SAP Basis Specialist in Bolton - CV-Library

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Title: SAP Basis Specialist

Function: IT

Location: Bolton

Hours: Hybrid

Competitive + excellent benefits package

Are you an experienced SAP Basis Specialist looking for an exciting new challenge?

This is an opportunity for a SAP Basis Specialist based at our Head Office located in Bolton. Here you will find our central IT department and key business functions that enable our sites and depots to make our great quality products.

The Recipe We are looking for a SAP Basis Specialist / Manager to join a dynamic team of over 40 IT professionals, reporting directly to the Head of IT Operations. Our SAP systems are the at the digital core of our business which we strive to keep current and continually evolve and now is an exciting time to join us as Warburtons prepares for it’s final stages of migrating to SAP S4.

You'll be leading all SAP system technical delivery - development, continuous improvement and implementation, ensuring correct operation of BAU of SAP technical operations. Through a position of technical expertise, lead and directly support the team in defining and implementing technical elements of projects and enhancements. Ensure Support and Operational activities are defined for BAU requirements. Managing the Security and User management of SAP and AD systems

The Role
Develop a programme of SAP core systems BAU operations and security controls. 
Define a process of support, automation and resolution for any new SAP technologies.
Provide technical expertise and guidance on IT operations and projects.
Propose and contribute to the design & planning of future IT systems, including planning, implementation and testing to ensure support of future business requirements in terms of capacity and capability.
Provide hands-on leadership to the Technical Analysts, SAP Basis and Security team, ensuring operations and new developments are kept on track and appropriate corrective action is taken where needed. 
Deliver, monitor and report on SAP systems operations. 
Create appropriate monitoring and alerting procedures, developing the appropriate automated recovery methods.
To ensure timely completion of technical activities within planned cost, resource and budget.
Ensure disaster recovery process are in-place and in line with business requirements
Provide technical expertise in evaluating and proposing future fit solutions within our core SAP ERP platform and those peripheral systems in a post-modern SAP ERP environment. Essential Ingredients
5+ years’ experience of SAP Basis admin and technical support
With Strong technical skills to ensure stability and recoverability in a high availability environment.
Good change control with transport, OSS and patching management across the SAP applications
SAP Patching of ABAP and JAVA systems
Working knowledge of common SAP databases - HANA, Sybase, MaxDB
Knowledge as system admin of Windows / Linux
A continuous improvement approach to the SAP applications platform including architecture, landscape design, implementation, upgrades, performance tuning, system integrations
Experience working with ERP, PO, SolMan, Fiori
Support of integrations to cloud systems via RFC’s and SAP Cloud Connector
Analytical and thorough approach of technical monitoring and capacity management
Contribute to the development and implementation of SAP roadmap for Warburtons
Able to report on system and project status to senior stakeholders Extra Dough At last and by no means least you will want to know what your bread is worth.

A slice of the annual profits 
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme 
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do