Business Systems Manager Permanent

This is a brand new vacancy working with an already established market leader that is expanding fast.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

This job will be to manage a growing Systems team, which compromises of Reports & System Support, Business Analyst, and Systems Analysts. The team is responsible for ensuring the implementation, development and support of the business systems. While you will be focussing on the ERP system (Prophet), other supporting applications and workflows will come under your remit. You should relish engaging with people, solving problems and making a positive impact in a fast-moving, challenging but enjoyable business. You will be challenged to manage multiple projects and stakeholders, and your team will be interacting with every other department at this vibrant company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working alongside the System Architect you will ensure that workflows and applications work in harmony and deliver on business requirements
• Change and project management using Agile methods, promoting continuous improvement within the business
• Establish the Systems team’s goals, objectives and operating procedures
• Supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organisation of the Systems team
• Ensure support service levels are maintained across all systems (user support & uptime)
• Promote a continual improvement environment within the Systems Team, and within the wider business context

EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

Personal profile

• Excellent communicator
• Negotiation skills
• Conflict management skills
• Change management skills
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• Autodidactic
• Intelligent
• Creative thinker with strong problem solving skills
• Logical and systematic
• Ability to interact with any level of staff with confidence and clarity
• Results driven
• Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours

Professional profile

• 4+ years of experience as a Systems Manager or similar role
• Worked with ERP or integrated systems
• Proven track record of project delivery
• Strong technical understanding to provide guidance to team
• Keen prioritisation and triaging skills to match business needs to available resource

Key skills and technologies

1. Must have

a. Project management (ideally using Agile methodologies)

b. People management

c. Business analysis

2. Beneficial

a. Scrum Master certification

b. Prophet ERP ideal, but any ERP or integrated system (WMS, MRP, etc.)

c. Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence)

A fantastic opportunity to climb aboard as the business evolves and carve out your own niche.

KPI Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

All candidates registering with KPI Recruitment Ltd. will need to provide proof of identity, and evidence of any experience, training and qualifications our client considers necessary for their position.