Planning & Master Data Specialist

My client, a leading global organisation is looking for a Planning & Master Data Specialist to support a major ERP transformation programme. This role will act as the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing Production Planning, Material Planning, and Master Data Management within a large system deployment project. Rather than focusing on day-to-day operational activities, the successful candidate will bridge business operations and the deployment team, ensuring business requirements are successfully captured, tested, implemented, and embedded across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include: representing Production Planning, Material Planning, and Master Data functions throughout the ERP deployment programme; gathering, defining, and translating business requirements into project deliverables; collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across operations and project teams; supporting system implementation activities, including testing, validation, and process readiness; leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensuring business processes function effectively within the new environment; delivering training and knowledge transfer sessions to end users; providing post-go-live support and assisting with issue resolution during the hyper-care phase; and promoting process improvements and best practices throughout the deployment life cycle.

Required experience includes: a degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Operations, or a related discipline; a strong background in Production Planning, Material Planning, and/or Master Data Management; previous experience working on ERP implementations, rollouts, transformations, or large-scale system deployments; hands-on SAP experience (ideally SAP S/4HANA); experience supporting testing activities, user training, and business process adoption; excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; the ability to operate independently while working effectively within cross-functional teams; and pharma experience.