Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO you will line manage a team of SAP specialists who deliver both BAU and change for SAP. Currently on SAP ECC, we will be starting a major programme of work to change how we use SAP across Finance and HR, introduce new models and move progressively to S4/HANA. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Proven experience of managing multi-disciplined technical teams Confident and capable people manager with proven experience of line management and mentoring of team members Proven knowledge and experience of managing SAP environments Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications - specifically SAP Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more. Generous pension scheme. A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel. A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
19/04/2024
Full time
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO you will line manage a team of SAP specialists who deliver both BAU and change for SAP. Currently on SAP ECC, we will be starting a major programme of work to change how we use SAP across Finance and HR, introduce new models and move progressively to S4/HANA. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Proven experience of managing multi-disciplined technical teams Confident and capable people manager with proven experience of line management and mentoring of team members Proven knowledge and experience of managing SAP environments Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications - specifically SAP Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more. Generous pension scheme. A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel. A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
Skills: Experience in SAP RISE Installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, monitoring and performance tuning and troubleshooting of the SAP applications. S/4 HANA, SAP MDG, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP SLT, SAP ECC, SAP BW, SAP GRC, SAP CRM. Expertise in SAP systems on Oracle, DB2, MS-SQL, HANA databases and on Linux, Windows operating systems. Experience with Performance management and tuning of systems and applications on both ABAP and Java WebAS. Maintaining and managing SAP Portal System. System copies and landscape synchronization. Oracle/HANA/UNIX/Linux environment experience. HSR (HANA System Replication). Good to have: Experience working in a NetWeaver 7.0
18/04/2024
Full time
Skills: Experience in SAP RISE Installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, monitoring and performance tuning and troubleshooting of the SAP applications. S/4 HANA, SAP MDG, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP SLT, SAP ECC, SAP BW, SAP GRC, SAP CRM. Expertise in SAP systems on Oracle, DB2, MS-SQL, HANA databases and on Linux, Windows operating systems. Experience with Performance management and tuning of systems and applications on both ABAP and Java WebAS. Maintaining and managing SAP Portal System. System copies and landscape synchronization. Oracle/HANA/UNIX/Linux environment experience. HSR (HANA System Replication). Good to have: Experience working in a NetWeaver 7.0
Experience level: 20+ Years Mandatory skills: SAP S/4HANA with RISE, Presales experience and cloud solutions. Key Function: SAP Presales Solution Architect (RISE with SAP - Cloud) to assist client to achieve international growth objectives by: Supporting the sale of strategically important deals with Winning Solution and Thought Leadership Focus on crafting SAP S/4HANA Cloud Deployment Option - RISE with SAP Developing other solution team members Develop client into new industries, propositions, services, technologies. Key Objectives: Deliver sales revenue targets through individual - solo and team-based selling. To support qualification of initial leads and determine appropriate bid team. Own bid life cycle for smaller bids whilst contributing to larger bids. To lead/support complex and outside the norm customer bid opportunities and customer ITT responses - leading to the client to choose client as their preferred partner. Act as a quality assurance on proposals documents and presentations written by less experienced team members. To be part of the initial project delivery team in order to architect the solution design and de-risk the project. To build strong industry/partner relationships To develop own skill set to maintain thought leadership' status in customer's and peers' eyes. Mentor Solutions Managers/Managing Consultants to become Solution Architects Core Competencies: Can conceptualize and communicate winning propositions - making complex ideas look simple. SAP S/4HANA (IaaS & RISE) Rightsizing and Migration to Cloud Programmed DEV/SEC/OPS & Agile Delivery Advisor SAP Hardware & Software Architecture Trusted Advisor Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Transformation Projects SAP Innovator not follower Developing SAP RISE focused Value Proposition for Rightsizing/Archiving for S/4HANA & BW/4HANA. Bright, ability to rapidly pick-up new technologies, propositions and business areas Outcome oriented - maximizing balance of effort vs benefit to achieve objectives. Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing. Ability to work under own initiative and under tight time pressures - planning, prioritizing and controlling own workload. Precise approach to project management and procedures Ability to assert own ideas to clients and within client senior management. Is able to give strong coaching and feedback where needed to client or client team members. Continuous improvement - Inquisitive - self teaching of relevant new business thinking and technology solutions. Proactively contributes to the body of knowledge at client. Role Competencies: Broad, credible knowledge of client integrated (multi-Line of Business) propositions, technologies, differentiation and track record. Detailed knowledge of business requirements and solutions in their focus area (Technology, Industry or LOB) Work with account and commercial team to conceptualize and communicate winning propositions. Mobilize and motivate a bid team and project team. Lead/support the preparation and delivery of sales proposals and presentations. Can add value to and often own the strategy and tactics to win bids - develop/enhance client differentiators during a sales process. Entrepreneurial - can identify and develop opportunities within existing accounts. Oversee portfolio of bids - with the ability to successfully multi-task without over committing Ability to organize and co-ordinate diverse groups in complex situations. Broad content experience across multiple lines of business Broad technical appreciation - including ALL key SAP functionality and technology; With ability to rapidly assess new technology solutions. Lead functional/technical architecture in complex SAP and non-SAP environments. Support the Program-me Director to develop phasing strategy, plans, benefits case, org structures, risks and issues. Manages design workshops on multiple area of expertise. Command the respect and confidence of other Solution Architects, Solution Directors and the Commercial Team Ability to develop client methods and tools and contribute to Solution Team strategy. Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Educated to degree level or equivalent - expect 1st or 2:1. Extensive minimum experience in relevant technology (eg SAP) and/or business area - with 6 project life cycle S/4HANA - RISE with SAP Cloud experience - Solution & BOM Strong sales experience - of selling technology solutions; Delivering proposals as both stand alone or an integral part of wider consult-build-run propositions. Broad experience of Big Four' (or similar) consulting practices and methodologies In depth relevant technology or business solutions architect experience in FTSE 100/250 level companies Track history of leadership
18/04/2024
Full time
Experience level: 20+ Years Mandatory skills: SAP S/4HANA with RISE, Presales experience and cloud solutions. Key Function: SAP Presales Solution Architect (RISE with SAP - Cloud) to assist client to achieve international growth objectives by: Supporting the sale of strategically important deals with Winning Solution and Thought Leadership Focus on crafting SAP S/4HANA Cloud Deployment Option - RISE with SAP Developing other solution team members Develop client into new industries, propositions, services, technologies. Key Objectives: Deliver sales revenue targets through individual - solo and team-based selling. To support qualification of initial leads and determine appropriate bid team. Own bid life cycle for smaller bids whilst contributing to larger bids. To lead/support complex and outside the norm customer bid opportunities and customer ITT responses - leading to the client to choose client as their preferred partner. Act as a quality assurance on proposals documents and presentations written by less experienced team members. To be part of the initial project delivery team in order to architect the solution design and de-risk the project. To build strong industry/partner relationships To develop own skill set to maintain thought leadership' status in customer's and peers' eyes. Mentor Solutions Managers/Managing Consultants to become Solution Architects Core Competencies: Can conceptualize and communicate winning propositions - making complex ideas look simple. SAP S/4HANA (IaaS & RISE) Rightsizing and Migration to Cloud Programmed DEV/SEC/OPS & Agile Delivery Advisor SAP Hardware & Software Architecture Trusted Advisor Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Transformation Projects SAP Innovator not follower Developing SAP RISE focused Value Proposition for Rightsizing/Archiving for S/4HANA & BW/4HANA. Bright, ability to rapidly pick-up new technologies, propositions and business areas Outcome oriented - maximizing balance of effort vs benefit to achieve objectives. Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing. Ability to work under own initiative and under tight time pressures - planning, prioritizing and controlling own workload. Precise approach to project management and procedures Ability to assert own ideas to clients and within client senior management. Is able to give strong coaching and feedback where needed to client or client team members. Continuous improvement - Inquisitive - self teaching of relevant new business thinking and technology solutions. Proactively contributes to the body of knowledge at client. Role Competencies: Broad, credible knowledge of client integrated (multi-Line of Business) propositions, technologies, differentiation and track record. Detailed knowledge of business requirements and solutions in their focus area (Technology, Industry or LOB) Work with account and commercial team to conceptualize and communicate winning propositions. Mobilize and motivate a bid team and project team. Lead/support the preparation and delivery of sales proposals and presentations. Can add value to and often own the strategy and tactics to win bids - develop/enhance client differentiators during a sales process. Entrepreneurial - can identify and develop opportunities within existing accounts. Oversee portfolio of bids - with the ability to successfully multi-task without over committing Ability to organize and co-ordinate diverse groups in complex situations. Broad content experience across multiple lines of business Broad technical appreciation - including ALL key SAP functionality and technology; With ability to rapidly assess new technology solutions. Lead functional/technical architecture in complex SAP and non-SAP environments. Support the Program-me Director to develop phasing strategy, plans, benefits case, org structures, risks and issues. Manages design workshops on multiple area of expertise. Command the respect and confidence of other Solution Architects, Solution Directors and the Commercial Team Ability to develop client methods and tools and contribute to Solution Team strategy. Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Educated to degree level or equivalent - expect 1st or 2:1. Extensive minimum experience in relevant technology (eg SAP) and/or business area - with 6 project life cycle S/4HANA - RISE with SAP Cloud experience - Solution & BOM Strong sales experience - of selling technology solutions; Delivering proposals as both stand alone or an integral part of wider consult-build-run propositions. Broad experience of Big Four' (or similar) consulting practices and methodologies In depth relevant technology or business solutions architect experience in FTSE 100/250 level companies Track history of leadership
Alexander Ash are currently working with a global firm who are looking for a SAP PP/QM consultant to join their multi-disciplinary team. Within the organisation you will be spear heading the project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for organisational clients This is an exciting opportunity for any SAP PP/QM Consultant to join a team of skilled and experienced consultants and seek to identify improvements and efficiencies, while utilising new technologies and existing tools as the organisation takes on one of it's biggest bodies of work. Responsibilities Managing full life cycle implementations of SAP S/4HANA in area of Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution/Quality Management Evaluation of business requirements, identification of relevant SAP capabilities and best practices Planning, preparation and execution of Fit-Gap/Fit-to-Standard Workshops Solution Design & Adoption for identified GAPs and business process improvement measures Ensuring system implementation together with near-/offshore team members Sparring partner for the client and project management responsibilities At least 2-5 Full Project Lifecycles of work experience in SAP PP, QM
15/04/2024
Full time
Alexander Ash are currently working with a global firm who are looking for a SAP PP/QM consultant to join their multi-disciplinary team. Within the organisation you will be spear heading the project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for organisational clients This is an exciting opportunity for any SAP PP/QM Consultant to join a team of skilled and experienced consultants and seek to identify improvements and efficiencies, while utilising new technologies and existing tools as the organisation takes on one of it's biggest bodies of work. Responsibilities Managing full life cycle implementations of SAP S/4HANA in area of Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution/Quality Management Evaluation of business requirements, identification of relevant SAP capabilities and best practices Planning, preparation and execution of Fit-Gap/Fit-to-Standard Workshops Solution Design & Adoption for identified GAPs and business process improvement measures Ensuring system implementation together with near-/offshore team members Sparring partner for the client and project management responsibilities At least 2-5 Full Project Lifecycles of work experience in SAP PP, QM