Technical Support Analyst - Fixed Term

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.

The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.

Overview Of Role 📍 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

💰 Salary: up to £28,000pa.

🏢 Onsite 📆 Full-time, Fixed Term for 12 Months Work as part of the Grocery Services Centre (GSC) Technical Services Team providing technical service activities ensuring customer expectations are fully met. Support and engage with local and wider ABF teams to continuously improve the environment to ensure the delivery of a good customer service experience.

Based in a small team dedicated to providing device, technical asset management and licence support along with provision of relevant reporting and administration. The role includes working closely with the Business Technology Services (BTS) team who control our central infrastructure function to managing the service across our supported business units and users and will require occasional travel to sites to provide support.

We believe in rewarding our employees and providing a supportive work environment. Here’s what you’ll get:

✅ Competitive Benefits Package Including 💼 Competitive Salary 🌴 Generous Leave – 25 days holiday + bank holidays

🚗 Free Onsite Parking 💙 Employee Assistance Programme 🩺 Health Scheme 💰 Pension Scheme 🛒 Onsite Shop 👓 Eyecare Vouchers 👥 Employee Referral Scheme 🍕 Discounts on groceries, holidays and more. Key Accountabilities ✔️ Ensure asset management processes are followed and implemented ensuring all audit requirements are met.

✔️ Maintain and report on stock levels to ensure continued good customer service.

✔️ Ensure devices are available and built to SLA thus ensuring good customer service to all supported business units.

✔️ Assist with issues where possible and provide additional liaison with ABF BTS, ultimately acting as the point of escalation if needed to ensure the issues are resolved.

✔️ Ensure management of desktop and infrastructure applications including accurate licensing allocation, installation, and reporting.

✔️ Engage with the relevant teams within Grocery Service Centre and ABF BTS to drive improvements and quality of service.

✔️ Ensure the correct assignment of licences across the device estate and work with the Tech Services Team Lead and IS Finance to ensure correct levels are maintained.

✔️ Work on technical projects to ensure delivery to the required project standards and all allocated tasks are completed as per the specified requirements.

✔️ Continue to support the control structures for IT and ensure best practice standards are being immersed into IT processes.

✔️ Support the approach of ensuring all team members, identify and deliver continuous improvement activities.

The Right Person ✔️ Proven experience in enterprise asset management, including asset lifecycle management, stock control, reconciliation, audit, and compliance.

✔️ Hands-on experience using Microsoft Intune for device provisioning, configuration, policy/application deployment, compliance, and management.

✔️ Working knowledge of Active Directory, including user and group administration, permissions, access management, and account support.

✔️ Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, including hardware, mobile devices, and networking fundamentals.

✔️ Good awareness of ITIL or other best practice IT service management frameworks.

✔️ Strong customer service and stakeholder communication skills.

✔️ Ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and deliver to a high standard.

✔️ Flexible and collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.

✔️ Willingness to undertake occasional site travel.