Business Systems Manager

TN United Kingdom; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Systems Manager to lead a dynamic technical team in implementing innovative project controls solutions. This exciting role involves interfacing with various stakeholders, applying your expertise in SAP and P6 to enhance project performance. You'll have the opportunity to develop a product roadmap while managing a multidisciplinary team, ensuring that the business objectives are met through effective planning and scheduling. With a commitment to work-life balance and a comprehensive benefits package, this position promises both professional growth and job satisfaction.

Benefits

Award-winning pension scheme

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym memberships

Private healthcare

Access to online courses via Coursera

Rewards for successful employee referrals

Bonus scheme for management level

Technology and lifestyle allowances

Qualifications

• Expertise in SAP and P6 for project controls and planning.
• Ability to manage and develop a technical team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Controls Office technical team and define the product roadmap.
• Interface with stakeholders to optimize system performance and strategy.
• Make impactful recommendations to enhance effectiveness.

Skills

SAP

P6

Project Management

Scheduling

Planning

Change Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Project Management or related field

Job description

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Are you a technical guru and people manager with experience of SAP, Dassian, and P6 in a truly integrated environment? Do you want to be the product owner for business-critical systems, leading a small technical team and solving problems? Is your ideal job interfacing with people at different levels in an engaging way to ensure the system benefits are explained and realized? If so, read on...

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Systems Manager, which incorporates the Product Owner / Manager responsibilities for leading the Project Controls Office technical team. You will work to define and implement a desirable, feasible, practical, and sustainable Project Controls and Planning solution regarding SAP, P6, and Dassian for Electronics UK.

You will also interface on a technical basis across all functions and leadership levels involved in the Business Unit and project team structures to ensure the overall system performance and strategy are optimized. The Project Controls solution will consider the needs of functions, scheduling, forward load planning, prioritization, and partner coordination, underpinning project and business performance reporting.

The role involves a mix of home-based and onsite work (UK-wide team, so this can be at your local Leonardo site).

1. Provide subject matter expertise across the business for Planning, Scheduling, and Project Controls.
2. Make impactful recommendations to enhance effectiveness and improve ways of working.
3. Use specialist knowledge to generate insights, new ideas, and approaches for system and performance improvements.
4. Define and develop the Project Controls Product Roadmap.
5. Stay informed of external best practices and developments in planning, scheduling, risk, and project controls to identify risks and opportunities.
6. Manage, motivate, and develop the project controls office technical team to contribute effectively to business objectives.
7. Lead, coach, and influence others within the business, advocating for the deployment of solutions.
8. Resolve complex relationship and functional issues.
9. Maintain and develop your professional knowledge base and networks.
10. Manage key relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers.
11. Develop KPIs, metrics, and measures to inform decision-making regarding schedule and project performance.
12. Apply extensive knowledge of project management, scheduling, planning, and control techniques, with industry experience.
13. Understand technical complexities and facilitate trade-offs between process changes and IT-based solutions.
14. Demonstrate proven change management skills, especially in uncertain environments.
15. Proactively address potential issues to ensure system performance.
16. Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team to achieve results.
17. Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, influencing decisions.
18. Apply best practices from various industries to planning and scheduling.
19. Collaborate with stakeholders and negotiate support for solutions.
20. Experience in early-stage solution implementation in a similar role.

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Life at Leonardo

Leonardo offers a comprehensive benefits package, commitment to learning and development, and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell leave and accrue up to 12 additional flexi days annually
• Flexible Working: Hybrid working options available; part-time opportunities can be discussed
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and various network groups
• Lifestyle: Discounted gym memberships, Cycle to Work scheme
• Company-funded benefits: Private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle allowances (£500/year)
• Training: Access to over 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: Rewards for successful employee referrals
• Bonus Scheme: Available for management level and below