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# ERP & Business Systems Specialist (Manufacturing)

- **Company:** Futures Consulting Ltd
- **Location:** Chilton, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Business Software, Business Systems, Data Migration, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Epicor ERP, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.hiredonline.co.uk/jobs/225686970-erp-business-systems-specialist-manufacturing/futures-consulting-group-ltd

## About the Role

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, Essential

 * Experience using and customising business systems within a manufacturing environment
 * Experience creating queries and reports from business systems
 * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
 * Ability to understand legacy IT systems quickly
 * Ability to work effectively as part of a multifunctional project team
 * Strong communication, organisation and prioritisation skills

Desirable

 * Previous experience of a business software implementation
 * Previous experience of an ERP/MRP rollout within a manufacturing business
 * Experience using and customising Epicor Kinetic
 * Experience creating Epicor BAQs and BPM rules
 * Knowledge of SQL Server
 * An appreciation of the organisational and cultural issues that come with significant business change

## Description

Our current platforms are reliable but dated, so we're modernising our core transactional system with a new implementation of Epicor's Kinetic ERP platform - a challenging project given how established and interconnected our existing systems are. Our current two-person IT systems team brings strong development and integration experience but lacks the capacity and Epicor-specific expertise to achieve this alone. That's where you come in: you'll join the team to strengthen it and drive the systems transition and the improvements it will unlock.

About the Role

You'll be a vital member of the technical implementation team, working closely with a multifunctional project group to understand business requirements, identify functionality gaps, and develop practical solutions. This is a hands-on role covering everything from system design and data migration through to testing, go-live and post-implementation support.

Whether you're an experienced Epicor ERP/Kinetic specialist or an IT professional who has been part of a different ERP implementation project within a manufacturing business, we want to hear from you., * Assess project requirements and map them to the capabilities of Epicor Kinetic

 * Identify functionality gaps between existing legacy systems and Epicor
 * Customise and tailor the Epicor system to meet business requirements
 * Create custom BPM rules, BAQs and reports
 * Customise the user interface
 * Oversee and verify the transfer of data from legacy systems
 * Test and pilot the new system across a wide range of scenarios
 * Help optimise the performance of the new system
 * Create standard operating procedures and support the training of end users
 * Support the planning and delivery of go-live
 * Provide technical support following implementation
 * Identify and prioritise opportunities for future improvement