ERP-Driven Biz Systems Lead—Transform Operations

Levick Stanley; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Levick Stanley is recruiting an experienced Business Systems Manager to own the organisation’s core business applications, with ERP at the heart of the role. You will drive technology-enabled process improvement and business transformation across operations, engineering, finance and IT.

You’ll manage ERP platforms, governance and data integrity, lead upgrades and integrations, and collaborate with vendors to maximise value from the technology stack.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing business systems or ERP platforms within a manufacturing, engineering or operational environment.
• Strong understanding of core business processes, including finance, supply chain, manufacturing and project operations.
• Experience delivering system improvements, upgrades, integrations or transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of business applications, data management, reporting and systems governance.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and external vendors.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with Epicor ERP or a similar enterprise platform.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the organisation’s core business applications, with ERP as the primary platform
• Ensuring business systems are reliable, secure, supported and aligned with business requirements
• Managing application upgrades, enhancements, integrations and vendor support
• Developing and maintaining systems governance, standards and documentation
• Overseeing application performance, user access, master data integrity and reporting capability
• Working with teams across the organisation to understand operational challenges and identify opportunities for improvement
• Leading process mapping, requirements gathering and solution design
• Driving standardisation, automation and simplification of business processes
• Balancing process improvement, system configuration and customisation to deliver practical, effective solutions
• Maintaining oversight and governance across the wider business systems landscape, including SaaS and specialist engineering/manufacturing applications
• Establishing consistent approaches to application support, change control, release management and system ownership
• Evaluating new technologies and applications to ensure they meet business needs and integrate effectively with existing platforms
• Managing integrations and data flows between systems
• Building strong relationships across projects, operations, engineering, finance and IT
• Managing system backlogs and translating business requirements into clear technical and functional solutions
• Supporting the development of business cases for system improvements and investment
• Managing relationships with software vendors, support providers and implementation partners
• Supporting successful user adoption through training, communication and documentation
• Working closely with IT to align business applications with infrastructure, security and support models
• Supporting change control, access management, audit requirements and disaster recovery planning
• Contributing to business continuity, cybersecurity and compliance activities relating to business systems
• Maintaining application roadmaps, risks, budgets and investment plans

Skills

ERP systems

Data management

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

SQL

Power BI

API integrations

Epicor ERP

PLM

CRM

Tools

Epicor ERP

PLM

CRM

Engineering systems

Job description

Levick Stanley is recruiting an experienced Business Systems Manager to own the organisation’s core business applications, with ERP at the heart of the role. You will drive technology-enabled process improvement and business transformation across operations, engineering, finance and IT.

You’ll manage ERP platforms, governance and data integrity, lead upgrades and integrations, and collaborate with vendors to maximise value from the technology stack.