ERP Specialist/Business Systems Specialist

Big Red Recruitment Midlands Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric company car

Hybrid after probation

Group-level systems role path

Plus benefits

Job summary

Big Red Recruitment Midlands Ltd seeks an ERP Specialist to oversee SAP ERP and integrated systems across warehouse, e-commerce, route planning and CRM in a manufacturing environment. You will sit with Finance, report to the Financial Controller, and coordinate with group systems and external SAP consultants.

In the first 90 days you’ll learn how everything fits together; subsequently you set priorities and a roadmap with cross-functional stakeholders, driving improvements and system-wide

Qualifications

• Hands-on SAP experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience building, fixing or improving ERP reports.
• Experience managing ERP integration with WMS, E-commerce or CRM.
• Experience working with external vendors, consultants or IT support providers.
• Able to work on site in Dudley full time during probation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the ERP and its integration with warehouse, E-commerce, route planning and CRM systems.
• Be the first point of contact, managing third-party consultants and vendors to resolution.
• Lead improvements to the systems across the business with stakeholders.
• Understand SAP reporting capability and help improve reports with the group team and consultants.
• Collaborate with the IT MSP on infrastructure and user support.

Skills

SAP experience

ERP reporting

ERP integration

Vendor management

On-site probation

Tools

SAP Business One

Qlik

Job description

ERP Specialist/Business Systems Specialist/SAP Business One

Salary

£40,000 to £45,000 + electric company car + benefits

Location

Dudley, West Midlands

Working pattern

Full time on site, hybrid after probation

Contract

Permanent, full time, 39.5 hours a week

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Most systems roles give you one piece of the puzzle. This one gives you all of it. An established manufacturer in Dudley, now part of a European group, needs a Business Systems Specialist to oversee its SAP ERP system and the warehouse, E-commerce, route planning and CRM systems that integrate with it. You will sit in Finance and report to the Financial Controller but you will work with every department, the group systems team, third-party SAP consultants and an IT managed service provider. Your first three months are about learning how everything fits together. After that, you set the priorities and the roadmap.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Oversee the ERP and its integration with the warehouse, E-commerce, route planning and CRM systems as part of day-to-day operations
• Be the first point of contact and escalation for users, managing third-party consultants and vendors through to resolution
• Proactively lead improvements to the systems across the business, working with all relevant stakeholders
• Understand the SAP reporting capability and help investigate and improve reports with the group team and consultants
• Work with the IT managed service provider on infrastructure and user support
• Lead practical projects including warehouse system improvements, stock take, scanners and barcode picking

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Hands-on SAP experience in a manufacturing business
• Experience of building, fixing or improving ERP reports
• Experience of managing how an ERP integrates with other systems such as a WMS, E-commerce or CRM
• Experience of working with external vendors, consultants or an IT support provider
• Able to work on site in Dudley full time during probation

Useful extras

• SAP Business One
• Qlik or another BI tool
• Warehouse systems and barcode scanning
• IT infrastructure and user support
• Working within a group with an overseas parent

THE PACKAGE

• Salary of £40,000 to £45,000
• A fully electric company car, with charging on site. Electric company cars carry a low benefit-in-kind rate, so this is one of the most tax-efficient benefits around
• Hybrid working after probation
• A natural path towards a group-level systems role
• Plus further benefits