Job Description
The Role: IT Systems Developer
This is a new and exciting role working as part of our IT team on site. Supporting our current systems, helping to deliver solutions to known business system challenges. Define and deliver system improvements and provide input into our future IT Strategy and IT development roadmap.
We are looking for a highly driven individual who has experience of working within a manufacturing, fulfilment environment who understands the theoretical elements of Supply Chain and can apply development skills across a variety systems and be comfortable employing a variety of programming languages.
Immediate Responsibilities and Hot Projects
Quickly understand the current IT infrastructure and get comfortable with our WMS (Orderflow) and Financial systems (SAGE 200).
Take ownership for our current development list.
Carry out a basic system mapping exercise to highlight system interdependencies.
Collaborate across the business with key stakeholders to validate the development list and prioritise actions.
Build API integrations and overhaul unreliable integrations to ensure minimum downtime and commercial impact.
Undertake ad hoc IT systems projects based on business requirements.
Desirables
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration, or related field
Advanced Universe and Microsoft SQL Server development experience
- Experience writing, queries, reports, and screens
- Demonstrated ability to achieve individual and team goals
- Working knowledge of Office 365 and Windows, Azure
- Desirable skills and programming languages VB.net, PHP, MySQL, MSSQL, Git React, Micro services
The Things You’ll Nail as Standard
- Manage development tasks/project with a collaborative approach .
- Be able to communicate with not all areas of the business
- Test, document and deploy in line with business guidelines and standards
- Process-driven with the ability to quickly understand a situation and propose potential solutions
You’re Naturally Like This…
- Possess a “can-do” attitude
- Highly enthusiastic with a drive to improve and develop new ways of working
- Ability to clearly communicate complex topics in simple terms, to a variety of audiences
- Avid self-learner & share knowledge across the business
- Highly motivated self-starter with a flexible, can-do attitude
- Place a high value on delivering business impact
- Positively impatient
- Great at building positive, productive collaborations and teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Non-Negotiables
- Previous experience working with ecommerce/manufacturing/supply chain systems
- Developer experience at some level previously in VB.Net, PHP and SQL
- Highly organised and excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to multi-task and deliver to deadlines
- Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence at various levels
- Well-organised, with an eye for detail in everything you do
Location
The position is to be based from our HQ in Runcorn Cheshire Monday - Thursday with Friday a home working day. Before applying please evaluate this can work for you.
Why Protein Works
Join one of the UK's fastest-growing multi-award-winning food brands
Be part of a movement to revolutionise the way people think about nutrition, protein, and food
Join us in driving innovation and redefining standards in a dynamic industry.
Work with a talented team: Learn from and collaborate with skilled professionals who will guide and support your personal and professional growth journey.
Take advantage of ample opportunities to expand your skill set and enhance your career trajectory.
Benefits
- Free drinks and snacks
- Exclusive staff discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Hybrid working: WFH on Fridays*
- Private Healthcare**
- 25 days holiday* + all bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Staff socials and events
- Fantastic Bonus Scheme
- Enhanced Holiday Scheme