SAP Solutions Lead, Procurement/Supply Chain (MoD)

City of London
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SAP Solutions Lead, Procurement/Supply Chain (MoD)

Local office, UK Wide

Up to £90,000 + Training + Progression + Security Clearance + 8% Pension + Work from home

Are you a SAP Solutions Lead with 'hands on' experience with Procurement and Supply Chain Management?

Do you want to work for one of the UK's most renowned Defence companies on exciting and large scale, national and international SAP projects.

On offer is the opportunity for a SAP Solutions Lead from a Procurement and/or Supply Chain Planning or similar to join a leading and globally recognised Engineering, Aerospace and Defence company, that are working some of the most exciting, large scale SAP projects both nationally and internationally.

In this role, the successful SAP Solutions Lead will be responsible for providing specialist level design, configuration and functional support for the SAP solutions in the Procurement, Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Planning modules. This is a very hands on role and will require you to understand the general day to day running of either Procurement, Supply Chain Planning or Warehouse Management.

The ideal SAP Solutions Lead would have 'hands on' experience within ideally Warehouse Management, Procurement of Supply Chain Planning. Be able to obtain Security Clearance and want to work for a global defence company.

The Role:

Analyse, design, configure & support SAP solutions
Warehouse Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Planning
Infrequent travel to site, fully expensedThe Person:

SAP Solutions within Warehouse Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Planning
Ability to gain Security Clearance
Must be a sole British National due to the nature of the role.Keywords: SAP, SAP Solutions Lead, SAP Consultant, SAP Specialist, SAP Developer, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Procurement

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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