SAP Supply Chain Lead

Job type:Permanent
Town/City:Shipley
Salary/Rate:c. £60k plus Benefits
Job Category:Consultancy
Job ref:6385
Post Date:17.11.25
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Jess Heywood
Jess Heywood
Senior Business Partner

About the Role

Are you a Supply Chain professional with a passion for digital transformation and operational excellence? Our client is embarking on a major SAP programme and is seeking a Supply Chain SAP Implementation Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping how their complex global operations run for years to come.

Our client is a long-established leader in British engineering and manufacturing, with a rich heritage in precision engineering and a strong focus on environmental progress.

In this high-impact position, you will own the end-to-end implementation of SAP across the supply chain, acting as the key link between business stakeholders and the SAP programme team. You’ll ensure that processes are correctly mapped, optimised, and embedded within SAP, with deep involvement across MM, PP, SD, WM, and PS modules.

What You’ll Be Doing

Materials Management (MM)
  • Defining and configuring procurement processes including POs, PRs, vendor master data and sourcing.
  • Integrating supplier evaluation and material master governance.
  • Aligning indirect and direct procurement workflows to SAP MM best practice.

Production Planning (PP)
  • Partnering with engineering and manufacturing to shape BOM structures, routings and work centres.
  • Configuring MRP parameters for both MTO and MTS environments.
  • Supporting capacity planning and shop-floor execution.

Sales & Distribution (SD)
  • Aligning demand planning and fulfilment processes with SAP SD.
  • Configuring customer master data, pricing, and delivery scheduling.
  • Ensuring seamless integration between sales orders and production.

Warehouse Management (WM)
  • Defining warehouse structures and storage strategies.
  • Configuring goods movements, stock transfers, and inventory controls.
  • Supporting automation initiatives, including barcode scanning.

Project System (PS)
  • Defining project structures, WBS elements, and network activities.
  • Integrating project planning with procurement, production, and finance.
  • Supporting project budgeting, costing, and milestone billing.

General Responsibilities
  • Leading supply chain workstreams, ensuring timely delivery of programme milestones.
  • Translating business needs into SAP functional specifications and supporting configuration.
  • Overseeing data migration and master data governance.
  • Leading UAT, training, and go-live readiness activities.
  • Driving continuous improvement post-implementation.

What We’re Looking For
  • Technically fluent in SAP and supply chain processes.
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • High attention to detail with a data-driven mindset.
  • Confident in change management and training delivery.
  • Able to thrive in fast-paced, global, project-led environments.
  • Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline (Master’s / SAP certification desirable).
  • 7+ years’ supply chain experience, including 3+ years in SAP implementation -ideally S/4HANA.
  • Proven hands-on experience with MM, PP, SD, WM, and PS modules.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and planning systems.
  • A track record of success in ERP transformation within high-tech or precision engineering.

What's on offer?

Our client are offering a competitive salary circa £60,000 plus benefits including:
  • Bonus of up to 15% of salary annually
  • 33 days leave
  • Flexible working policy 
  • BUPA health
  • Health cash plan
  • Enhanced pension
  • Life assurance scheme

Please apply with your full CV or contact Jess at Cubed Talent on 01274 599354 for further details.

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