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This role will help drive the Finance and Commercial requirements of the business functions, emphasising an approach based on quality, collaboration and agility.
What you'll be doing:
- Developing a sound knowledge of relevant business areas within the Premier Foods organisation and the effect of the requested changes
- LiaisIng with key stakeholders, business managers and users to understand and document business requirements across business areas affected by a change need
- Working with business owners and Premier Foods IT Business Partners & Solution Architects to develop optimal solutions
- Developing complete and accurate business models including process, data and organisation documentation
- Delivering and presenting a quality business requirements document for a given change need, to the Project Sponsor, the IT Leadership Team and the Planning Board
- Supporting the continuous innovation, development, governance & support of business processes and systems including the key SAP areas for agreed remit
- Driving & promoting engagement between IT, Business users & customers
- Working with the Senior Commercial BP to achieve aligned strategy between business and IT
More specifically:
Demand Management
- Primary point of contact to the business for all functions across the Group, & UKBU.
- Assist in the development and management of a strategy which reflects and supports the overall business agenda.
- Ensure business partners understanding of business information systems and services and influence and collaborate in decision making processes that relate to those operational areas
- Engage early project opportunity discussions and provide project management and business analysis capabilities
- Agree and deliver projects / enhancement requests with Solutions Architects & Business Partners
- Responsible for ensuring business cases support project goals to enable prioritisation
- Attend the key management meetings within the business to align IT and business demands
- Provide Project Management for agreed initiatives to Premier IT PMO Standards
Business Analysis, Process & Change Management
- Work with business owners from relevant business areas to understand current processes, document and prioritise requirements, ensure best practice & consistency across the portfolio
- Identify, plan, lead and implement process improvement initiatives that realise the goals of the IT team & wider business
- Works to improve effectiveness of business information provision with IT Business Partners & Business Teams
- Design and develop optimal processes and best practices in Master Data & Data Management
- Support the Business process teams established in the organisation
- Help realise Premier’s business, functional, and data compliance requirements
Solutions Development
- Collaborate with IT and Business Leadership to develop and implement solutions which reflects and supports the business agenda
- Where required analyse business problems and provide recommendations & reporting solutions
- Ensure our business reporting reflects the demand of the business
Systems & Data Governance
- Define and enforce data standards and procedures
- Collaborates with other IT professionals to deliver shared technology solutions
- Drive the function’s adoption strategy with regards to people, process and technology solutions
- Ensure the appropriate governance when utilising third parties
- Assist Service during Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes when required
What we need from you:
- Experience of delivering SAP & Information based projects
- Ability to work in a fast paced, highly visible environment
- Proven track record in I.T. delivery
- Consumer Products Industry experience
Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.
At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.
