engage with Procurement, Finance, Supplier Management and external suppliers to source and validate supplier information. Facilitate workshops and working sessions to resolve data issues and secure business decisions. Build strong relationships across business and programme teams to accelerate issue resolution. Drive stakeholder accountability for data ownership, validation and approvals. Present progress updates, risks and recommendations to programme leadership. Delivery Leadership Provide day-to-day direction and oversight to a junior Business Analyst. Review and quality assure cleansing outputs, documentation and analysis. Coach and support team members to ensure consistent delivery standards. Monitor workload, priorities and progress across the cleansing workstream. Ensure activities are delivered against programme timelines and quality expectations. Governance & Reporting Maintain issue logs, action trackers and data quality dashboards. Produce regular status updates highlighting progress, risks and mitigation actions. Support programme governance forums and stakeholder reporting requirements. Ensure appropriate documentation of cleansing decisions, assumptions and audit trails. Required Skills & Experience Essential Significant experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Data Migration Consultant within large scale transformation programmes. Proven experience leading supplier or vendor master data cleansing activities. Strong understanding of data quality management, data governance and migration readiness processes. Advanced data analysis and problem solving skills. Experience working with large datasets and identifying data quality issues at scale. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business stakeholders. Experience working with Procurement, Finance and supplier management functions. Demonstrated ability to work independently in fast paced, deadline driven environments. Experience managing workstreams and coordinating delivery against critical programme milestones. Proven capability to coach, guide and quality assure junior team members. Strong communication, facilitation and workshop management skills. Technical Skills Advanced Excel and data analysis techniques. Experience using data quality, migration or master data management tools. Ability to analyse and manipulate data from multiple source systems. Skilled in requirements documentation, issue management and reporting. Familiarity with ERP and supplier master data structures. Desirable Experience within the insurance or broader financial services sector. Experience supporting ERP, procurement or finance transformation programmes. Knowledge of supplier onboarding, procurement and accounts payable processes. Exposure to data governance frameworks and operating models. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Delivery of supplier data cleansing activities in line with agreed programme timelines and milestones. Support successful achievement of the 7 August migration readiness milestone. Timely identification, tracking and resolution of supplier data quality issues and dependencies. Effective stakeholder engagement resulting in prompt validation and approval of supplier records. High quality reporting, documentation and issue management maintained throughout the programme. Effective management, coaching and quality assurance of the junior Business Analyst's deliverables. Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a proactive, delivery focused consultant who combines strong data analysis expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills. They will be comfortable operating autonomously, driving issue resolution under pressure and maintaining momentum against challenging deadlines, whilst providing effective leadership and support to junior team members. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Consultant or Manager with supplier master data and migration experience to play a critical role in a high profile insurance transformation programme. What's on Offer Opportunity to play a critical role in a high profile supplier master data migration programme for a leading insurance sector client. A fast paced, delivery focused assignment with significant visibility across Procurement, Finance and programme leadership teams. Hybrid working arrangement with a central London office location. The chance to lead a key data cleansing workstream, working directly with senior stakeholders and influencing migration readiness. Opportunity to manage, coach and develop a junior Business Analyst while driving tangible business outcomes. Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
16/07/2026
Full time
Business Analyst - Supplier Data Cleansing Client: Leading Insurance Sector Organisation Location: London (Hybrid Working) Employment Type: FTE/FTC Start Date: ASAP (20 July preferred) Grade: Senior Consultant / Manager Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst - Supplier Data Cleansing to support a time-critical supplier master data migration programme for a major insurance sector client. The successful candidate will lead the identification, remediation and validation of supplier master data, ensuring data is complete, accurate and fit for purpose ahead of key migration milestones. This is a hands on delivery role requiring strong analytical capability, stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive outcomes at pace. The successful candidate will work across Procurement, Finance, third-party suppliers and business stakeholders to resolve data quality issues, manage dependencies and ensure successful delivery of cleansing activities. The role will also provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and quality assurance for a junior Business Analyst supporting the data cleansing workstream. Key Responsibilities Supplier Data Cleansing Analyse supplier master data to identify gaps, inconsistencies, duplicates and incomplete records. Lead remediation activities to improve data completeness, accuracy and compliance with migration requirements. Define and execute data cleansing and enrichment processes. Validate corrected data against agreed quality standards and business rules. Support data migration readiness assessments and sign off activities. Data Quality Management Assess supplier data quality issues and quantify impacts on migration readiness. Prioritise cleansing activities based on migration tranche requirements and programme critical path. Track and manage data quality issues, risks and dependencies through to resolution. Establish clear data quality reporting and progress tracking mechanisms. Ensure delivery of cleansing activities supporting achievement of the 7 August programme milestone. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Engage with Procurement, Finance, Supplier Management and external suppliers to source and validate supplier information. Facilitate workshops and working sessions to resolve data issues and secure business decisions. Build strong relationships across business and programme teams to accelerate issue resolution. Drive stakeholder accountability for data ownership, validation and approvals. Present progress updates, risks and recommendations to programme leadership. Delivery Leadership Provide day-to-day direction and oversight to a junior Business Analyst. Review and quality assure cleansing outputs, documentation and analysis. Coach and support team members to ensure consistent delivery standards. Monitor workload, priorities and progress across the cleansing workstream. Ensure activities are delivered against programme timelines and quality expectations. Governance & Reporting Maintain issue logs, action trackers and data quality dashboards. Produce regular status updates highlighting progress, risks and mitigation actions. Support programme governance forums and stakeholder reporting requirements. Ensure appropriate documentation of cleansing decisions, assumptions and audit trails. Required Skills & Experience Essential Significant experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Data Migration Consultant within large scale transformation programmes. Proven experience leading supplier or vendor master data cleansing activities. Strong understanding of data quality management, data governance and migration readiness processes. Advanced data analysis and problem solving skills. Experience working with large datasets and identifying data quality issues at scale. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business stakeholders. Experience working with Procurement, Finance and supplier management functions. Demonstrated ability to work independently in fast paced, deadline driven environments. Experience managing workstreams and coordinating delivery against critical programme milestones. Proven capability to coach, guide and quality assure junior team members. Strong communication, facilitation and workshop management skills. Technical Skills Advanced Excel and data analysis techniques. Experience using data quality, migration or master data management tools. Ability to analyse and manipulate data from multiple source systems. Skilled in requirements documentation, issue management and reporting. Familiarity with ERP and supplier master data structures. Desirable Experience within the insurance or broader financial services sector. Experience supporting ERP, procurement or finance transformation programmes. Knowledge of supplier onboarding, procurement and accounts payable processes. Exposure to data governance frameworks and operating models. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Delivery of supplier data cleansing activities in line with agreed programme timelines and milestones. Support successful achievement of the 7 August migration readiness milestone. Timely identification, tracking and resolution of supplier data quality issues and dependencies. Effective stakeholder engagement resulting in prompt validation and approval of supplier records. High quality reporting, documentation and issue management maintained throughout the programme. Effective management, coaching and quality assurance of the junior Business Analyst's deliverables. Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a proactive, delivery focused consultant who combines strong data analysis expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills. They will be comfortable operating autonomously, driving issue resolution under pressure and maintaining momentum against challenging deadlines, whilst providing effective leadership and support to junior team members. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Consultant or Manager with supplier master data and migration experience to play a critical role in a high profile insurance transformation programme. What's on Offer Opportunity to play a critical role in a high profile supplier master data migration programme for a leading insurance sector client. A fast paced, delivery focused assignment with significant visibility across Procurement, Finance and programme leadership teams. Hybrid working arrangement with a central London office location. The chance to lead a key data cleansing workstream, working directly with senior stakeholders and influencing migration readiness. Opportunity to manage, coach and develop a junior Business Analyst while driving tangible business outcomes. Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
Overview It is an exciting time to join the Nomad Foods Technology Function. Due to high growth of the business, significant investment is being made in IT; we are investing in new capabilities, transforming our application landscape, and growing our department to increase our capacity, creating more career opportunities. We have a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst - Planning & Manufacturing, leading a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants, working across a portfolio of projects and changes. The role ensures business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements. This role will have specific responsibility for supporting our Planning, Manufacturing and Quality Management processes, and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning, and Manufacturing is expected. There will be a requirement to take on some leadership and management responsibility across the broader Business Solutions team, as well as supporting the Business Partner in defining the Supply Chain Technology strategy. Responsibilities Management & Strategy Work with Business Partners to perform strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change within the Technology Team. Act as workstream lead on large projects, or overall lead on small projects or large changes. Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams, and matrix project teams (BA's, Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, Service Delivery, Outsource partners etc.) Lead, develop, coach and engage team members to build future leadership capabilities and ensure timely and effective completion of all people related activities including PDPs, reward reviews and succession planning. Business Analysis Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and complex projects, into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls. Lead the analysis in the production of business cases covering the development and implementation of business changes as necessary. Document all work using the required standards, methods and tools and recommend /lead improvements to standards where appropriate. Process Design Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommending business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes. Test & Training Test, implement and train in systems and facilitate system and user acceptance testing Business Knowledge & Expertise Lead continuous improvement and capability build for Business Analyst community, collaborating with other Senior Business Analysts. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design Collaboration Collaborates with other business analysts and IT teams to ensure consistency and quality of system and process implementations and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the team and function. Provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle. Partner with suppliers to evaluate product roadmaps and ensure successful implementation and adoption of relevant new features that benefit the organisation. Chair business change boards to qualify, prioritise and schedule a backlog of change requests and enhancements for portfolio of applications. Qualifications Essential: Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximise business advantage. Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC and SAP S/4 HANA Knowledge of SAP IBP or similar applications supporting the Planning process. Knowledge of S&OP processes Knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality Management, MES, and other production- close systems Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support Experience of managing a team 5-8yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques. Desirable: Experience of group-wide Supply Chain programmes and initiatives Experience of having implemented AI solutions or capabilities Experience of Sales Promotions tools such as Exceedra Project experience in an FMCG environment would be an advantage Experience of Finance (Order-to-Invoice) or Procurement (SAP Ariba) Understanding of interface technologies / principles & EDI Business Analysis Qualification
15/07/2026
Full time
Overview It is an exciting time to join the Nomad Foods Technology Function. Due to high growth of the business, significant investment is being made in IT; we are investing in new capabilities, transforming our application landscape, and growing our department to increase our capacity, creating more career opportunities. We have a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst - Planning & Manufacturing, leading a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants, working across a portfolio of projects and changes. The role ensures business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements. This role will have specific responsibility for supporting our Planning, Manufacturing and Quality Management processes, and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning, and Manufacturing is expected. There will be a requirement to take on some leadership and management responsibility across the broader Business Solutions team, as well as supporting the Business Partner in defining the Supply Chain Technology strategy. Responsibilities Management & Strategy Work with Business Partners to perform strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change within the Technology Team. Act as workstream lead on large projects, or overall lead on small projects or large changes. Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams, and matrix project teams (BA's, Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, Service Delivery, Outsource partners etc.) Lead, develop, coach and engage team members to build future leadership capabilities and ensure timely and effective completion of all people related activities including PDPs, reward reviews and succession planning. Business Analysis Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and complex projects, into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls. Lead the analysis in the production of business cases covering the development and implementation of business changes as necessary. Document all work using the required standards, methods and tools and recommend /lead improvements to standards where appropriate. Process Design Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommending business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes. Test & Training Test, implement and train in systems and facilitate system and user acceptance testing Business Knowledge & Expertise Lead continuous improvement and capability build for Business Analyst community, collaborating with other Senior Business Analysts. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design Collaboration Collaborates with other business analysts and IT teams to ensure consistency and quality of system and process implementations and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the team and function. Provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle. Partner with suppliers to evaluate product roadmaps and ensure successful implementation and adoption of relevant new features that benefit the organisation. Chair business change boards to qualify, prioritise and schedule a backlog of change requests and enhancements for portfolio of applications. Qualifications Essential: Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximise business advantage. Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC and SAP S/4 HANA Knowledge of SAP IBP or similar applications supporting the Planning process. Knowledge of S&OP processes Knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality Management, MES, and other production- close systems Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support Experience of managing a team 5-8yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques. Desirable: Experience of group-wide Supply Chain programmes and initiatives Experience of having implemented AI solutions or capabilities Experience of Sales Promotions tools such as Exceedra Project experience in an FMCG environment would be an advantage Experience of Finance (Order-to-Invoice) or Procurement (SAP Ariba) Understanding of interface technologies / principles & EDI Business Analysis Qualification
