Why Greencore?Greencore is a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK, with a mission to make everyday taste better. We supply all major supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Our product range includes sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, ready meals, soups, sauces, quiche, ambient sauces, pickles, and frozen Yorkshire puddings.In FY22, we produced 795 million sandwiches and other food-to-go products, 127 million chilled prepared meals, and 249 million bottles of cooking sauces, pickles, and condiments. We make over 10,600 direct-to-store deliveries daily and operate 21 world-class manufacturing units across 16 UK locations. Our FY22 revenue was £1.7 billion, and we employ approximately 14,000 people.We strive to make Greencore a great place to work, with a strong focus on colleague development and inspiring leadership. In the past year, we\\\'ve seen an 11% increase in colleagues recommending Greencore as a workplace. Why we embarked on Making Business Easier?Over time, our processes have become increasingly complex, raising risks and costs while limiting our agility. Simultaneously, customer and market expectations have grown. The Making Business Easier (MBE) Programme is fundamental to our commercial and operational excellence agendas and helps manage our cost base effectively.The MBE Programme aims to streamline and simplify core processes, provide easier access to quality business data, and invest in the right technology to enable these processes. Why is this exciting for your career as a Senior Functional Analyst? The MBE Programme offers a significant opportunity for technology function colleagues to play a central role in designing, shaping, delivering, and executing an enterprise-wide digital transformation programme. This initiative\\\'s complexity within a FTSE 250 business allows for large-scale problem-solving, group-wide impact assessment, and supporting the delivery of an enablement project to future-proof the business. What will you be doing as a Senior Functional Analyst at Greencore?As a member of the ERP Centre of Excellence team, you will play a key role in discovering, implementing, enhancing, and supporting our business processes. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define the scope and gather business and functional requirements. What you\\\'ll be doing:Leading functional analysis and design of complex ERP functional solutions within an enterprise environmentDeveloping and defining requirements to manage strategic and often ambiguous business needsCollaborating with senior stakeholders to align business goals with technical solutionsOffering innovative solutions, often without detailed guidancePossessing subject matter expertise in one or more ERP areas (e.g., finance, supply chain, manufacturing, warehousing) and guiding teams through process improvementsUtilizing best practices to align project requirements with available functionalities13Creating detailed documentation and technical specifications for building the IT solutionLeveraging expertise, along with input from colleagues and consultants, to complete and coordinate technical tasksObtaining stakeholder approval for the projectPresenting the solution to stakeholders and users, clarifying their roles and responsibilitiesLeading user acceptance testing and making necessary adjustments until stakeholder approval is receivedOverseeing ERP modules (Finance, Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Manufacturing) and any additional softwareTranslating project requirements into efficient business processes within ERP and integrated systems20Managing IT activities from project initiation to post-implementation supportLeading project management for specific initiatives based on stakeholder needs and individual skillsProviding thorough documentation, training, process audits, and ongoing support to users and team membersWhat we\\\'re looking for:Proven experience as a Functional Analyst with detailed knowledge in one of more of the following areas: Finance, Supply Chain, Warehousing or Manufacturing process or combination thereofIn-depth knowledge of ERP system architecture, modules, and best practicesTechnical proficiency with ERP system configuration, customization, and integrationFamiliarity with data migration, system testing, and user training processesUnderstanding of the ERP development cycle, Basis landscape, and transport systemsStrong technical skills with a focus on business solutions, capable of mapping processes and developing effective solutionsProven track record of delivering solutions at all organizational levelsStrong analytical problem-solving and issue resolution skills, with the ability to translate business needs into system functionalityClear understanding of how to drive business value and demonstrate robust business acumenSelf-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and the ability to work well in a team What you\\\'ll get in return:Competitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysCar AllowanceAnnual Target BonusPension up to 8% matchedLife insurance up to 4x salaryPMI CoverCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.Permanent - Full-TimeSalary: NegotiableLocation: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4XA