Functional Application Manager Agri

Werken bij Plukon; Wezep; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Plukon Food Group, headquartered in Wezep, is seeking a Functional Application Manager to lead and optimize business-critical applications across the poultry supply chain. You will ensure stability, usability and future readiness of systems like PoultrySoft, Plukonnect and SmartWE, acting as the bridge between users, business and IT.

In this role you will analyze issues, coordinate with vendors and IT partners, develop user guides, test releases and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing business-critical applications across complex supply chains.
• Ability to analyze user issues and coordinate with IT and vendors.
• Familiarity with ERP deployments and system integrations.

Responsibilities

• You manage and optimize applications such as PoultrySoft, Plukonnect, SmartWE and future ERP solutions, ensuring they support business processes effectively.
• You act as the primary contact for complex functional issues, analyse root causes and work with users and software vendors to find suitable solutions.
• You collaborate closely with key users, software suppliers and IT partners to implement new functionalities, system improvements and changes.
• You test new releases and system updates, create test scenarios and safeguard the quality and continuity of applications.
• You develop and maintain user guides, work instructions and documentation to support efficient system adoption and usage.

Skills

Application management

ERP systems

User support

Root cause analysis

Tools

PoultrySoft

Plukonnect

SmartWE

ERP system

Job description

As a Functional Application Manager from our headquarter in Wezep, you are responsible for managing, optimizing and further developing business-critical applications within our agricultural supply chain. You will work with systems such as PoultrySoft, Plukonnect, SmartWE and a new ERP system currently under development. Acting as the link between users, the business and IT, you ensure our applications continue to support the organization effectively. Ready to take on a challenging role within an international company?

What you’ll do

As a Functional Application Manager, you play a key role within Plukon Agri. You ensure our applications remain stable, user-friendly and future-proof. You will support users, analyse issues and collaborate with suppliers and colleagues to implement improvements. This role offers plenty of opportunities to optimize processes and further professionalize functional application management.

• You manage and improve applications such as PoultrySoft, Plukonnect, SmartWE and future ERP solutions, ensuring they support business processes effectively;

• You act as the primary contact for complex functional issues, analyse root causes and work with users and software vendors to find suitable solutions;

• You collaborate closely with key users, software suppliers and IT partners to implement new functionalities, system improvements and changes;

• You test new releases and system updates, create test scenarios and safeguard the quality and continuity of applications;

• You develop and maintain user guides, work instructions and documentation to support efficient system adoption and usage.

The organization

Plukon Food Group is one of the leading food companies in Europe. With more than 40 locations across 7 countries, we work every day to produce high-quality food products for millions of consumers. What started as a poultry business has grown into an international organization offering a broad range of fresh meals, salads, poultry products and alternative protein solutions.

In this role, you will become part of Plukon Agri. This business unit is responsible for managing the entire poultry supply chain across several European countries. From breeding and hatcheries to transportation and planning, Plukon Agri ensures the chain operates efficiently, sustainably and in line with the highest quality standards. The department plays a vital role in food safety, animal welfare and the development of future-proof agricultural processes.