MES Application Owner - Manager

Isuzu North America; Piedmont (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Isuzu North America Corporation seeks a seasoned MES Application Owner to lead stabilization, governance, and ongoing DELMIA Apriso operations. You’ll coordinate business, IT, and partner activities, ensuring system reliability and controlled changes across the MES landscape.

The role emphasizes vendor governance, incident management, and end-to-end ownership of the MES environment, with emphasis on production stability and continuous improvement at the Greenville facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in enterprise application support, operations, or ownership roles.
• Hands-on experience with MES, ERP, or large-scale manufacturing systems.
• Experience managing external system integrators or third-party vendors.
• Proven track record in structured change management and release governance.
• Working knowledge of MES platforms; DELMIA Apriso experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Release planning and change control across Development, Test, and Production environments; govern deployments and document changes.
• Liaise between business stakeholders and external development partners; translate requirements and prioritize work.
• Own end-to-end incident management for the DELMIA Apriso platform; establish severity and response protocols.
• Lead impact analysis for SAP and system integration changes; document interfaces and data flows.
• Govern external system integrators delivering DELMIA Apriso enhancements; monitor timelines and cost; drive knowledge transfer.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Change governance

Incident management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS or related field

Tools

DELMIA Apriso

MES

ERP systems

SAP integration

Job description

Join Us at Isuzu - Moving the World, For You

Isuzu is seeking motivated, talented individuals to join our team as we complete our state-of-the-art assembly plant and launch production of high-quality, reliable, and environmentally responsible medium-duty commercial trucks in Greenville County, South Carolina.

As a global leader in commercial truck manufacturing and distribution, Isuzu is driven by innovation, sustainability, and a commitment to people. We foster a culture where employees can grow, contribute meaningful ideas, and help shape the future of transportation.

Our mission centers on developing advanced technologies - including natural gas, electric, and hydrogen-powered vehicles to reduce environmental impact and create smarter mobility solutions. We are dedicated to customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and strengthening the communities where we operate.

At Isuzu, innovation isn't just encouraged- it's expected. We challenge conventional thinking, embrace change, and work together to deliver reliable solutions that move industries and communities forward.

Join a team that's moving the world forward-with purpose, passion, and you.

About the Facility

Isuzu North America Corporation is investing approximately $280 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Greenville County, South Carolina.

The 1-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art production plant, located on more than 200 acres, will feature a flexible manufacturing line capable of producing both internal combustion and electric vehicles.

Vehicles Produced

• N-Series Gas Trucks
• N-Series Electric Trucks

Facility Highlights

• Annual production capacity of up to fifty thousand units by 2030
• Production operations expected to begin in 2027
• Planned facility expansion in 2028

Strategic access to:

• Port of Charleston
• Expected creation of 700+ new jobs in the region

Position Summary

MES Application Owner - Manager is to lead the stabilization, governance, and ongoing operations of the DELMIA Apriso platform. This role is accountable for ensuring reliable production performance, driving structured incidents and change management processes, and governing system enhancements delivered by external partners.

Acting as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, IT, and system integrators, the MES Service Owner translates business needs into prioritized, controlled system changes while maintaining strict oversight of release management and production risk. The role owns end-to-end operational accountability for the MES environment, including incident resolution, change control, and integration stability with SAP and other enterprise systems.

This is a non-development role focused on operational leadership, vendor governance, and continuous improvement, with the objective of establishing a scalable, internally controlled MES (manufacturing execution system) operating model and ensuring long-term system stability and business confidence.

Responsibilities

1. Release Planning & Change Control - 25%

Own and oversee release planning across Development, Test, and Production environments, ensuring coordinated and controlled progression of changes through the delivery lifecycle. Govern environment promotions and approve production deployments in alignment with established standards and business readiness. Define, implement, and enforce change control procedures to maintain system integrity, while ensuring all configuration changes are thoroughly documented and traceable. Proactively manage and mitigate deployment risks to safeguard production stability and minimize business disruption.

2. Business & External Development Partner Liaison - 25%

Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and external development partners, ensuring clear alignment on change requests (CRs) and delivery expectations. Translate business needs into well-defined functional specifications and facilitate prioritization discussions based on business value and operational impact. Review and validate vendor-provided technical estimates to ensure accuracy and feasibility, while coordinating user acceptance testing and securing formal approvals. Maintain end-to-end governance of the CR lifecycle by ensuring all requests are properly documented, traceable, and aligned with release planning and deployment schedules.

Own end-to-end incident management for the DELMIA Apriso platform, ensuring timely identification, escalation, and resolution of production issues. Establish and enforce standardized incident severity classification and response protocols, while leading initial impact assessments and coordinating cross-functional resolution efforts with internal teams and external vendors. Drive proactive monitoring and structured response processes to maintain system stability and prevent business-critical outages. Oversee the management and support of MES-related hardware, including PCs, printers, scanners, and labeling equipment, to ensure seamless shop floor operations. Provide clear, structured incident reporting and root cause analysis to IT leadership and business stakeholders, highlighting trends, risks, and continuous improvement opportunities.

4. SAP & System Integration - 20%

Lead impact analysis for all SAP and system integration changes, assessing downstream effects on the DELMIA Apriso platform and related enterprise systems. Coordinate cross-functional issue triage and resolution across SAP, Apriso, and other integrated system teams to ensure timely and effective problem management. Maintain comprehensive documentation of interfaces, data flows, and system dependencies to support operational transparency, risk mitigation, and informed decision-making.

5. External System Integrator Governance - 10%

Govern external system integrators delivering DELMIA Apriso enhancements, ensuring alignment with business requirements and organizational standards. Review and validate proposed solution designs for accuracy, feasibility, and value, while actively monitoring delivery quality, timelines, and cost performance. Identify and escalation delivery risks or performance issues as needed to protect project outcomes and system stability. Drive knowledge transfer and capability building within the internal team to progressively reduce long-term dependency on external vendors.

6. Additional Duties

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise application support, operations, or application ownership roles.
• Hands-on experience with MES, ERP, or other large-scale manufacturing systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing external system integrators or third-party vendors.
• Proven track record in structured change management and release governance processes.
• Working knowledge of MES platforms, with DELMIA Apriso experience strongly preferred.
• Understanding of shop floor hardware and operational devices, including printers, scanners, PCs, and labeling systems.
• Familiarity with multi-environment release management (Development, Test, Production).
• Ability to interpret and work with both functional and technical documentation.
• Direct experience with DELMIA Apriso.
• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading system stabilization phases after ERP/MES Go-Live.
• Knowledge of ITIL-based incident management processes.
• Strong requirement translation capability (business-to-technical).
• Excellent prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Structured problem-solving and analytical mindset.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to organize and motivate people to accomplish goals while creating a sense of order and direction.
• Ability to identify actions necessary to complete tasks and obtain results; technology and vendor decision making abilities.
• Ability to prioritize and complete tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted time frames; effectively execute tasks in a high-pressure, multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to interact with others in a positive manner, speak the language of both technical professional and business leader, present complex technical ideas using business savvy and user-friendly language.
• Ability to affect others' actions, decisions, opinions, or thinking; lead outsourced vendors and managed services.
• Ability to readily modify, respond to, and integrate change with minimal resistance.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.