IT Delivery Manager - SAP; FI​/CO

Vacancy NameIT Delivery Manager - SAP (FI / CO)

Employment Type

Permanent

Country United Kingdom

Location Liverpool

Business Area Finance

Workplace Type Hybrid

About Princes The Princes Group has over 7, employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of IT – Operations & Finance, this role will have responsibility for conceiving, defining, standardising, delivering, monitoring, refining and withdrawing Technology solutions and products that support and maximise business results in Finance Functions.

Strategic Consultancy – Define overall strategic direction of Group SAP Finance and Controlling solutions. This requires a deep understanding of solution capabilities and through gaining a business understanding of the overall solution, to guide the IT function and related business functions in the overall direction and approach for SAP Finance and Controlling solution.

Business Management - Establish and maintain relationships with the key business and technology stakeholders from the Finance functions, perform internal customer research, perform competitive analysis and product development and selection, drive alignment amongst stakeholders, work within product budgets, bring products to market, refine and improve products

Product Delivery Management – act as keeper of the vision, define product and solution roadmaps, coordinate business and IT resources, and determine suitable product life cycles.

Resource Management - oversee product delivery teams internal and external, coordinate with other product delivery managers, ensure best possible use and prioritise use of all resources to deliver the maximum value and benefits from projects and programs within the portfolio.

• Management of key implementation projects with an asset value of up to £2 million per annum
• Providing technology products and solutions across all Princes Group Finance worldwide.
• Liaising with senior stakeholders in Finance functions such as Finance Director – Operations, Finance Director – Commercial, Financial Controller (Group), Group Treasurer, Group Finance Services Controller.
• Manage a team of up to 15 with up to 8 direct reports some of which may be based at site.
• The role requires travel and periods away from home.
• The role may be required to perform duties outside of normal working hours

• Establish and maintain relationships with the key business and technology stakeholders, managing budget and product development, making decisions regarding product capabilities and priorities.
• Perform internal customer research as a means of gaining insight into the "voice of the customer." Use this insight to define the product or solution direction and how internal customers would gain value from product capabilities.
• Perform competitive analysis and product selection processes.
• Facilitate and drive alignment among key stakeholders. This will help the business achieve its goals and objectives, according to a shared view of product priorities. Part of defining the roadmap is defining a release strategy, from early prototypes, through minimum viable product (MVP), to the first and subsequent releases. This is subject to frequent change as with any agile delivery process.
• Define, track and communicate key product performance indicators as required to inform this process, and track business results.
• Bring the product / solution to production within agreed budgets ensuring that the business and IT is prepared to deliver and service the product throughout its life cycle. Ensure that the organization is prepared to deliver and support the entire business capability (including all of its human, organizational, process and technology aspects).
• Continually monitor and refine the product while in market. Define, track and communicate key product…