Country: United Kingdom 
City: Birmingham or Budapest 
Req ID: 505854

 

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

 

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

 

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

 

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

 

Learn more about us through the following Link.

 

Position Overview
Owner of CRH Europe’s strategic SAP templates which are centrally managed. Responsible for support, improvements, projects and roadmaps for these templates. Leads the central SAP centre of excellence, responsible for hiring, developing, motivating and coaching the internal team and supplementing them with relevant 3rd party support. Manages relationships with SAP (licencing, QA, etc) and other key partners.

 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:

Acts as the owner of the centrally managed SAP templates, ensuring they are professionally managed as strategic template assets Owns the SAP roadmaps, ensuring the templates develop appropriately reflecting business demands and SAP’s product development strategy Provide innovative suggestions and thought leadership on how more value can be extracted from our SAP solutions / investment Provides subject matter expertise to managers / leaders on SAP topics such as project evaluations, acquisitions, divestments, etc. Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP changes / enhancements / configuration as part of both individual demands and as part of projects Accountable for the delivery of timely and quality SAP support services Leads, develops and motivates the SAP centre of excellence team, ensuring that the appropriate capacity and capability is available to deliver on agreed priorities Ensures the SAP templates are managed in a controlled & compliant manner Manages the relationships with SAP (regarding licencing & other matters) and other partners such as 3rd party application support providers

 

Key Characteristics
For this role you should be/have:

Strategic thinker Ability to define vision / roadmap Leadership qualities with ability to motivate team Effective communicator and influencer Excellent organisational and planning skills Collaborative Strong analytical and problem solving skills Commercially focused and aware

 

Key Functional Competencies 
You possess the following:

Broad functional and technical knowledge of SAP, S/4 an advantage Business process awareness / knowledge, in building materials ideally Ability to develop a clear and compelling vision and sell / communicate it Team leadership inc direction, motivation, coaching, hiring, etc. Vendor management with SAP and application support providers

 

Experience / Education
You are/have:

Degree/Masters in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field Multiple years of experience leading a SAP centre of excellence SAP service delivery experience (incidents, changes & projects) Multiple years working with SAP, S/4 experience an advantage  Experience in delivering SAP implementations/upgrades Experience of working in a manufacturing / industrial environment Experience of working internationally with different countries / cultures
 

What CRH Offers You

A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

Highly competitive salary package

Comprehensive secondary benefits

Significant contribution to your pension plan

Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

 

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

 

CRH finds it important that vacancies are shared to individuals that may find them interesting and/or could be suitable for the role

 

Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com.

 

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

 

Benefits/perks listed above may vary depending on the nature of the employment with CRH and the country where you work.

 

Please note that we cannot accept any applications submitted through email for GDPR purposes. Candidates must apply through our job portal.

 

We do not accept candidate introductions for this position from recruitment agencies, unless you have been instructed to do so by our recruitment team.

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