ERP Release Manager

AB Agri Ltd; Sefton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension match 10%

Bonus up to 10%

Holiday buy-up to 5 days

Product discounts ABF

EAP access

Free lunch

Staff shop discounts

Job summary

ABF Group Services is seeking an experienced ERP Release Manager based in Liverpool with a hybrid work arrangement. You will own the end-to-end ERP release lifecycle, coordinating across Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, and related integrations to ensure smooth, well-governed deployments with minimal business disruption.

You will partner with ERP Functional Leads, PMOs, testing teams, and delivery partners to align priorities, governance, and release scope, delivering clear stakeholder

Qualifications

• Extensive ERP release management experience across large enterprise platforms.
• Strong governance, change management, and deployment planning expertise.
• Experience coordinating releases across D365, SAP, and integrations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional stakeholders and governance boards.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ERP release lifecycle from planning to deployment.
• Publish and maintain the integrated ERP release calendar and roadmap.
• Coordinate releases across D365, SAP, integrations, and platform updates.
• Lead readiness reviews, risk assessments, and go/no-go decisions.
• Provide clear communications on release status and business impact.

Skills

ERP Release Mgmt

Release Governance

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cross-functional

Risk Management

D365 Coordination

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: ERP Release Manager

Location: Liverpool (Hybrid)

Are you an experienced ERP Release Manager with a passion for delivering complex technology change in a controlled, structured way? Do you thrive on coordinating multiple stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and ensuring enterprise-wide ERP releases are deployed successfully with minimal business disruption?

At ABF Group Services, we're looking for a talented ERP Release Manager to join our growing ERP Platform team. In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of the end-to-end release lifecycle across our ERP landscape, working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, testing functions, and strategic partners to ensure releases are planned, governed, communicated, and deployed effectively across our global business.

What you'll be doing

• Own and govern the end-to-end ERP release lifecycle, ensuring releases are planned, approved, communicated, and deployed successfully across the organisation.
• Maintain and publish the integrated ERP release calendar, roadmap, and deployment schedule, providing a single source of truth for release activity.
• Coordinate releases across Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, integrations, ISV solutions, platform updates, and infrastructure dependencies.
• Lead release planning, readiness reviews, risk assessments, governance activities, and go/no-go decision-making processes.
• Partner with ERP Functional Leads, PMO teams, testing functions, and delivery partners to align priorities, dependencies, timelines, and release scope.
• Chair the cross-Business Unit D365 Board, driving release visibility, stakeholder engagement, governance, and strategic alignment.
• Manage release risks, dependencies, conflicts, rollback planning, cutover activities, and post-release hypercare support.
• Deliver clear stakeholder communications and reporting on release readiness, testing progress, business impacts, deployment decisions, and continuous improvement opportunities

What you'll bring

• Significant experience managing releases across large-scale enterprise ERP platforms.
• Strong understanding of release governance, change management, deployment planning, cutover activities, and rollback procedures.
• Experience managing integrated release schedules spanning projects, enhancements, service updates, third-party applications, and integrations.
• Proven ability to work effectively with ERP Functional Leads, PMOs, business stakeholders, and delivery partners.
• Experience coordinating with testing and quality assurance teams and using testing outcomes to support release decisions.
• Experience leading governance boards, steering groups, or cross-functional planning forums.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, risk management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent reporting and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear business-focused updates.
• Strong leadership, organisation, and facilitation capabilities

Location

This role will be based at ABF's Liverpool location -Grocery Service Centre, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton, Liverpool

About The Company

Associated British Foods Group Services are continuously reviewing our benefits to ensure our staff feel rewarded…

Associated British Foods is a global giant when it comes to the world of food processing and retail. Our ingredients division is the world’s second-largest producer of both sugar and baker’s yeast and our grocery brands occupy leading positions across the globe meaning that, in the UK, nine out of ten households use our brands.

Associated British Foods Group Services was first established in 2008 to deliver a centralised IT infrastructure and service to our fellow ABF businesses. We have now grown and operate in over 185 locations spread across 23 countries supported by a fantastic team of nearly 200. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we’re looking for people who are eager to join us in supporting and delivering this vision.

We want you to be a part of our future and to support you, so below are a handful of some of our benefits that are offered to our employees.

• AB Foods BTS match up to 10% pension (contributory)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per calendar year
• Discounts on ABF products such as Twinings, Silverspoon, Pataks and Ryvita
• 24/7 free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you as and when necessary
• Free lunch option available every day
• Access to a staff shop with discounted ABF brand products

We’re looking for dedicated and conscientious people who embrace and live our values. If you are an individual who thrives in a collaborative, trusting and pioneering work environment, ABF could be the right company for you.

All recruitment activities into our Group Services team are supported by our AB Agri business.