IT Business ; ERP Manager

INEOS Inovyn

INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and is in the top three worldwide. Its portfolio comprises class‑leading products across General Purpose (GP) Vinyls, Specialty Vinyls, Organic Chlorine Derivatives, Chlor Alkali, Hydrogen, and more, with an annual commercial production volume of circa 9 million tonnes.

To maintain and develop the INEOS Inovyn business systems portfolio as an enabler for business strategies in a timely and cost‑effective manner, within the budget and resource constraints.

• Manage and develop the global applications team to deliver the agreed level of support for the current and future portfolio of ERP systems and associated applications.
• Develop and deliver the global ERP strategy and roadmap, ensuring that the portfolio is secure, stable and future‑focused to meet the needs of the business.
• Negotiate and manage third‑party contracts and services aligned to ERP and associated applications.
• Develop, implement, and maintain consistent standards, policies and change management processes across ERP systems and associated applications.
• Establish and maintain a robust data management strategy ensuring ownership and consistency of key master data across ERP systems and associated applications.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with at least 10 years’ experience in SAP application service delivery and project management.
• Extensive experience in the management, support, and development of ERP systems with detailed all‑round knowledge of SAP and its functional modules.
• Experienced in change management in a multi‑national organisation with proven ability to identify, manage and mitigate risks when delivering change to business‑critical systems.
• Broad understanding of the needs of all operational parts of a business and its corporate/fiscal requirements (e.g., finance, supply chain, commercial, logistics, manufacturing, procurement).
• Good understanding and experience of Financial/IT external audit requirements and the setting and adherence to data and security standards.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and identifying opportunities for standardisation.
• Experienced at building teams and partnerships with a wide range of internal and external parties, with good negotiation and commercial skills (for both internal customers’ relationship and vendor management).
• Result‑oriented with strong interpersonal, communication and people‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently with and manage teams dispersed geographically with different cultural backgrounds.

Runcorn, United Kingdom