Applications Engineer II

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About the role

At Booker, we're always looking for ways to make things better for our colleagues and customers. As an Applications Engineer II, you'll play a key role in enhancing and developing the HR and Payroll applications that support critical business processes across the organisation.

Working as part of the Application Engineering team, you'll collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements, produce detailed technical specifications, configure ERP solutions and deliver system improvements that drive business value. You'll take ownership of application change initiatives, ensuring solutions are thoroughly tested through structured UAT processes and implemented successfully.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong ERP application experience who enjoys translating business needs into technical solutions, defining requirements and delivering application enhancements in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

You will be responsible for

• Partnering with business stakeholders to gather, analyse and document functional and technical requirements.
• Producing detailed technical specifications, solution designs and supporting documentation for system enhancements.
• Configuring and enhancing ERP application functionality to meet evolving business needs.
• Leading application change initiatives from requirements gathering through to implementation.
• Planning, coordinating and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test script creation, defect management and business sign-off.
• Supporting project delivery activities, including upgrades, enhancements and new functionality deployments.
• Collaborating with suppliers, developers and internal technology teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Analysing business processes and identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Producing accurate technical documentation, process maps and change records.
• Ensuring all changes adhere to governance, security and change management standards.

You will need

• Proven experience working with ERP or other enterprise business applications.
• Strong experience gathering requirements and translating them into clear technical specifications and solution designs.
• Experience configuring and enhancing ERP systems to support business processes.
• Strong understanding of User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, execution and defect resolution.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex business requirements.
• Experience delivering application changes or projects within a structured change management environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deliverables and priorities.
• A proactive mindset with a strong focus on quality, continuous improvement and delivering business outcomes.

Desirable

• Experience working with HR, Payroll or Workforce Management applications.
• Knowledge of ERP integrations, data flows and application architecture.
• Experience managing application enhancements through the full project lifecycle.
• Experience creating test strategies, test plans and UAT frameworks.
• Experience delivering training, workshops or knowledge transfer sessions to business users.

About The Company

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.  We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a  Disability Confident Committed  employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role require