Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Inventory Process Owner is responsible for supporting and leading various elements of the ERP implementation lifecycle, including design, configuration, testing, and training. This role involves collaboration with cross-government teams and alignment of accounting policies, while also managing inventory processes and delivering training materials. The position requires strong stakeholder management and the ability to drive change within complex environments. The role is primarily remote with occasional travel for meetings until March 2028.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting or leading elements of the ERP implementation lifecycle, including local design, build, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and cutover phase.
- Attending cross-government meetings to represent client’s position.
- Working with other departments to align accounting policies and processes.
- Learning from and adapting approaches based on other departments’ ERP implementation experiences.
- Reviewing documentation and providing clear, constructive feedback.
- Delivering training and producing supporting guidance materials where required.
- Line management responsibilities (where applicable).
- Supporting wider CFA team BAU delivery as needed.
Key Skills:
- Experience working with Oracle/SOP and related financial systems.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience delivering to tight timescales.
- Ability to think strategically and solve complex problems.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Credible and engaging leadership style, with the ability to motivate and support others.
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change.
- Experience managing projects and/or delivering change in complex environments.
- Experience working collaboratively across teams and functions.
- Knowledge of government finance.
- Strong hands-on experience in inventory management systems.
- Experience operating within complex or large organisations, managing inventory processes at scale.
- Good understanding of inventory accounting principles.
- Experience contributing to ERP implementation or system change activity is desirable.
- Ability to work independently and quickly establish credibility in role.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Inventory Process Owner
Location: Majority remote, ad hoc travel for meetings
Contract: Till March 2028
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting or leading elements of the ERP implementation lifecycle, including:
- Local design phase: refining common design to meet operational needs
- Build phase: supporting configuration and data preparation activities
- System integration testing: ensuring end-to-end processes and data flows work effectively
- User acceptance testing: engaging end users, supporting testing and identifying training needs
- Cutover phase: supporting data migration, readiness activities and transition planning
- Attending cross-government meetings to represent client’s position.
- Working with other departments to align accounting policies and processes.
- Learning from and adapting approaches based on other departments’ ERP implementation experiences.
- Reviewing documentation and providing clear, constructive feedback.
- Delivering training and producing supporting guidance materials where required.
- Line management responsibilities (where applicable).
- Supporting wider CFA team BAU delivery as needed.
About the Candidate (Specialist Skills & Requirements)
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience working with Oracle/SOP and related financial systems.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience delivering to tight timescales.
- Ability to think strategically and solve complex problems.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Credible and engaging leadership style, with the ability to motivate and support others.
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change.
- Experience managing projects and/or delivering change in complex environments.
- Experience working collaboratively across teams and functions.
- Knowledge of government finance.
Role-Specific Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience in inventory management systems.
- Experience operating within complex or large organisations, managing inventory processes at scale.
- Good understanding of inventory accounting principles.
- Experience contributing to ERP implementation or system change activity is desirable.
- Ability to work independently and quickly establish credibility in role.