OTC Consultant / Functional Consultant

We are accepting applications from the UK only. 

OUTSIDE IR35

Location: Fully remote - with occasional travel to UK office - High Wycombe and then potential international travel - USA

Duration: 12 months

Hours: 40 per week

Start date: January 2025

As our Functional Consultant you will join the project team at a time of transformational change where you will work closely with key business stakeholders and functions to conduct workshops, gather/document business requirements and truly define the change. 

Responsibilities will include blueprinting, BPD, user requirements definition designing the required solution, creating and executing test procedures end user training and providing post go live support.

roles and responsibilities

• Working closely with key business stakeholders and change/business process management functions to understand, gather and determine document requirements.

• Design, develop and deliver robust, best practice business processes, optimising the use of standard SAP S4 wherever possible.

• Proactively challenge and propose business process and/or system enhancements

• Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team.

• Autonomously prepare comprehensive and thorough technical program documentation including but not limited to specifications, test conditions and test plans.

• Ensure due consideration to integration between SAP ERP and external systems.

• Troubleshoot complex SAP problems and define/develop appropriate solutions.

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key business stakeholders, change/business process functions and end users.

how to succeed

Technical skills

Essential

• Expert knowledge of business processes and configuration in a manufacturing & consumer goods environment.

• With hands on configuration experience of SAP SD.

• Strong knowledge of the integration of SAP sales and distribution to other SAP components e.g SAP Finance, Materials Management, Procurement, Production Planning

• 5+ Yrs experience in SD module

Desirable

• S4/HANA implementation experience.

• End to end project lifecycle experience in a minimum of 2 projects in a manufacturing environment.

• Knowledge of the strategic direction of SAP and related products

What we are looking for:

• The successful candidate will bring a wide range of experience and skills and be able to combine them with a high attention to detail, enthusiasm, and curiosity. The successful candidate will also:

• Have extensive experience working in a comparable role in an enterprise environment.

• Be comfortable working in a fast paced, high frequency change environment.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Be an excellent communicator in both verbal and written form.

• Work calmly under pressure and are happy to meet challenging deadlines.

• Be organised, flexible, proactive and results-oriented.

• Passionate to work with our users, advising them on how to get the most out of the SAP system with the ability to articulate business challenges/requirements in a non-technical manner.

• Ability to work independently on multiple requirements simultaneously, meet deadlines, and properly escalate issues for a timely resolution

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups of individuals and the ability to maintain effective work relationships

• Self-motivated team player that thrives in a collaborative and competitive environment

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months and has a strong chance of extension.