Date Posted:
2026-02-25
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
Harlow, Essex
Position Role Type:
Onsite
Job Title: Commercial & Supply Chain SAP Specialist
Function: Commercial & Subcontracts
Duration: Permanent or FTC
Hours: Fulltime 37 hrs
Location(s): Harlow or Glenrothes (Hybrid with 3 days a week on site)
Security Clearance Requirements: SC Eligible
Why join Raytheon
Raytheon UK is a powerhouse in defence and aerospace, where innovation meets impact. As a key partner to the UK government and global customers, we tackle the toughest challenges across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Beyond cutting-edge defence solutions, we lead the way in digital training transformation for both military and commercial clients. At Raytheon UK, you will work with pioneering technology, collaborate with top industry experts, and be part of a dynamic team that fuels your growth. Whether you're looking to push boundaries, develop your skills, or make a real-world impact, your future starts here.
What You Will Do
This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented and strategically minded implementation SAP Specialist to support the commercial and supply chain functions within a defence environment. This role is critical in supporting the implementation of SAP S4HANA/GTS for the Commercial and Supply chain functions and wider initiatives as they develop, ensuring process efficiency, compliance with customer and company requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with Commercial & Supply Chain SAP Manager, cross-functional and global teams, must be a good communicator, capable of solving problems and overcome challenges.
Responsibilities
1. Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) of S4HANA/GTS and boundary systems for the UK Commercial, Subcontract and Supply chain functions.
2. Attend and participate in S4HANA/GTS and boundary systems project workshops (travel to different sites across UK will be required).
3. Support the testing of S4HANA/GTS functionality throughout the project life cycle.
4. Provide expertise and support on ad-hoc data analysis and data cleansing requirements.
5. Deliver and coordinate S4HANA/GTS training and coaching to the wider Commercial, Subcontract and supply chain teams as required.
6. Seek out ways that our systems could be utilised to improve our current ways of working.
7. Act as a point of contact for data analytical queries from commercial and operational teams.
8. Support the wider Commercial and Supply Chain operations team in process and compliance activities (as required).
Skills and Experience
9. Experience in Commercial, Subcontract or Supply Chain within a defence industry.
10. Experience of SAP ERP/ECC (preferably S4HANA).
11. Analytical skills and proficiency in data tools (Excel, SQL, Power BI).
12. Understanding of data architecture.
13. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
14. Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external suppliers.
15. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-stakes, regulated environment.
16. Proven experience of problem-solving, continuous improvement and digital transformation.
Desirable
17. Experience in database development and management.
18. Financial Acumen; working knowledge of programme and business financial management.
19. Professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, APM, Prince2).
20. Familiarity with export control regulations and international trade compliance.
21. Six sigma or other recognised continuous improvement experience.
22. Programme management skills (Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics).
23. Experience with contract management systems (e.g. Agiloft CMS, Icertis, SAP Ariba).
24. Experience of Customer/Supplier Relationship Management.
25. Experience of automation systems (e.g. Power Automate, Power Apps).
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