SAP Functional Specialist

apetito Limited; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Apetito Limited is looking for an SAP Functional Specialist to enhance support for their production facilities. This new role requires strong expertise in SAP PP and MM modules, with responsibilities ranging from incident management to assisting in ERP transitions. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with both the UK and Group SAP teams.

Benefits

Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%

Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

Retail discounts via apetito perks scheme

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in SAP (PP, MM).
• Experience with SAP ECC6 or S/4 Hana is crucial.
• Strong knowledge of system enhancements and configurations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee incident and change management for SAP.
• Develop functional specifications for production facilities.
• Provide end-user support and coordinate external consultants.

Skills

SAP PP

SAP MM

System analysis

Documentation

Testing

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

SAP PP or MM Certification

Tools

SAP ECC6

SAP S/4 Hana

MES systems

Job description

Overview

In a newly established role, we are seeking a proficient SAP Functional Specialist to join our Enterprise Application Team. The ideal candidate will possess substantial experience in SAP, particularly with expertise in the PP and MM modules.

As a member of both the UK SAP team and the broader Group SAP team, you will collaborate closely with the UK business. Your responsibilities will include overseeing incident management, change management, and the development of functional specifications to support our production facilities.

This role is primarily based at our Trowbridge Head Office, where the majority of our products are manufactured.

You will be expected to support the current SAP offering and provide input and support from an SAP perspective for a new production facility, scheduled for completion in Q4 2026, as well as assist with the transition to a new ERP solution in the coming years.

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• SME for SAP PP & MM within apetito UK
• Resolve SAP incidents
• Recording business requirements, analysing current processes and developing future processes according to SAP best practice and the business needs.
• Implementation of customising as well as coordination and control of external consultants.
• Perform functional, integration and user acceptance testing.
• Provide technical and end user documentation.
• Ensuring a stable system landscape and provide end user support.
• Provide Cutover/Go Live support and the smooth transition to routine operations.

About you

Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in SAP (PP, MM).
• Experience in SAP ECC6 or S/4 Hana.
• Experience in the core SAP PP and MM principles and processes
• Knowledge about system enhancements and configuration.
• Experience in analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-functional IT team
• High level of motivation, reliability and self-organisation.

Desirable:

• SAP PP or MM Certification.
• Experience working within the Food Manufacturing industry
• Strong cross-functional SAP knowledge.
• Knowledge of MES’s such as Fastec
• German language is an advantage.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.