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IT Systems Manager | Food | Cheshire

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IT Systems Manager | Food | Cheshire

  • Location:

    Cheshire East

  • Sector:

    Food

  • Salary:

    £40000 - £50000 per annum + negotiable

  • Contact:

    Tom Edmondson-Matthews

  • Job ref:

    TEM12865

  • Published:

    over 3 years ago

IT Systems Manager | Food | North West
Salary - ~£40-50k DOE

Are you an experienced IT/Finance Manager with a background in developing systems and hardware? Have you got experience in the Food/FMCG industry? If so, we'd like to hear from you.

About Our Client
Our client is proud to be a family-owned and run business and has a fantastic heritage. They manufacture and supply a variety of commodity-based food ingredients into the food manufacturing, foodservice and food distribution sectors. They are real specialists when it comes to their products and have built the business from the ground up over the past 25+ years. They trade with customers across the UK, Ireland and Europe and have a great reputation for quality products and services. They have become more sophisticated and complex over the years, but their roots are still in commodity trading and they will always be traders at heart. They have grown over the years to be one of the largest and most successful privately-owned businesses in their sector. They offer progression for their people with unlimited earning potential.

About the Role
You will utilise your experience within IT to maintain and develop internal systems and hardware to improve efficiencies and user experience. You will work closely with the business and finance team to deliver improvements to their reporting capabilities. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for unifying systems and internal processes to ensure best practises are being followed. You will ensure the business is complying with data security and relevant legislation. You will work closely with a third party IT supplier(s) to create solutions for the business. You'll be able to help colleagues understand the benefits of different IT systems and help train and upskill stakeholders where applicable.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a broad IT and systems background with a food/FMCG business. You will be an expert at creating reports, managing interfaces and extracting data from the system in the best way for business practice. You will know how to extract relevant data from SAP/SAGE etc utilising SQL and VBA. You will understand IT systems and how to manipulate them to make them work harder for a business. You will have a proven ability to work effectively under pressure and be able to respond to changing situations. Your communication skills will be first-class and you will be comfortable conversing IT issues with both IT professional and non-IT people.

Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, you will, as a minimum, have experience in leading IT projects to deliver improved systems and practices. You will have experience in a fast-paced business environment and be familiar with Sage, SAP, Transact, SQL and VBA.

Application Process
The successful candidate will more through a two-stage interview process, which can take time to complete. If this sounds like you, please apply via the link. Alternatively, for a confidential chat about the role, please contact Tom on 01780 480530 or tom@morepeople.co.uk Job reference TEM12865