Quality Assurance Consultant
hace 4 días
Gloucester
Location: Gloucester (Hybrid 1-2 days on-site)\nDay Rate: £400 - £500 per day (Outside IR35)\nContract: 3 months\nStart: Asap\n\nOverview:\nA growing manufacturing organisation within the water treatment and environmental solutions sector is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Consultant to support ongoing optimisation and validation of its Sage 200 ERP system.\n\nWith established operations across finance, supply chain, and manufacturing, the business requires a QA specialist to ensure system changes, enhancements, and business processes are thoroughly tested, validated, and aligned with operational needs.\n\nThis is a business-facing QA/UAT role, focused on ensuring system reliability, process accuracy, and user confidence-not ERP implementation.\n\nThe Role:\nYou will take ownership of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and quality assurance activities across the Sage 200 landscape, supporting continuous improvement, system changes, and business-critical updates.\n\nWorking closely with finance, operations, and supply chain teams, you will ensure that system functionality is robust, defects are identified early, and business processes operate effectively end-to-end.\n\nThis role requires a structured, detail-oriented professional who can bring discipline to testing while working in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nLead and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for Sage 200 enhancements and changes\nDesign and maintain test plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria aligned to business processes\nValidate end-to-end processes across:\nFinance (GL, AP, AR, reporting)\nSupply Chain (procurement, inventory, logistics)\nManufacturing operations (production flows, stock control, BOMs)\nEnsure data accuracy, system integrity, and transactional consistency\nIdentify, log, prioritise, and track defects through to resolution\nWork closely with internal stakeholders and third-party providers to resolve issues\nFacilitate UAT sessions with business users and gather structured feedback\nSupport regression testing for system updates, patches, and process changes\nProvide clear reporting on testing outcomes, risks, and system readiness\nChallenge existing processes and highlight areas for improvement.About You:\n\nProven experience in Quality Assurance / UAT roles within ERP environments\nStrong hands-on experience with Sage 200 (essential)\nSolid understanding of manufacturing, finance, and supply chain processes\nExperience working in live/BAU ERP environments, supporting system improvements rather than full implementations\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail\nAbility to design structured testing approaches in complex environments\nConfident stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical teams\nExperience working in fast-paced, evolving business environments.Why Apply?\n\nOpportunity to play a key role in ensuring stability and quality of a business-critical ERP system\nWork within a growing manufacturing organisation with diverse operational processes\nHigh-impact contract with autonomy and ownership of the QA function\nCompetitive day rate and Outside IR35 engagement\nPotential for long-term involvement as systems and processes evolve