What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Functional Lead - Supply Chain position at The Weir Group PLC?
Job Title: Senior Functional Lead - Supply Chain
Location: Flexible \ 40% travel
Purpose of Role: Weir’s global SAP S/4HANA transformation is a once‑in‑a‑generation programme establishing the core business platforms that will power the company for the next decade. As a senior leader in this journey, the Product Domain Architect brings deep Supply Chain expertise across warehousing, inventory, logistics, and transportation, underpinned by SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain capabilities including Transportation Management (TM). Partnering closely with the Product Domain Lead, this role drives the scoping and delivery of key Supply Chain capabilities, from Supply Chain Planning and Execution to Sourcing, Procurement, and Supplier Collaboration. The PDA ensures all initiatives are architected with a cross‑domain, end‑to‑end perspective, maintaining strong alignment with Enterprise Architecture and stepping into full domain leadership when required. Designed for a high‑calibre transformation expert, this role accelerates Weir’s Supply Chain maturity across people, process, and technology, directly enabling strategic outcomes and programme success.
What we offer: At Weir, we are proud to provide reward on a basis which is fair and attractive, including a competitive benefits package. Through our ‘We are Weir’ framework, we focus on the importance of our people and the contribution they make to our organisation.
For additional information about what it’s like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
Location: Flexible \ 40% travel
Purpose of Role: Weir’s global SAP S/4HANA transformation is a once‑in‑a‑generation programme establishing the core business platforms that will power the company for the next decade. As a senior leader in this journey, the Product Domain Architect brings deep Supply Chain expertise across warehousing, inventory, logistics, and transportation, underpinned by SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain capabilities including Transportation Management (TM). Partnering closely with the Product Domain Lead, this role drives the scoping and delivery of key Supply Chain capabilities, from Supply Chain Planning and Execution to Sourcing, Procurement, and Supplier Collaboration. The PDA ensures all initiatives are architected with a cross‑domain, end‑to‑end perspective, maintaining strong alignment with Enterprise Architecture and stepping into full domain leadership when required. Designed for a high‑calibre transformation expert, this role accelerates Weir’s Supply Chain maturity across people, process, and technology, directly enabling strategic outcomes and programme success.
What we offer: At Weir, we are proud to provide reward on a basis which is fair and attractive, including a competitive benefits package. Through our ‘We are Weir’ framework, we focus on the importance of our people and the contribution they make to our organisation.
- Health & Wellbeing: As a global organisation there isn’t one single solution that will enable us to take a proactive approach to our health and wellbeing. We have built a Health and Wellness framework focusing on Culture & Leadership, Safety & Environmental, Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Digital Wellbeing and Financial Wellbeing for different parts of the business to bring to life in a way that is most meaningful for them.
- Grow your Own Way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must go down. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
- Be You and Belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where everyone's contribution is recognised and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves.
- Strategic Leadership & Partnership: Drive Supply Chain transformation by partnering with - and deputising for - the Product Domain Lead, leveraging SAP Fit‑to‑Standard and Clean Core principles to maximise value across all Supply Chain Management capabilities.
- End‑to‑End Capability & Value Stream Ownership: Own and govern the Supply Chain capability and its Enterprise Value Streams (e.g., Source to Pay), ensuring cross‑domain alignment and value‑driven delivery through close collaboration with other Domain Architects.
- Architecture, Solution Design & Governance: Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of Supply Chain solutions, translating business requirements into scalable architecture; govern the domain roadmap, architectural artefacts, standards, risks, and decisions while ensuring alignment with Enterprise Architecture.
- Cross‑Domain Collaboration, Data, Integration & Innovation: Work across architecture teams to ensure coherence, guide solution architects, shape data and integration patterns, uphold strong data governance, and drive continuous improvement through modern cloud approaches, emerging technologies, and supply‑chain‑focused innovation.
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture
- Supply Chain Process, Systems & Domain Expertise: Brings deep expertise in designing and optimising end‑to‑end Supply Chain processes—including planning, execution, sourcing, procurement, and supplier collaboration, with strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry standards across global operations.
- SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain, Complementary Platforms & BPM Capability: Experienced across SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain modules for planning, execution, warehousing, logistics, sourcing, and procurement, with strong working knowledge of Coupa and Kinaxis; additionally brings capability in BPM methodologies and tools such as Celonis or Signavio.
- Agile Delivery, Portfolio Management & Cross‑Functional Engagement: Proficient in Agile methodologies and portfolio management tools (e.g., Jira, Atlassian suite), with the ability to communicate, influence, and collaborate across domains, shaping scalable solutions that support enterprise‑wide Supply Chain transformation.
- Leadership Mindset, Strategic Thinking & Adaptability: Demonstrates an enterprise‑wide, strategic mindset with strong facilitation and communication skills, comfortable leading complex, ambiguous change while constructively challenging senior stakeholders and driving cross‑domain, value‑focused outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience operating as a Domain Architect within a large‑scale SAP S/4HANA implementation, architecting value‑driven, enterprise‑aligned solutions across complex business domains.
For additional information about what it’s like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.