IT Manager - Infrastructure & ERP

Job Title: IT Manager Location: Nr York – Hybrid working post qualifying period Sector: Manufacturing / Distribution Salary: £45,000 paid monthly Benefits: 25 days holiday plus Bank Hols / 5.6% Pension / Bonus / Free Parking / Summer & Winter Company Days Out H&S: Health and Safety Training Provided pertinent to the role. Prospects: With significant growth happening across the group and acquisitions there is huge scope to progress your career and experience with this company on a global basis. A rapidly growing company, with huge acquisition and organic growth planned comprised of award-winning specialist companies that excel in providing healthcare products and services. They are one of the top suppliers to the NHS as well as being a force in global healthcare markets. Headquartered in Yorkshire, with a huge warehouse and distribution able to deliver hundreds of thousands of products daily. Their unique blend of distributed, as well as proprietary products, has expanded their reach to over 45 countries worldwide, with the recent establishment of warehouse facilities in Europe and planned expansion into the US market. We have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and highly motivated IT Manager. The successful candidate will deliver strategic IT development projects which promote ongoing business growth, whilst ensuring effective and efficient operation of the group IT environment. Responsibilities: * Proactive development of IT based processes * Development of group business continuity planning and testing * Account management of third-party IT support providers * On-site liaison with third party IT support for day-to-day issues * Supervising daily operations of network and server infrastructure * Aligning IT infrastructure with current and future business requirements and goals * Managing IT budgets, forecast, handling cash flow and enforcing cost- * effectiveness * Evaluating risk, developing network recovery and backup processes * Assessing and purchasing new and replacement hardware * Assuring that IT complies current laws, codes and regulations * Testing, troubleshooting and adjusting information systems to operate effectively * Creating and implementing IT policies and procedures * Communicate with management team on IT related issues * Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems * Manage IT Licensing requirements * Direct, coach and support IT technicians in daily tasks or escalated troubleshooting * User provisioning and hardware replacement / maintenance Skills & Experience Required * Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems * Experience of MS SQL databases * Experience of working with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central * Strong overall understanding of both on-premise virtualised, physical and networking infrastructure. * Management experience * SharePoint * Power Apps * Asset Management * Strong knowledge and understanding of Office 365 suite * Effective communication to stakeholders * SharePoint administration NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the group