ERP & MES Lead — Transform Manufacturing Systems

Barrett Petfood; Suburban Mobile Home Park (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (company paid)

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Seven paid holidays

Employee discounts

Complimentary pet food

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

Barrett Petfood in Minnesota is seeking an IT/business systems professional to own the day-to-day performance, reliability, configuration, and support of Plex ERP, MES, and related business systems. You will partner with manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and quality teams to translate needs into practical technology solutions, manage vendors, drive upgrades, and improve reporting and data integrity.

This role requires 5+ years of ERP/MES experience, a Bachelor’s in IT/IS/Engineering, and a

Qualifications

• 5+ years supporting/administering/implementing ERP, MES, or enterprise systems.
• Experience with manufacturing ERP systems is strongly preferred.
• Plex ERP experience (strongly preferred) or ability to ramp quickly on a new platform.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day performance, reliability, configuration, administration, and support of Barrett's ERP (Plex), MES, and related business systems.
• Serve as the primary business systems partner to manufacturing, supply chain, finance, quality, and other teams, translating business needs into practical technology solutions.
• Manage relationships with ERP, MES, integration, development, and other technology vendors, including support, prioritization, escalations, and delivery.
• Lead and coordinate system enhancements, upgrades, new modules, integrations, and process‑improvement initiatives.
• Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize business systems initiatives as needs evolve.
• Evaluate systems and business processes to identify opportunities for automation, standardization, simplification, and improved user experience.
• Oversee system integrations, EDI processes, and reliable data flow between business applications.
• Partner with IT Operations to ensure integrity, availability, security, backup, recovery, and continuity of business systems and data.
• Coordinate troubleshooting and resolution of complex system issues, engaging internal resources and vendors as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and knowledge‑sharing practices to reduce organizational dependency on individual system knowledge.
• Partner with data and analytics resources to support reliable reporting and access to business information.
• Provide leadership and guidance around business systems and support the future growth of the business systems function.

Skills

ERP experience

MES experience

Plex ERP

Vendor management

Documentation & standards

Education

Bachelor’s in IT/IS/Business/Engineering

Tools

Plex ERP

Job description

Barrett Petfood in Minnesota is seeking an IT/business systems professional to own the day-to-day performance, reliability, configuration, and support of Plex ERP, MES, and related business systems. You will partner with manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and quality teams to translate needs into practical technology solutions, manage vendors, drive upgrades, and improve reporting and data integrity.

This role requires 5+ years of ERP/MES experience, a Bachelor’s in IT/IS/Engineering, and a