IT Manager - Infra / Web / ERP - REF 759

Interface Recruitment UK; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a resilient IT Manager to oversee strategic IT projects and manage business-as-usual operations. This role involves reviewing the current IT framework, ensuring seamless service continuity, and transitioning to a robust in-house IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background, particularly in mobile app strategy, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can make impactful decisions. If you are passionate about driving IT systems to enhance business performance, this role offers the autonomy to make significant contributions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing IT business requirements including support and infrastructure.
• Hands-on project management experience in designing and implementing systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze the current IT framework with external suppliers.
• Rehouse the current IT setup into a robust in-house infrastructure.
• Manage strategic projects including cross-platform app development.

Skills

IT Management

Project Management

Windows Server

SQL Server

Budget Management

Infrastructure Management

Third Party Supplier Management

Education

Graduate Calibre

Tools

Navision

EDI Systems

ERP Systems

CRM Systems

Job description

Education Requirements: Graduate Calibre

Industry: Manufacturing

Qualifications: Any Industry Quals would enhance your application

This specialist and extremely successful manufacturer of high value products is looking for an accomplished and resilient IT Manager; web/app/mobile dev projects (strategic not actual development) and primarily IT projects/ BAU focused.

Responsibilities:

1. Initially, your remit will be to review the current IT framework that sits with external managed service suppliers. Cost base analysis, IT capability/business requirements with a total 360 view on IT service provision is imperative to determine next steps/direction of the entire IT domain.
2. Future risks, issues and implications are of paramount importance to the continuity of service to their end clients and key to its ongoing success. Once reviewed, it will then be your role to rehouse the current IT set up with zero disruption to the current framework; your review will be inclusive of all Server tech, data, applications, telephony, and in-house design systems; subsequently moving them into one robust in-house IT infrastructure.
3. Another major project the client wishes to build into the IT framework is the impending need for a cross-platform app (mobile/handheld). Therefore it would be desirable if you had a PM background within this field, not from a hands-on build perspective but from a strategy and outsource management angle.
4. In a nutshell, the client wishes to take back control of their IT systems and employ someone with the enthusiasm to make things happen as and when the business requires.

If you enjoy fast-paced roles and opportunities with complete autonomy and freedom to make business-critical decisions but also have the drive and determination to make IT systems that can drive a business forward, then this is a great role for you.

Experience Requirements:

• Previous experience/hands-on of managing all IT business requirements including Support; Budget; Infrastructure; Applications; and managing Third Party Suppliers.
• Hands-on Project Management experience. Designing and implementing systems. Back Ups / Disaster Recovery. Supporting Bespoke Systems.
• Supporting EDI/ERP/CRM systems such as Navision.

Skills:

• Windows Server, Exchange
• SQL Server (Administration, Queries, Stored)