IT Business Applications Specialist

Manuli Ryco Labha Private Limited; NTR; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manuli Ryco Labha Private Limited in Vijayawada, India, seeks an IT Business Applications Specialist to be the on-site owner of ERP, MES, and related business systems at the MRLP manufacturing facility. You will handle application configuration, user access, and data quality to support production and inventory processes.

This role collaborates with Production, Planning, Finance, and central IT, coordinates MES deployments, and delivers user training while escalating intricate issues to the

Qualifications

• Strong ERP and manufacturing domain understanding.
• Experience with MES and ERP integration and data flow.
• Ability to configure and support ERP/MES systems and manage master data.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site ERP, MES, and HRMS support and configuration.
• Own master data quality for BOMs, item masters, routings, and inventory data.
• Coordinate stock takes: system freeze, data upload, and opening balance validation.
• Support ERP-MES integration: validate data flow between MES and ERP.
• Log, triage, and resolve tickets via Jira; escalate to Enterprise Applications Manager as needed.
• Deliver on-site user training and adoption support for ERP, MES, and HRMS.

Skills

ERP & Business Applications

MES

Jira

Data quality

User training

English communication

Tools

S/4HANA

Jira

Job description

MANUFACTURING DIVISION

POSITION DESCRIPTION

IT BUSINESS APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST

1. BRANCH

MRLP Vijayawada, INDIA

2. POSITION IN COMPANY

This position reports to the Enterprise Applications Manager APAC, within the corporate IT organization.

3. OBJECTIVE / PURPOSE OF JOB

The IT Business Applications Specialist is the primary on-site resource for ERP, MES, and business application systems at the MRLP manufacturing facility. The role owns application-level support and configuration for the plant's ERP and MES landscape, ensures accurate flow of manufacturing data (BOM, production, inventory) between shop floor and enterprise systems, and acts as the plant's IT point of contact This role also carries baseline responsibility for general IT support and coordination of local infrastructure issues escalating design-level or complex infrastructure matters to central IT rather than owning them independently.

4. SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES (ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES)

• ERP & Business Applications Support (Primary Focus)
• Provide on-site functional and application support for the plant's ERP platform- covering user access, issue resolution, and configuration.
• Own master data quality at the plant level BOM structures, item masters, routings, and inventory data working with Production and Planning teams to keep data clean, structured, and migration-ready ahead of the S/4HANA transition.
• Coordinate and execute the physical stock take process from the ERP side: system freeze, data upload, and opening balance validation.
• Support ERPMES integration: validate transactional data flow between MES and ERP, including production confirmations, inventory movements, and quality data.
• Log, triage, and resolve business application tickets through Jira; elevate functional gaps or vendor issues to the Enterprise Applications Manager.
• Deliver on-site user training and adoption support for ERP, MES, and HRMS.
• MES Deployment & Manufacturing Systems Support
• Support plant-level MES deployment device/terminal setup, network connectivity, and user onboarding in coordination with the MES Architect and selected MES vendor.
• Validate that MES captures production data at each defined process step, in line with Project core MES requirement.
• Maintain working knowledge of the plant's production flow (BOM, routing, machine data) sufficient to identify data gaps between shop floor and ERP/MES.

www.manuli-hydraulics.com
www.ryco-hydraulics.com
www.techmaflex.com
A company of Manuli Ryco group

Strong ERP and manufacturing domain understanding able to engage production, planning, and finance stakeholders on data and process requirements. Able to translate shop-floor and business requirements into application configuration or support actions. Structured approach to problem diagnosis, escalation, and documentation across both application and infrastructure-adjacent issues. Good written and verbal communication skills in English; Telugu or Hindi is an advantage for local user support. Comfortable working in a cross-functional, multi-time zone team liaising with central IT and business teams in India, Italy, and Poland. Detail-oriented with respect to master data accuracy, configuration documentation, and change management critical given the long-term S/4HANA migration dependency on clean data.

8. WORKING CONDITIONS

Employment Type
Location
Full-time, permanent position.
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Site-based role on-site presence required.
Work Hours

Travel

Standard business hours, Monday to Saturday. Occasional flexibility may be required to support project cutover activities or collaboration with international IT teams. Occasional travel within India may be required for project workshops or team meetings (e.g., Hyderabad, Bangalore).

Equipment

Company laptop and required software and tools will be provided.

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Compensation

www.manuli-hydraulics.com
www.ryco-hydraulics.com
www.techmaflex.com
A company of Manuli Ryco group