Technical Consultant in Alconbury

The British flower market is worth £1.

2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.

K.

’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers.

We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking bouquets.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon.

MM Flowers employs over 1000 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

MM Flowers’ values and behaviours form the basis of our culture and are a guide to the way we work as individuals, in teams and with our customers, They can be used as a guide and a reference to support processes such as team development, performance management, recruitment, identification of talent, and on-going coaching to support the delivery of our ambitious growth plans.

Creating Meaningful Moments that do good for people, and our planet.

We are currently looking for a Technical Consultant 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary up to £75,000 dependent on experience.

The Technical is a key role for MM Flowers during an exciting time of change, transformation, and enablement of future business critical projects.

The role will be a key enabler on the delivery of significant technology focused projects, and the continual development of the digital landscape across the business.

Working closely with the IT Team and business stakeholders, the Technical Consultant will take a technical lead to design and build the technology platform at MM Flowers to enable the transformation of the business in alignment with the wider strategy.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that the technology landscape is delivered as per the agreed high-level design (HLD) and meets the expected business outcomes once delivered.

The role will have the ability to understand, and translate, architectural designs (HLD) and lead work with the project team and vendors to build out LLDs and ensure that the design is consistent and when delivered, integrates fully with all technology platforms.

Success for the role will be to ensure that the end solution forms part of a composable strategy utilising both current platforms and newly designed services.

This is a huge opportunity to utilise your previous experience to assist in the successfully delivery of business transformation.

Architect, document and deliver a new technology landscape, associated integrations, and integrated applications.

• Delivery of solution architecture to agreed standards to deliver products on-time and on-budget.
• Technical lead for the hands-on delivery and configuration of environments to meet the architectural designs agreed through the governance process.
• Working with the Digital Transformation team, and partners to develop the technical implementation roadmap and be the key resource to work with our partners to deliver against this roadmap.
• Identifying requirements and problems in the current as-built environment and ensuring that tasks and requirements are captured and understood.
• Collaborate and work closely with colleagues across the business to ensure that an appropriate data strategy and approach to ensure that the data environment and integration platform meets business requirements to move data seamlessly around the ecosystem.
• Ensure clear documentation of designs (HLD and LLD) and implementation of solutions to the agreed architecture.
• Deliver solutions and integrations as per agreed designs through close collaboration with 3rd parties and strategic partners.
• On delivery ensure that solutions integrate all parts of the business model including processes, operating systems, and application architectures.
• Deliver “As-Built” documentation and knowledge articles to ensure that the environment can be handed over during service transition.
• Analyse and understand non-functional requirements ensuring that all products and services meet these requirements and are supportable for future updates.

What you can already do

• An Engineering/Software/Application background with a good knowledge of IT Infrastructure and Cloud delivery
• ITIL Qualification (preferred)
• TOGAF (or similar Enterprise Architecture) qualification (preferred)
• A strong technology background with expertise in a complex manufacturing environment (CPG/FMCG) with knowledge of key concepts including MRP and integrating manufacturing automation.
• A proven track record with demonstratable experience across ERP and WMS platform delivery in SMEs.
• Experience in moving applications to SaaS and cloud-based platforms (IaaS / PaaS).
• A strong understanding and proven track record in the configuration, delivery, and management of cloud-based technologies.
• iPaaS or Microservice experience.
• Demonstratable experience of engage stakeholders (technical and non-technical) to gain buy-in for decisions and approaches.
• Analytic skills with the ability to quickly understand business processes and technical requirements and then combine both for the most appropriate solution.
• Expertise in delivering business process and digital transformation.
• Delivering technology projects within a fast-paced business, medium sized organisations.
• Working in a controlled environment with experience, knowledge, and desire to continuously improve.
• Excellent knowledge of ITIL framework.

So, what’s the package?

When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary.

• Holiday allowances are calculated on your days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.
• Pension scheme - You will be auto enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.
• On- site Parking – free parking is available onsite.
• Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3-month probationary period.
• Career progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.
• Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose-built State of the Art facility.
• We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately.
• We work with an Occupational Health provider to support our employees both mentally and physically.
• Four times a year we run amazing Peak promotions with daily prizes to win.
• We gather employee feedback annually to look at how we can continually improve the employee experience.
• We work with Grocery Aid who provide confidential 24/7 Helpline, 365 days a year for anyone who is working or has worked within the grocery trade, regardless of length of service providing emotional and practical support to help through a difficult time.
• We celebrate diversity by running a calendar of events throughout the year.
• We have an active Employee Forum creating a safe space to encourage ongoing open dialogue about how we improve the employee experience.
• We are affiliated with Stronger Together who provide guidance, training, resources and a network for employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives to work together to reduce exploitation.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information.

Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives.

We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.