Enterprise Systems Advisory Lead

Liberty Blume Business Solutions Ltd; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + Bonus

25 days annual leave + buy 5 days

Wellbeing benefits and insurance

Job summary

Liberty Blume in Bradford (BD4) is seeking an Enterprise Systems Advisory Lead to shape strategy, architecture, governance and commercial directions across Finance, ERP, Procurement, and HR. The role reports to the Director of Enterprise Systems and combines advisory delivery with leadership responsibilities.

The role requires senior expertise across enterprise platforms, stakeholder management, and team development, with hybrid working options and a focus on delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Significant experience defining enterprise systems strategy and roadmaps within a complex organisation.
• Experience across ERP, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Payroll, or related platforms.
• Proven leadership across architecture, delivery, and transformation; able to influence senior decisions.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the Enterprise Systems strategy, architecture, and roadmap aligned to business objectives and customer needs.
• Lead advisory engagements, providing strategic guidance and governance across programmes and initiatives.
• Develop customer propositions, capability roadmaps, and service offerings to support growth and success.
• Contribute to RFI/RFP responses, business cases, and commercial discussions with customers.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and coach the Enterprise Systems team.

Skills

Enterprise systems strategy

ERP / Finance / Procurement

Architecture governance

People leadership

TOGAF

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

IT delivery methodologies

Degree-level education

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Oracle OCI

Oracle Fusion

Job description

We’re looking for an Enterprise Systems Advisory Lead to join our team in Bradford (BD4). This hybrid role offers flexibility, with two days in the office and three days working remotely. We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Systems Advisory Lead to shape and drive the strategy, architecture, governance, and commercial direction of Enterprise Systems across Liberty Blume. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Systems, you'll play a pivotal role in defining how Finance, ERP, Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Payroll, and Corporate Applications evolve to support both Liberty Blume and our growing customer base. This is a highly visible leadership role that combines strategic thinking, enterprise architecture, business development, and advisory delivery. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, Technology, Procurement, and Operations to deliver technology-enabled transformation, create compelling customer propositions, and identify innovative opportunities that drive measurable business value. You'll also act as a trusted advisor on emerging technologies, AI, enterprise platforms, and transformation initiatives, ensuring our systems strategy supports growth, operational efficiency, and exceptional customer outcomes. Alongside leading a small team, you'll influence senior decision-making, support customer engagements, and help shape the future of Enterprise Systems within Liberty Blume

What will you be doing? Own and evolve Liberty Blume's Enterprise Systems strategy, architecture, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. Define target-state enterprise architectures across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Payroll, and Corporate Applications. Identify opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to improve automation, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes. Partner with business leaders, system owners, and customers to translate strategic goals into technology roadmaps and transformation plans. Lead Enterprise Systems advisory engagements, providing strategic guidance and architecture governance across programmes and initiatives. Support solution architecture activities, ensuring proposed solutions align to enterprise strategy, architecture standards, and business requirements. Develop customer propositions, capability roadmaps, and service offerings that support business growth and customer success. Contribute to RFI/RFP responses, solution proposals, business cases, and commercial discussions with prospective and existing customers. Monitor market trends, vendor capabilities, and emerging technologies to inform strategic decision-making. Work closely with delivery, commercial, and finance teams to ensure services are delivered within agreed budgets and expected benefits are realised. Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor across Liberty Blume and customer organisations. Lead, coach, and develop a team of Enterprise Systems professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

We tend to look for people with:

Essential

• Significant experience defining enterprise systems strategy, architecture, and technology roadmaps within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Systems, including ERP, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Payroll, or related business platforms.
• Experience working across architecture, delivery, and transformation disciplines, with the ability to influence strategic business decisions.
• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, and developing high‑performing teams.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience supporting business cases, customer propositions, and strategic initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and customers.
• Strong understanding of IT delivery methodologies, governance, and best practices.
• Degree‑level education or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable

• Experience within shared services, BPO, or technology‑enabled business services environments.
• Knowledge of Oracle technologies, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Fusion.
• Experience supporting customer bids, RFI/RFP responses, and solution proposals.
• Understanding of financial controls, GDPR, IT security standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience delivering large‑scale technology and business transformation programmes.
• Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement qualifications.
• Familiarity with AI trends and the ability to identify practical enterprise use cases that create business value.
• Experience with enterprise applications supporting Finance, HR, Procurement, or Supply Chain processes.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• 25 days annual leave + buy 5 days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance, plus many more
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance & income protection
• Exclusive Virgin Media O2 products, employee discounts and cashback offers on thousands of brands
• Access to electric car scheme
• 24 hours paid volunteering leave

Who we are:

#LibertyBlume a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech‑enabled back‑office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow! Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background. Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! We’re on a mission to redefine global business services with our tech‑enabled solutions, that deliver efficiency, scale and value for our customers. With over 20 years of experience, our team of passionate specialists have perfected an approach that deals with the demands of today and the markets of the future, so our customers stay one step ahead and unlock the freedom to grow. We leverage technology expertise and global perspective, to challenge conventional thinking, transform operational efficiency, and eliminate administrative complexity.

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