About the Role
Engage and coordinate with Suppliers, Purchasing, Marketing, Supply chain and Accounts Payable to ensure vendors, products, prices and pack sizes are correctly setup, monitored and maintained accurately in SAP and Lynx within given deadlines in order for units to be able to place orders and process invoices. To ensure that the orders, invoices, credit notes are flowing through the system successfully by accurate management of the suppliers’ prices and products.
What you'll be doing
1. Ensuring the suppliers, products/prices are setup and maintained accurately on the systems via workflow systems within agreed SLA
2. Ensure all relevant systems - including SSP UK, SSP IE, SSP NL, RG, and P2U - are accurately updated in line with company requirements.
3. Act as a gatekeeper for new supplier management by ensuring all new supplier setups and bank detail updates are thoroughly reviewed and validated before being entered into SAP ECC and S/4HANA.
4. Ensure Greggs’ daily sales LXT files are generated and successfully uploaded into Lynx Citrix.
5. Validating marketers/NPD Team/Supply Chain Managers requests on workflow systems and liaising with job originators on any missing/not accurate information.
6. Liaise with franchise suppliers and brand team on products catalogue updates
7. Updating and maintaining the master system with details of products, suppliers, barcodes, allergens information and costs etc for SSP and Franchise brands.
8. Weekly data validation before sending the updates to the units
9. Creating new users and units across systems
10. Maintain and update the EDI system by setting up new units and trading locations, creating trading relationships with suppliers, and managing supplier catalogues in line with unit offer numbers.
11. Monitoring and resolving issues with missing, suspended and rejected invoices/credit notes on the EDI system by liaising with suppliers on correct format files and agreed timeframe to send the documents via EDI
12. Running projects of EDI integration for new and existing suppliers by liaising with suppliers and external service provider
13. Maintain the system with closed units and monitor daily catalogue upload into EDI
14. Running weekly checks reports for data integrity between the systems and resolving any issues
15. Investigating and resolving the issues logged by units according to the priority of the call by liaising with suppliers, 3rd parties and internal departments, including Group IT
16. Data cleansing and managing Master Data attributes in preparation for the project and data migration from the current systems to new inventory tool
17. Monitor and evaluate the design, selection, implementation, and support of data changes using associated business requirements and design documents
18. Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Group IT, Commercial, Supply Chain, Purchasing and H&S and influence those resources as required to deliver projects effectively
19. Building and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers and supporting the project team in gathering and providing the data
To be successful in this role you'll need
Skills Required
20. Excellent organisational skills
21. Good interpersonal and written communication skills
22. The ability to work in a busy environment and under pressure
23. Able to prioritise workload depending on business requirements
24. Good knowledge Microsoft Excel
25. Ability to work within a team and on own initiative
26. High level of attention to detail
27. Understanding of invoice/credit process and account reconciliation
28. Ensuring all aspects of role are carried out in accordance with business SLA’s
Why Join Us
29. Employee Discounts across our brands (over 400 locations)
30. Friends and Family Discount App
31. Award-winning training, apprenticeships and development programmes
32. Health & Wellbeing support
33. Hybrid working model with flexibility for work–life balance
34. Inclusive and diverse workplace with employee networks and communities
Ready to start the best part of your journey?
Join us at SSP and play a key role in shaping the financial performance of our Rail Gourmet business - where your insight, collaboration, and ownership will help drive our success across the UK and beyond.
At SSP, we value diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects a range of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
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