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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IFS/ERP Functional Analyst - **Company:** Cadillac Formula 1 Team - **Location:** Silverstone, UK - **Salary:** £33,850.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Power BI, Software Requirements Analysis, SQL Databases, Tools for Reporting - **Published:** August 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5859695184 ## About the Role * IFS know-how - hands-on experience in ERP support or operations roles, working directly with IFS ERP across Aurena, Cloud, or earlier versions * Module depth - expertise in Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules: POs, RFQs, Purchase Requisitions, MES, Shop Floor Workbench, Warehousing, and Stock * Production fluency - working knowledge of Stores, Quality, Control Plans, Shop Orders, Shop Order Operations, Product Structures, Routings, multi-level structures, and Condition Codes * Initiative - a self-starting mindset with the confidence to seek out requirements independently, rather than waiting to be directed * Translation skills - experience turning business needs into system requirements, working closely with technical teams * Reporting fluency - familiarity with IFS Lobbies, IFS Cloud, and reporting tools such as Power BI or IFS BI * Technical curiosity - a basic understanding of SQL queries, APIs, and ERP integrations is a plus * Range - comfortable working across both cloud-based and on-premises ERP environments * People skills - strong communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to prioritise across competing operational demands - and across audiences from the shop floor to senior leadership * Pace - experience in an engineering or other fast-paced business environment, comfortable with shifting priorities and rapid turnaround, Please note that additional security checks may be required as part of the recruitment process. This may include a background check covering a minimum of the past five years and a criminal record check. ## Description * Own the relationship - act as the primary point of contact for Operations on all things IFS ERP, spanning POs, RFQs, Purchase Requisitions, Manufacturing, Inventory, and Shipments * Go find the work - proactively engage stakeholders across the organisation to surface and shape new requirements, rather than working solely from a pre-defined backlog * Bridge every level - move comfortably between shop-floor users and senior leadership, translating hands-on operational detail into decisions and priorities at both ends Keep production moving * Support the floor - provide day-to-day troubleshooting and user support across Stores and Warehousing, Quality and Control Plans, Shop Orders and Shop Order Operations, Product Structures and Routings (including multi-level structures), and Condition Codes * Spot the pattern - monitor system usage and performance within Operations modules, escalating issues and recommending optimisations before they become blockers Shape the system * Build with the team - work closely with the Solutions Architect and ERP Manager to design and implement solutions, configuration changes, and enhancements * Tune the workflow - configure and customise IFS applications to streamline how Operations actually works * Prove it works - support testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) of changes before they go live Share what you know * Report on it - generate and distribute operational reports using IFS BI, Power BI, or other reporting tools * Teach it - deliver end-user training and maintain clear documentation to drive system adoption * Protect it - support compliance with data governance, security policies, and regulatory requirements across Operations ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Car's are Technology on Wheels - Impact of Software and IT Competence in Automotive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/780-car-s-are-technology-on-wheels-impact-of-software-and-it-competence-in-automotive) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) ## Related Articles - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)