Software Development Manager (Erp)

Software Development Manager (ERP Systems)
Hybrid - 2 days a week Chichester & Andover
£75-80k + Bonus + Healthcare + Good Pension
No VISA Sponsorship is available for this role
Your New Company
I've been engaged on a project to recruit a Software Application Development Manager for a leading FMCG business in the South with over 200 employees. You can choose whether Andover or Chichester is your \'home\' office, but some travel will be required each month to the other site so you will need to live in the South East (and will need to have a driving licence due to the remote location of the sites).
The is technical leadership role, responsible for managing a small team whilst providing technical best practice/direction to maximise their core ERP system.
Your New Role
The role will be diverse and challenging. From a people management perspective initially you'll have 3 direct reports initially (BA's/Product Owners) and will help to establish software best practice, introduce DevOps process to the team and will be the go-to person to resolve tecnical issues. You\'ll translate requirements into functional and technical specifications and will lead continuous improvement initiatives with a comprehensive knowledge of the SDLC.
You will have progressed from a Software Development background, acting as the lead Technical Architect and Analyst on all business system application changes. You'll be trusted to create a technical authority and framework and will be the link between customer, development team and any other third-party regarding software functionality throughout the products lifecycle.
By hiring a technical Dev Manager they expect this to act as an enabler to bring software in-house and custom building it, providing a chance to grow a development team into the 2nd half of 2024.
What you'll need to succeed
You need to have worked in an Development Manager position previously, ideally responsible for optimising an ERP System and the suite of applications that sit within it. They are not prescriptive about the systems you've worked with previously (so could be IFS, Dynamics, Netsuite, SAP etc). In absence of this you\'ll have a comprehensive knowledge of managing a development team using one of the popular languages such as C#, Java, Python etc.
You will have managed a small team between 3-5 people, involved in appraisals, performance management and interviews.
We're looking for someone who embraces Agile and can introduce a DevOps culture to the business. You'll be the go-to person in the department for technical queries and for motivation, engagement and support. Someone who is confident in front of internal and external stakeholders and that can influence change and make sound technical suggestions to board level.
Ideally you'll have a degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or a relevant technical discipline to be considered.
What you'll get in return
The team are energetic, passionate about driving the business forward and although cliché, they work hard play hard and enjoy social outings and team events on a regular basis. You'll be eligible for their Bonus Scheme, plus excellent company pension contributions, private medical insurance, life assurance, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), 40 hour week, health and wellbeing platform and access to an amazing discount site.
What you need to do now
At Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on 0333 010 5724.

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