ERP Lead

Wood is recruiting multiple ERP Leads to support our evolving global ERP team. These roles will focus on delivering functional expertise across ERP Finance, Projects, Supply Chain, or Business-as-Usual (BAU) support. Depending on alignment, successful candidates will either play a key role in our global ERP implementation programme or lead ongoing operational system support.

This is a UK-based remote role, and we welcome applications from candidates across the UK.

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The Role

This role will work with business stakeholders to support leveraging ERP technology to drive functional objectives and support initiatives to achieve these objectives. You will ensure that ERP Systems activity aligns with business objectives and maximises the effectiveness and competitiveness of Wood. Ensuring maximisation of procedures and efficiency alongside the operational functional teams.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality system support that maximises commercial value while minimising risk, in line with Wood’s policies and processes. You will support the delivery of functional programmes or specialist areas, ensuring system solutions meet business requirements and that processes and data governance are clearly defined, maintained, and optimised. The role may also involve leading a team to ensure the successful delivery of programme objectives and outcomes.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally.

For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition
Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Supports the ERP Systems Manager in the delivery of effective practice which complements the implementation delivery and blueprint
Support the ERP Systems Manager in leading function-driven projects and initiatives
Supports with project planning, discovery, business readiness, and adoption of streamlined and standardised end-to-end processes
Ensures continuous improvements, enhancements, and projects striving toward first-class technological solutions
Identify opportunities for automated solutions setting technological priorities and explore application capabilities
Keeps informed of functional changes to the application advised in the Oracle maintenance packs
Contributes to the development and maintenance of global end-to-end business processes, standards guidance, and technical system documentation
May take the lead as a key focal point or subject matter expert for business implementation rollout or may provide ongoing post-go-live support
Monitors, tracks, and manages quarterly system updates and engages with key business stakeholders to work through requirements
Work closely with change management analyst to align and include activities, communications, training & education into functional project plans
Provides accurate effort estimations, and supports the development of user requirements, testing plans and deployments
Acts as a mentor and general support for less-experienced team members through both technical knowledge and leadership skills
Manages assigned projects delivering to defined timescales using existing resources

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent years of experience within systems
Previous experience in a similar role for ERP solutions
Able to effectively work with multi-disciplinary teams on regional and global levels
with minimal supervision.
Able to articulate business benefits of systems
Knowledge of IT system delivery and change management processes aligned with a strong understanding of business operations and strategy
Possesses functional systems processing expertise for assigned objectives
Able to identify inefficiencies, seeks new ways to improve, and provides process improvement recommendations
Able to design and implement standard business processes to ensure successful systems deployment
Able to effectively work with all levels within functional teams to deploy and continue to develop systems landscape to provide value
Excellent skills and understanding of writing systems and test scripts
Excellent knowledge of the use of ERP solutions to support business strategy

Personal attributes:

Demonstrates leadership capability and behaviours in line with the Wood leadership framework
Understand and champion the core values providing an example to staff and colleagues
Demonstrate ability to drive change and influence key stakeholders in a global and matrix organisation environment
Strong interpersonal skills to build productive relationships based on a business and
commercial understanding
The ability to work in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment whilst dealing with
ambiguity and diverse options
Ability to understand and articulate complex concepts in a clear and simple manner
Team player and ability to work well across a remote global team
Disciplined, organised, self-motivated, and focused on delivering results
Self-motivating, able to assume responsibility over broad objectives, priorities, and deadlines