Manufacturing Systems Analyst - ERP/MES & Process Improvement

Interface Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Free onsite parking

Professional development days

Health cash plan

Training budget

Job summary

Interface Recruitment is seeking a Business Systems Analyst for a Midlands-based automotive components manufacturer in Birmingham. Onsite role partnering with production, planning and quality teams to optimize ERP/MES workflows and data integrity across shop-floor operations.

You will lead requirements workshops, drive process improvements, and own testing cycles from SIT to hypercare, with strong collaboration across IT, operations and finance to support lean manufacturing goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Systems Analyst in Manufacturing UK or equivalent plant environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes: production orders, BOM/routings, WIP, scrap/rework, traceability, inventory control.
• ERP functional experience across at least two areas: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Inventory, Planning/MRP, Finance touchpoints.
• Strong UAT ownership: test scripts, defect triage, stakeholder sign-off and release readiness.
• Integration awareness: EDI, file feeds, APIs, reconciliations and exception handling.
• Excellent stakeholder communication—comfortable on the shop floor and in meetings.

Responsibilities

• Own business analysis and functional delivery across core manufacturing systems.
• Act as the onsite systems partner for production, planning, quality and logistics teams—owning requirements from discovery to delivery.
• Support and enhance ERP workflows across Procure-to-Pay, Inventory, Production Orders, MRP, and Order-to-Cash.
• Work with manufacturing teams on MES and shop-floor integration: work order reporting, labour/machine time capture, scrap/rework, traceability and QA holds.
• Lead requirements workshops: process mapping, swim-lanes, gap analysis, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own functional testing: SIT, UAT, regression planning, defect triage, cutover readiness and hypercare support.
• Manage integrations and data flows: barcode scanning, label printing, EDI, SFTP file feeds, API-based interfaces—ensuring reconciliation and auditability.
• Improve reporting and operational visibility: KPI definitions, dashboards, extracts, and data quality checks.
• Drive continuous improvement: simplify workflows, reduce manual steps, improve controls, and support lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Maintain documentation: SOPs, process maps, training materials, runbooks, and change records aligned to governance needs.

Skills

ERP & MES experience

Manufacturing processes

UAT ownership

Stakeholder communication

Lean / continuous improvement

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

Job description

Interface Recruitment is seeking a Business Systems Analyst for a Midlands-based automotive components manufacturer in Birmingham. Onsite role partnering with production, planning and quality teams to optimize ERP/MES workflows and data integrity across shop-floor operations.

You will lead requirements workshops, drive process improvements, and own testing cycles from SIT to hypercare, with strong collaboration across IT, operations and finance to support lean manufacturing goals.