SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

Field Based. Must be willing to travel within UK and Internationally.
About James WalkerA private owned global manufacturing organization, supplying a vast range of high performance fluid sealing products and associated knowledge-based services to virtually every industry sector. With state-of-the-art skills in materials technology, particularly relating to elastomers, polymers, composites and engineering plastics plus extensive expertise in precision machining of exotic alloys for metallic seals, and tension control fasteners for bolted joints.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

· Project Management Tools, Practise and Application Development Methodologies
· Functional ERP experience covering the full implementation lifecycle. Ideally this would be with Infor’s CloudSuite
· Minimum 3 years business partnering experience, in relation to delivery of business solution projects

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

· Industrial or SyteLine ERP product, but in depth experience of other leading ERP solutions would be acceptable.
· Worked on at least 3 ERP implementations in an Associate Solutions Consultant or similar role
· Experience of at least 4 of the following ERP modules/areas is mandatory:
o Inventory
o Manufacturing – Bills of Material, Engineering, Work in Process, Costing and Quality
o Purchasing
o Customer Order Management, Pricing & Shipping
o Planning
o Finance
· Career in a supply chain, manufacturing or business services organization, preferably operating in a multi-national business to business environment

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Project Management Foundation, APM or Prince 2 or equivalent
Application End Date: 12/09/2025
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cockermouth CA13 0N

YOUR ROLE

The IT Team operates on multiple global locations, with a mix of Business, Solutions, Operations & Support skills. The IT Solutions Team provides business partnering and support for our applications, in particular ERP and related software.
As a Solutions Consultant you will be able to drive the effective use of IT solutions within James Walker and demonstrate business focussed skills in line with three key role requirements:
· Professional experience and qualifications in the relevant business domain, preferably within a multi-national discrete manufacturing and distribution business to business environment.
· A comprehensive understanding of project activities and lifecycles, methods, tools and approaches related to ERP systems; an ability to lead, influence and organise in order to deliver project activities in line with corporate objectives.
· Comprehensive hands on knowledge of the relevant software modules in order to be able to analyse and map business requirements into standard functionalities, configure prototypes and pilots, specify extensions for development, test and deliver solutions. Liaise effectively with supporting technical functions and third parties.