Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university.

IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University.

Reporting to the CTO you will line manage a team of SAP specialists who deliver both BAU and change for SAP. Currently on SAP ECC, we will be starting a major programme of work to change how we use SAP across Finance and HR, introduce new models and move progressively to S4/HANA.

Essential criteria:

• Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects
• Proven experience of managing multi-disciplined technical teams
• Confident and capable people manager with proven experience of line management and mentoring of team members
• Proven knowledge and experience of managing SAP environments
• Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality
• Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems / applications - specifically SAP
• Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations
• Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others

What we offer

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
• + more!

The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made.

If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant ellie.sheehan@harveynash.com

Criminal record

A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role.

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates.