Planning & Control Manager - SAP S/4HANA

Job Description

Shape the future of Manufacturing Planning and Control processes! Join us at the forefront of our SAP S/4HANA Digital Transformation, where your expertise will define the foundation for Planning and Control across Manufacturing UK.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 days per week on-site, 1 day remotely, due to workload classification.

Travel requirement to France one week per month (minimum) for the duration of SAP transformation programme and ongoing requirements for European travel afterwards

Security Clearance: British Citizen

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced SAP - Enterprise Resourcing Planning (ERP) user to lead the UK Planning & Execution governance on a group Digital Transformation Programme to SAP S/4HANA.

We are embarking on a bold, group-wide Digital Transformation programme (IMPACT) that will redefine how we work, connect and deliver value across the organisation. The programme focuses on upgrading MBDA’s SAP Enterprise Resource Planning capability, with the goals of harmonising processes across the group (where applicable) and adopting SAP standard practices.

As the Manufacturing IMPACT SME for Planning and Control, you will be responsible for defining and validating future state S/4HANA capability and operating practices across Manufacturing UK – Planning and Control North & South alongside the strategy for Planning and Control to standardise system practices, harmonise processes with MBDA group, introduce efficiencies, maintain business continuity - during, and post S/4HANA deployment.

This is a rare opportunity to lead and influence the future of MBDA!

Delegated by the UK Manufacturing Stream Lead –

• Responsible for defining and validating S/4HANA Future state processes surrounding Planning and Control processes, securing stakeholder “buy in”
• Responsible for the delivery and validation of UK Planning and Execution general top-level design material
• Responsible for reviewing, validating and signing off all detailed design content securing stakeholder "buy in"
• Represent Manufacturing UK in international and UK specific workshops including domain level and cross-domain
• Responsible for Leading system test campaigns within area of responsibility
• Support Manufacturing Change Lead in scoping the AS IS vs TO BE gaps for Training and Comms initiative
• Support Manufacturing Change Lead in identifying change opportunities to adopt ahead of S4 UK deployment
• Support Manufacturing Change Lead, Manufacturing functions and business units in adopting identified improvements ahead of S4 UK deployment
• Support Data Migration/Data Cleansing topics
• Support Manufacturing Stream Lead in all elements of the IMPACT Program
• Obtain end-to-end Manufacturing UK knowledge in future state S4 processes and capabilities (outside of area of responsibility)

What we’re looking for from you:

• HNC Level of qualifications or equivalent.
• High level of experience/exposure to SAP ERP usage in a Manufacturing context – Engineering, Logistics services, Manufacturing Planning & Control
• High level of experience in Planning and Control processes
• Confident in decision making in multi- nationality environments essential
• Confident in stakeholder management and engagements at varied levels of the organisation including multi- nationality environments essential
• Good planning and organising skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills with good attention to detail

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