ERP & Business Systems Specialist (Manufacturing)

Futures Consulting Group Ltd

Ferryhill

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 65,000

Part time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Company pension scheme

Wellbeing and employee assistance

Growth and development opportunities

Job summary

Hydram Engineering in Chilton, County Durham, seeks an ERP & Business Systems Specialist (Manufacturing) to lead the Epicor Kinetic ERP implementation. You’ll work within a small IT team to analyze requirements, map functionality, and tailor Epicor to our manufacturing processes.

This full-time contract role (18 months, possible extension) offers £50,000–£65,000 DOE, site-based with limited hybrid options, and the chance to shape go-live activities, data migration, testing, training, and

Qualifications

Experience in manufacturing environments with business systems
Ability to create queries and reports from business systems
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to understand legacy IT systems quickly
Ability to work in a multifunctional project team
Strong communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Assess project requirements and map them to Epicor Kinetic capabilities
Identify functionality gaps between legacy systems and Epicor
Customise the Epicor system to meet business needs
Create custom BPM rules, BAQs and reports
Customise the user interface
Oversee and verify data transfer from legacy systems
Test and pilot the new system across scenarios
Help optimise system performance
Create SOPs and train end users
Support go-live planning and delivery
Provide post-implementation support
Identify opportunities for future improvements

Skills

ERP systems

SQL queries

Reports

Analytical skills

Legacy systems

Teamwork

Communication

Organization

Epicor Kinetic

BAQs

BPM rules

SQL Server

Change management

Tools

Epicor Kinetic

Epicor BAQs

BPM rules

SQL Server

Job description

ERP & Business Systems Specialist (Manufacturing)

Hydram Engineering | Chilton, County Durham

Contract

Contract 18-month fixed-term, with potential for extension

Salary £50,000 – £65,000 DOE

Hours Full-time (38.5 hrs/wk) or part-time (25.5 hrs/wk) considered

Working pattern Mon–Thu 8:00am–5:00pm, Fri 8:00am–12:30pm (early finish)

Location Predominantly site-based, Chilton — some scope for limited hybrid working

Start date Provisional: 30th November 2026

Right to work Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

About Hydram Engineering

Hydram Engineering is one of the largest subcontract precision sheet metal fabrication companies in Europe, and a leader in the UK sheet metal fabrication market, serving a diverse portfolio of customers from our single site in Chilton, County Durham. Our business has consistent, often scheduled demand, with deep IT integration across sales, manufacturing, logistics, HR, purchasing, and finance.

Our current platforms are reliable but dated, so we're modernising our core transactional system with a new implementation of Epicor's Kinetic ERP platform — a challenging project given how established and interconnected our existing systems are. Our current two-person IT systems team brings strong development and integration experience but lacks the capacity and Epicor-specific expertise to achieve this alone. That's where you come in: you'll join the team to strengthen it and drive the systems transition and the improvements it will unlock.

About the Role

You'll be a vital member of the technical implementation team, working closely with a multifunctional project group to understand business requirements, identify functionality gaps, and develop practical solutions. This is a hands-on role covering everything from system design and data migration through to testing, go-live and post-implementation support.

Whether you're an experienced Epicor ERP/Kinetic specialist or an IT professional who has been part of a different ERP implementation project within a manufacturing business, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Assess project requirements and map them to the capabilities of Epicor Kinetic
Identify functionality gaps between existing legacy systems and Epicor
Customise and tailor the Epicor system to meet business requirements
Create custom BPM rules, BAQs and reports
Customise the user interface
Oversee and verify the transfer of data from legacy systems
Test and pilot the new system across a wide range of scenarios
Help optimise the performance of the new system
Create standard operating procedures and support the training of end users
Support the planning and delivery of go-live
Provide technical support following implementation
Identify and prioritise opportunities for future improvement

What We're Looking For

Essential
- Experience using and customising business systems within a manufacturing environment
- Experience creating queries and reports from business systems
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to understand legacy IT systems quickly
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multifunctional project team
- Strong communication, organisation and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Previous experience of a business software implementation
- Previous experience of an ERP/MRP rollout within a manufacturing business
- Experience using and customising Epicor Kinetic
- Experience creating Epicor BAQs and BPM rules
- Knowledge of SQL Server
- An appreciation of the organisational and cultural issues that come with significant business change

Why Join Us?

This is a genuine opportunity to play a key role in a major ERP transformation within an established and successful North East manufacturing business — with real influence over how a new ERP system is designed, configured, tested and implemented, and ensuring its successful adoption throughout the business.

While this is initially a fixed-term contract, there is the possibility it may lead to a permanent position within the business, depending on ongoing project and business needs.

Benefits