Application Development Manager

The Manager of Application Development - IT leads the development, enhancement, integration, and support of enterprise applications with a primary focus on Infor M3 Cloud. This role provides leadership across application development, ERP, integration, and support functions while partnering closely with business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable technology solutions that support operational and strategic objectives. The position is responsible for overseeing application delivery, managing technical teams and priorities, driving ERP and integration initiatives, and ensuring the stability and performance of critical business systems. This leader promotes Agile best practices, fosters continuous improvement, and collaborates across business and technology teams to optimize processes, enhance user experience, and support organizational growth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (includes other duties as required):

• Lead, coach, and develop application development, ERP, integration, and support teams to ensure successful delivery of business and technology initiatives.
• Oversee the software development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, and production support.
• Provide leadership for Infor M3 Cloud enhancements, integrations, upgrades, issue resolution, roadmap planning, and business process improvements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into technology solutions that align with organizational priorities and objectives.
• Manage team capacity, project priorities, timelines, risks, dependencies, releases, and delivery commitments across multiple workstreams.
• Apply Agile methodologies to support planning, backlog management, sprint execution, prioritization, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Utilize Jira or similar tools to manage user stories, defects, enhancements, tasks, releases, and project progress.
• Support and optimize ERP processes across order management, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, finance, reporting, integrations, and EDI workflows.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, database, analytics, architecture, and vendor partners to ensure application reliability, scalability, performance, and security.
• Establish and maintain development standards, testing practices, documentation requirements, change management processes, release controls, and support procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for system incidents, recurring issues, integration failures, and business process disruptions.
• Prepare and present project updates, performance metrics, risk assessments, system roadmaps, and recommendations to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, system effectiveness, delivery performance, and user satisfaction.
• Manage relationships with software vendors, consultants, and service providers to support application performance and strategic technology initiatives., All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Seven (7) or more years of experience in application development, ERP systems, systems integration, business applications, or related technology functions.
• Three (3) or more years of experience leading application development teams, ERP teams, technical support teams, or cross-functional technology organizations.
• Experience managing multiple teams, projects, or workstreams simultaneously, including prioritization, capacity planning, escalation management, and delivery oversight.
• Hands-on experience supporting and enhancing Infor M3 Cloud or comparable ERP platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, software development lifecycle practices, and technology delivery frameworks.
• Experience with Jira or similar project and work management tools.
• Knowledge of ERP business processes, systems integration, APIs, middleware, databases, EDI, security practices, and application architecture principles.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, vendor management, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, logistics, warehouse, supply chain, retail, consumer goods, or similar operational environments preferred.
• Experience with Infor OS, Infor ION, Infor IDM, Infor Factory Track, Infor Birst, M3 APIs, workflow automation, reporting, or interface monitoring preferred.
• Spanish language communication skills preferred.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, ITIL, Microsoft, cloud, or Infor-related certifications are preferred., The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others, or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours).
• Ability to stand and walk regularly.
• Occasionally, be able to lift/carry, push/pull up to 35 lbs.
• Frequent handling, grasping, and writing as needed for daily tasks at a standard computer workstation.
• Ability to constantly use a computer keyboard/mouse/monitor to enter data (repetitively).
• Ability to endure occasional movement bending, stooping, and reaching above shoulder level as needed for daily tasks.
• Occasionally climb stairs to multi-level work site.

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid sick time
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance, Our benefits package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance FSA Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, and Paid Sick Time 401(k) Plan, with annual Company Contribution Discounts on Momentec Brands products (formerly ASB and FSG brands) Clean work environment with a casual dress code…no uniforms!