IT Manager - SAP Business One

Newly created IT Manager role for someone with SAP Business One ERP support skills, and good general all round administration of software, hardware and networks for a busy company based near Chesterfield in Derbyshire. This long established family business of around 50 people, designs and distributes high quality goods and is looking to grow the e-commerce side of the company. Salary to £40k plus discount on products.

They have been running SAP Business One for a few years, but would like to up the utilisation and ROI. This is a standalone role in the business, reporting to the Financial Controller. You will have responsibility for managing and supporting their SAP Business One ERP solution as well as all the other IT software, hardware and peripheral systems in the business. They outsource 2nd and 3rd line support, so you will the back up of external support people.

They are looking for a technically minded, innovative person to take on this newly created role as their IT Manager. SAP Business One Support experience is essential, you understand business processes, you can work with complex data sets and you have all round IT administration skills, good knowledge of technical management and hands on experience with computer networks, peripherals and general software and hardware. You will be responsible for updating and maintaining the accuracy of the Masterdata held within SAP Business One, controlling the creation, updating and deletion of Masterdata elements such as products, clients, suppliers, costs, prices, exchange rates etc.

The job is predominantly office based - near Chesterfield, with some flexibility for days at home, so you need to live in realistic commuting distance.

This company has been in business for 60 years and has an excellent reputation for luxury products in their market. As IT Manager here you will look after all the software, hardware, and telephony of their IT installations to include servers, networks, hardware, MS Exchange, Windows, Active Directory, backups, PBX and Mail servers, as well as their ERP solution. Their SAP B1 software covers the accounts, warehousing, field service, finance, distribution, picking and packing, payroll and other back office systems. They have been growing the e-commerce side of the business and are keen to further develop the SAP B1 system in this area, integrating it with products like Magento, Shopify and Amazon Vendor, so you will be working closely with the management team, e-commerce, and sales & marketing staff to support this development.

As IT Manager, you will manage, evaluate and run their IT, identify areas for improvement, develop their IT policies, and ensure network access and backup procedures. You will support 40+ users for ERP, PC / desktop support, mobile, telephony, and network and e-commerce software. You will cover first line support and then liaise with their SAP B1 external providers for 2nd and 3rd line support, testing and project managing upgrades etc.

This is a busy IT management job with lots of daily tasks. There will be plenty of project work too, which could involve upgrading the servers, or selecting new scanning systems, barcoding, WMS, stock management or e-commerce software, so your remit covers a wide variety, and they would like someone who is not afraid to challenge the way they work and come up with new ideas.

There is lots of potential and responsibility in this role and they need someone who is confident, patient and organised and can make decisions regarding their IT, talk to the users confidently from director level to shop floor people, manage future projects and utilise their ERP solution to its full potential.

If you live in commuting distance of Chesterfield and have all round SAP Business One, hardware, software and networking support skills, and feel you can add real value to this company, please contact Jake King or Carolyn MacLurg at Ambis to find out more.