Applications Portfolio Lead - Remote & ERP/Integration

Cast UK Limited; City Of London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Cast UK Limited is seeking an experienced Applications Manager to own the application landscape and lead a technology transformation across ERP, warehousing integrations, reporting and e-commerce platforms.

You will shape the roadmap, balance day-to-day delivery with strategic projects, and develop a capable team while ensuring secure, integrated systems aligned with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an applications/enterprise systems or application support team.
• Experience owning a multi-system portfolio and developing a strategic roadmap.
• Strong understanding of enterprise applications, SaaS, integrations and data flows.
• Experience in distribution/retail or supply chain environments with ERP/WMS exposure.
• Proven track record delivering continuous improvement and service evolution.
• Strong supplier management including contracts, SLAs and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team responsible for the performance, support and strategic development of the business's application portfolio.
• Own the application roadmap, ensuring systems remain reliable, secure, integrated and aligned with business priorities.
• Translate business requirements into a clear, prioritised plan that balances day-to-day service delivery with longer-term improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Oversee application support, incidents, problems, requests and changes, ensuring systems remain reliable, secure and fit for purpose.
• Work closely with business leaders, process owners and delivery teams to understand requirements, agree priorities and ensure technology improvements deliver measurable benefits.
• Manage strategic technology suppliers against contracts, service-level agreements, performance expectations, risk and cost, supporting procurement and investment decisions.
• Work with architecture, infrastructure, data and security teams to maintain a coherent application landscape, with appropriate standards for integration, access, testing, change and compliance.
• Identify opportunities to simplify the application landscape, reduce duplication, address legacy constraints and improve efficiency, resilience and long-term sustainability.
• Monitor and elevate application, cyber security, continuity and supplier risks, providing clear recommendations and ensuring appropriate controls are maintained.

Skills

Leadership

ERP

SaaS platforms

Integrations

Data flows

Application lifecycle management

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Cast UK Limited is seeking an experienced Applications Manager to own the application landscape and lead a technology transformation across ERP, warehousing integrations, reporting and e-commerce platforms.

You will shape the roadmap, balance day-to-day delivery with strategic projects, and develop a capable team while ensuring secure, integrated systems aligned with business priorities.