Interim Product Manager SCM
Posted 2 weeks ago by Bakkavor
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Newark-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Product Manager SCM focuses on assisting in the testing and validation of the SAP S4/HANA solution within the supply chain context at Bakkavor. The position requires a deep functional and technical understanding of SAP, particularly in the FMCG sector, to ensure that the developed solution meets operational needs. The role is part of a project aimed at transitioning to a more efficient ERP system, enhancing the company's agility and resilience. This is a 9-month contract position with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring travel within specific regions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the testing of the SAP S4/HANA solution, ensuring design validation.
- Provide both technical and functional perspectives during the testing phase.
- Demonstrate understanding of technical and tangible solutions to support implementation.
- Utilize knowledge of SAP MM, EWM, and IM in the context of supply chain processes.
- Understand and support core warehouse processes, procure to pay, and order to cash processes.
Key Skills:
- Deep functional and technical understanding of SAP S4/HANA.
- Experience in FMCG project environments.
- Solid knowledge of SAP modules: MM, EWM, IM.
- Understanding of supply chain business processes.
- Ability to validate and test ERP solutions effectively.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Newark-On-Trent
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Description SAP S4Hana – Supply Chain Interim Product Manager
We rise to challenges together
9 months contract
Day Rate inside IR35
Location Requirement to travel to sites within East Midlands & Lincolnshire as well as North London
Ways of Working Hybrid
Hours of work 37.5 Monday to Friday 8.30 – 17.00
Why join us? We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
In Bakkavor, we have multiple ERP systems which are out of date. We are in the midst of a project that will see us move to one future-fit system (SAP S4/HANA) which will make it easier for us to be operationally fit, agile, and resilient.
What we Do We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.
About The Role Detailed design phase is completed, and working with our System Integrator, the S4 build is about to be delivered, this role will :
- Assist in the testing of the solution with a deep functional and technical understanding of SAP validating the design as documented is fully covered by the solution developed.
- Throughout the testing and realisation of the solution be able to cast both technical and functional view of the solution to ensure the solution delivered works for Bakkavor.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of both technical and tangible solutions and help bring the developed solution to life.
- Experience working on projects in an FMCG environment.
- Solid understanding of SAP MM, EWM, IM.
- Full understanding of business processes throughout supply chain, from core warehouse processes that support a manufacturing operation to procure to pay processes and order to cash processes.