SAP Strategic Template Lead - Birmingham or Budapest
Birmingham or Budapest, BIR, GB Country:
United Kingdom City:
Birmingham or Budapest Req ID:
505854 About CRH We are CRH, committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We deliver unique, superior building materials and products for road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects, and outdoor living solutions. CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect, and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction, and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products, and value-added services helps deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. Position Overview Owner of CRH Europe’s strategic SAP templates which are centrally managed. Responsible for support, improvements, projects, and roadmaps for these templates. Leads the central SAP centre of excellence, responsible for hiring, developing, motivating, and coaching the internal team and supplementing them with relevant 3rd party support. Manages relationships with SAP (licensing, QA, etc.) and other key partners. Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role, you will: Act as the owner of the centrally managed SAP templates, ensuring they are professionally managed as strategic template assets. Own the SAP roadmaps, ensuring the templates develop appropriately reflecting business demands and SAP’s product development strategy. Provide innovative suggestions and thought leadership on how more value can be extracted from our SAP solutions/investment. Provide subject matter expertise to managers/leaders on SAP topics such as project evaluations, acquisitions, divestments, etc. Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP changes/enhancements/configuration as part of both individual demands and projects. Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP support services. Lead, develop, and motivate the SAP centre of excellence team, ensuring that the appropriate capacity and capability is available to deliver on agreed priorities. Ensure the SAP templates are managed in a controlled & compliant manner. Manage the relationships with SAP (regarding licensing & other matters) and other partners such as 3rd party application support providers. Key Characteristics For this role you should be/have: Strategic thinker. Ability to define vision/roadmap. Leadership qualities with ability to motivate team. Effective communicator and influencer. Excellent organisational and planning skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Commercially focused and aware. Key Functional Competencies You possess the following: Broad functional and technical knowledge of SAP, S/4 an advantage. Business process awareness/knowledge, ideally in building materials. Ability to develop a clear and compelling vision and sell/communicate it. Team leadership including direction, motivation, coaching, hiring, etc. Vendor management with SAP and application support providers. Experience / Education You are/have: Degree/Masters in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Multiple years of experience leading a SAP centre of excellence. Multiple years working with SAP, S/4 experience an advantage. Experience in delivering SAP implementations/upgrades. Experience of working in a manufacturing/industrial environment. Experience of working internationally with different countries/cultures. What CRH Offers You A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion. Highly competitive salary package. Comprehensive secondary benefits. Significant contribution to your pension plan. Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes. Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization. Connect your future to CRH We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application. CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared with individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com. CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work. Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal. We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team. #LI-DNI Date: 27 Jan 2025
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Birmingham or Budapest, BIR, GB Country:
United Kingdom City:
Birmingham or Budapest Req ID:
505854 About CRH We are CRH, committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We deliver unique, superior building materials and products for road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects, and outdoor living solutions. CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect, and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction, and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products, and value-added services helps deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. Position Overview Owner of CRH Europe’s strategic SAP templates which are centrally managed. Responsible for support, improvements, projects, and roadmaps for these templates. Leads the central SAP centre of excellence, responsible for hiring, developing, motivating, and coaching the internal team and supplementing them with relevant 3rd party support. Manages relationships with SAP (licensing, QA, etc.) and other key partners. Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role, you will: Act as the owner of the centrally managed SAP templates, ensuring they are professionally managed as strategic template assets. Own the SAP roadmaps, ensuring the templates develop appropriately reflecting business demands and SAP’s product development strategy. Provide innovative suggestions and thought leadership on how more value can be extracted from our SAP solutions/investment. Provide subject matter expertise to managers/leaders on SAP topics such as project evaluations, acquisitions, divestments, etc. Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP changes/enhancements/configuration as part of both individual demands and projects. Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP support services. Lead, develop, and motivate the SAP centre of excellence team, ensuring that the appropriate capacity and capability is available to deliver on agreed priorities. Ensure the SAP templates are managed in a controlled & compliant manner. Manage the relationships with SAP (regarding licensing & other matters) and other partners such as 3rd party application support providers. Key Characteristics For this role you should be/have: Strategic thinker. Ability to define vision/roadmap. Leadership qualities with ability to motivate team. Effective communicator and influencer. Excellent organisational and planning skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Commercially focused and aware. Key Functional Competencies You possess the following: Broad functional and technical knowledge of SAP, S/4 an advantage. Business process awareness/knowledge, ideally in building materials. Ability to develop a clear and compelling vision and sell/communicate it. Team leadership including direction, motivation, coaching, hiring, etc. Vendor management with SAP and application support providers. Experience / Education You are/have: Degree/Masters in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Multiple years of experience leading a SAP centre of excellence. Multiple years working with SAP, S/4 experience an advantage. Experience in delivering SAP implementations/upgrades. Experience of working in a manufacturing/industrial environment. Experience of working internationally with different countries/cultures. What CRH Offers You A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion. Highly competitive salary package. Comprehensive secondary benefits. Significant contribution to your pension plan. Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes. Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization. Connect your future to CRH We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application. CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared with individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com. CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work. Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal. We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team. #LI-DNI Date: 27 Jan 2025
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