Business Applications 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.
- Collaborate with analysts, designers, and system owners in the testing of new software programs and applications.
- Plan and coordinate the processes required for the provision of user applications and systems necessary for business operations.
- 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.
- Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of application-usage best practices.
- Provide forward-looking vision when designing solutions to maintain flexibility, good exception management and future integration opportunities.
- 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.

Applications security and maintenance:
- 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.
- Manage and schedule system preventive maintenance
- Manage and ensure all the disputed cases are solved within x working days with standard and proper method to guarantee accurate results

Administration and documentation:
- Analyze documentation and technical specifications of any new application under deployment or consideration to determine its intended functionality.
- Develop and communicate training and documentation for end users.
- Document system functions and processes for the Business Applications group and selected items for end users
- Manage and provide direction for the application team in support of business operations.
- Guide and assist the user group on issues related to the design, development, and deployment of mission-critical information and software systems.
- Develop, distribute, and coordinate in-depth end-user reviews for modified and new systems or applications.
- Coordinate department budget and business plan.

Requirements

- 5 – 7 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

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.