IT Applications Manager
Milton Keynes, MK16 9EZ
Salary – £60,000 to £70,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Full time role.
Hybrid working model.
We're looking for an Applications Manager to join our growing IT Team at Welcome Break. This newly created role will manage the Application and Business Systems landscape, providing support governance and continuous improvements to our existing and future applications and process.
Working with external partners and acting as a segment leader in our business, the role will initially focus on applications such as point of sale (POS), inventory and people – with future expansion into digital apps among other areas.
What will your role look like?
You will be responsible for:
- The evolution of Applications through our defined Application Strategy and Application Lifecycle Management process
- Creating and managing the IT Applications function and it's Operating Model as well as ensuring governance is in place, adhering to Policies and Control Frameworks
- Managing all third-party software providers and support relationships with partners to ensure optimal performance
- Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of Applications, including new applications and end-of-life legacy decommissioning – among BAU maintenance, upgrades, system health-checks and performance reporting
- Supporting and pilot a programme of ‘business change resolution' to allow quick definition, design and implementation of ‘low-code-no-code' solutions
About you
Ideally we are looking for someone who has:
- Experience working in a similar role (Applications Manager, Business Systems Manager), ideally within the Retail, FMCG or Hospitality sector
- Wide understanding of IT and Enterprise Applications and Application Lifecycle Management
- Previous exposure to Application implementation projects such as ERP, POS & HRIS
- Experience in Governance, Risk, and Controls (GRC) in relation to Applications
We also have some great benefits;
- Bonus Scheme
- Private Healthcare scheme provided by Vitality
- 33 days Holiday (inc. BH) - entitlement increases with service
- Pension Scheme. 4% employer, 5% employee contribution.
- Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, Burger King, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
- My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of high street retailers including fashion stores, electrical retailers, supermarkets and travel companies
- Career progression and brilliant training programmes
- Cycle to work scheme - salary sacrifice scheme allows you to save money on bikes – including e-bikes
- Free onsite parking at all Welcome Break sites
- Free lunch provided in office (sandwiches, pasta pots, rolls) as well as Tea and Coffee
About Welcome Break
Welcome Break is one of the UK's leading motorway service operators, running 59 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK.
When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.
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