Business Application Manager

Job description / Role

The Business Applications Manager supervises and maintains the organization’s repository of software applications through best practices and the appropriate management of a technical team.

The Business Application Manager has complete understanding of all applications used within the company and its architecture.

- Evaluate, install, configure, Design and deploy new applications, systems software, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout the enterprise.
- Ensure that applications meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfil end-user requirements, and identify and resolve systems issues.
- Contribute to pre-testing phase of development by evaluating proposals in order to identify potential problem areas, and make the appropriate recommendations.
- Review and analyze existing applications effectiveness and efficiency, and then develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems.
- Design, develop, and install application enhancements and upgrades.
- Provide consulting support on processes and systems issues and the review, acquisition, and implementation of new application.
- Undertake project management task for system migration of data.
- Manage and ensure that all systems are integrated & interoperable, the operational configuration changes and updates are supported and implemented into the system timely, accurately and as per the specifications.
- Provide day-to-day troubleshooting of user and applications.
- Contribute and actively participate in Risk Management process.
- Plan, design and test Disaster Recovery Procedure for Business Application Systems to support business continuity, minimize risk and lost when needed.
- Help to identify operational inefficiencies, conflicting business practices and integration issues.
- Analyze documentation and technical specifications of any new application under deployment or consideration to determine its intended functionality.
- Document system functions and processes for the Business Applications group and selected items for end users

Requirements

- At least 5 years Experience as Business Application Manager
- Oracle Financial Expert & Oracle EBS
- Oracle Implementation Projects Achievements
- BI Qlikview Implementation or knowledge
- WMS Infor Implementation or Support
- Supply Chain & FMCG environment & exposure
- Fluent in English & Arabic

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.