Information Technology Business Partner

Allied Bakeries Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established food and beverage manufacturer is seeking an Information Technology Business Partner to bridge the gap between IS and business objectives. The ideal candidate will utilize their expertise to drive technology initiatives that elevate business performance. Responsibilities include liaising with stakeholders, overseeing IS service delivery, and ensuring alignment with business goals, while enjoying attractive benefits such as hybrid working, medical care, and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical Care & Cash Plan

Pension Scheme with Life Assurance

Hybrid Working - 2 days on site

Flexible working schemes

Savings through 'Extra Slice' scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working at the intersection of IS and business, ideally in FMCG.
• Strong ability to understand business processes and translate needs into technology solutions.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between IS and business leaders to align technology with business needs.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and represent business in IS-led projects.
• Oversee daily delivery of IS services and ensure alignment with service agreements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Business process understanding

Job description

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Our Shared Service Centre, based out of Liverpool is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies. Supporting some well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Patak’s, Blue Dragon across disciplines including Payroll, Accounts Payable, Customer Services and IS, to name a few.

We have created a new role to join our team to serve as a liaison between IS and the wider businesses. Acting as a trusted advisor and business integrator, the focus is on understanding the business and its needs, translating them into effective digital solutions, and ensuring technology aligns with business goals and enables business performance. This role is critical for ensuring that IS is not just a service provider, but a true enabler of business value and innovation.

The IS team are based primarily out of Liverpool, comprising Application Support, Development, Security, PMO and Project Management. We deliver IS services across six different ABF Businesses within the Grocery Sector and the jobholder will be assigned to work across multiple Grocery Business Units.

As part of your role you will:

• Work closely with business leaders to understand their goals and challenges, ensuring IS strategies support business objectives.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business. Serve as a primary point of contact between business units and IS, ensuring alignment, transparency, and responsiveness.
• Work with business functions to capture and prioritise technology needs, translating them into structured initiatives and roadmaps that reflect business priorities.
• Represent the business in IS-led projects, ensuring outcomes align with business goals. Identify opportunities where emerging technology can create competitive advantage or operational efficiency. Drive business cases that support innovation.
• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of IS services as primary point of contact for Grocery Business Units, ensuring alignment with service level agreements (SLAs) and customer expectations set by Service Delivery Management.

We are looking for someone who has a strong background working at the intersection of IS and business, ideally within FMCG environment. Experience in ERP implementation is highly desirable.

Demonstrable ability to understand business processes, challenges, and opportunities—and translate them into technology-enabled solutions, you will also have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer the following:

Private Medical Care & Cash Plan

Pension Scheme with Life Assurance, starting at 4% matched by the business up to 10%

Hybrid Working - 2 days on site

Excellent leave package including the option to purchase additional leave

Family friendly and flexible working schemes - designed to help meet the needs of modern working.

Benefits for you and your family through our ‘Extra Slice’ scheme, which provides great savings at more than 500 business/outlets including Tesco, Sainsbury, M&S, Curry's/PC World, including healthcare, gym discounts and saving on your holidays.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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