Change Business Partner – MRP

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Change Business Partner driving MRP and ERP transformation across Morgan Advanced Materials’ manufacturing operations. Enabling adoption of Microsoft D365 processes, planning practices, and sustainable operational change.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the people-side implementation of strategic transformation across manufacturing operations
  • Drive adoption of new systems, processes, and behaviours to enhance efficiency, safety, and growth
  • Enable robust implementation and sustainable adoption of MRP processes within the ERP environment, notably Microsoft D365
  • Advise Business Unit leaders, site managers, and functional teams, aligning change initiatives with manufacturing and business priorities
  • Collaborate with the Highlander team to simplify points of contact, clarify local priorities, and explain core model deployment
  • Lead and support change management for process improvements and ERP implementations, especially MRP and sales and operational planning
  • Conduct business impact assessments, readiness analyses, and stakeholder mapping across production sites, sales offices, and central functions
  • Assess training needs and coordinate training delivery
  • Develop and execute communication and engagement plans
  • Identify resistance and adoption risks and develop practical mitigation strategies
  • Coordinate integrated change activities with local operational teams
  • Embed new behaviours, tools, and mindsets to promote continuous improvement
  • Track and report business change readiness, identify gaps, and propose mitigating actions
  • Serve as a best-practice and quality resource within MRP and ERP transformations

Requirements:

  • Deep understanding of shop floor processes, operations, production workflows, and supply chain dynamics
  • Hands-on experience supporting or deploying MRP modules in ERP systems (Microsoft D365 or similar)
  • Ability to bridge IT system design and operational execution for MRP and related planning functions
  • Experience delivering change management within an industrial or manufacturing environment
  • Understanding and leadership of to-be processes and ways of working
  • Understanding and advocacy of good practices for MRP, P2P, Forecast to stock processes, and margin management
  • Proven ability to build relationships and influence frontline teams, middle management, and senior leaders
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills in operational and technical contexts
  • Experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards or Microsoft D365 is a strong advantage
  • Comfortable working at different organisational levels
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Change Management or Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher) is an advantage
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in change, transformation, or multi-site operational roles within manufacturing or industrial sectors