Business Applications Manager

Business Applications Manager

Sun Source and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees. We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair.

• Lead and manage three ERP development teams, each supporting a different platform (Infor SX.e, Epicor P21, Kerridge Mincron).
• Evolve applications team best practices, processes, documentation and capabilities within Testing, PM, QA, Agile & Scrum, Functional specification and requirements.
• Develop and execute a unified ERP applications strategy while aligning each platform’s roadmap with business objectives.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance management for Developers and Business Analysts.
• Manage critical business applications through the life cycle, maintaining evergreen ERP environments, roadmaps, upgrades and consolidations.
• Coordinate cross‑functional projects involving multiple ERP systems and business units.
• Partner with business leaders to translate business needs into effective ERP enhancements or new capabilities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for ERP application escalations and critical incident resolution.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related discipline;
  Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in ERP application development or support.
• 5+ years in a team leadership or management role.
• Hands‑on experience with Infor SX.e, Epicor P21, or Kerridge Mincron.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent ERP projects or development teams.
• Strong understanding of business processes in distribution, inventory management, supply chain, and finance.
• Experience with enterprise application ecosystems and third‑party applications (EDI, tax, document management, VMI, finance apps).
• Familiarity with SQL‑based development, REST/SOAP APIs, scripting, and ERP‑specific toolsets.
• Strong Excel and/or MS SQL Query capabilities preferred.
• Proven success in ERP implementations, upgrades, maintenance and/or support.
• Knowledge of warehouse management, inventory management, procurement, order processing, and customer relationship workflows as handled within ERP systems.

• Reports to:
  
  CIO of UDG
• Supervises: 3 ERP Development Teams (Developers and Business Analysts)

Location:

Addison, IL or Houston, TX. Travel:
Occasional travel to company sites (