Job Description:

Product Management overall accountability, in including lifecycle management for services and products.  This will involve management of both Associate & partner resourcingManaging vendor relationships and defining requirements of the vendor servicesProvide regular reports to product consumersDirectly influencing the development and deployment of the productEstablish KPIs for products and oversee regular and ongoing data analysis to inform product evolutionEscalation point for any business demands, working with a variety of stakeholders across MGS & the segments.Engage and collaborate, developing productive ways of working with other internal DT teams (for example: Platform, Database, Security, Processing, Deployment, Development, other BCF towers in BDS, etc.)Budget management for all product area and functionsRole model agile behaviours & methods with customers and peersEngage, build & develop the team to be positioned to contribute to forthcoming transformation projects in the ERP space.

What are we looking for?

Experience working on SAP IT Products and Services, particularly in the Finance area.Experience of Financial Operations as a business process would be useful to have.Flexible, agile learner, ready to develop their functional skillset in an area which is evolving & digitalising quicklyFunctional & technical knowledge in ERP solutionsDemonstrate people leadership capability, particularly in a remote & global environmentAble to negotiate & collaborate with stakeholders to set priorities for themselves & the teamFinancial and Budget management experienceGood stakeholder management & communications skillsExperience in vendor managementITIL, PMI, Agile, DevOps, Scrum certifications will be a plus

What will be your key responsibilities?

Lead, engage and develop the Associate & partner team to run & enhance the existing ERP servicesDevelop capability in themselves & the team to meet the challenges we expect from ERP transformation over the coming yearsWork with our MGS Finance & other Digital Technologies stakeholders (include partners) to increase the efficiency & resilience of our key business processes such as Period End Close, and to enhance & simplify our change processesBuild a trusting, collaborative 'One Team' relationship with key stakeholders within the team and elsewhere in Mars.

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