Job Posting - Applications Development Manager in Lodi, California

Pacific Coast Producers is a leading private-label food processor and distributor headquartered in Lodi, CA.  The company seeks an enthusiastic professional to join the Information Services (IS) Department at its Corporate Office.

The Manager of Applications Development manages and coordinates the work of a team of inhouse developers plus consultants who are responsible for maintaining the company’s enterprise applications to support distribution and manufacturing of the company’s products across the United States and beyond. This position manages the company Service Desk business process, working with other managers to insure priorities are clear and handled in an organized manner. The position must also adhere to ITSM & ITIL best practices to insure customer satisfaction; and insure team conformance with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), coding standards and departmental policies and procedures.

Must Haves:

• Strong functional & technical knowledge of JDE Enterprise One version 9.X

• Strong functional & technical knowledge of DSI (Data Systems International) Inventory Tracking System

• Formal Project Management education and/or proven track record of Project Management

• Position requires at least 7 years of experience with applications development and/or managing a development team

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong focus on servicing the customer

• Must be a ‘hands-on’ manager who is willing to work alongside team to meet established goals

• Good knowledge of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Additional requirements:

• Effective team management and communication skills that include daily team management, employee discipline, employee performance evaluations, and team optimization

• Bachelor’s degree in related area preferred

• Ability to evaluate existing applications to determine technical change requirements (systems analysis)

• Ability to function as a business analyst / subject matter expert to help drive functional automation from within the business

• Ability to document Business and Technical requirements in support of internal business-cases, return on investment evaluations, soliciting RFPs to vendors, and more

• Initiative and creativity with proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with all users

• Strong knowledge of delivering business intelligence solutions to end users

• Ability to effectively manage priorities and service requests

• Experience managing both Cloud and On-Premise applications that include:

  • ERP (Oracle JD Edwards)

  • EDI (IBM Gentran / Sterling Integrator)

  • Forecasting (Oracle Demantra)

  • Business Intelligence delivery (QlikView / QlikSense)

  • Enterprise Imaging (Oracle IBPM)

  • Warehouse Management (DSI Digital System Integrators)

  • IT Service Management (Cherwell Software – Cloud)

  • SCRUM Rapid low-code Application Development Platform (Mendix Cloud)

  • Time, Attendance and workforce Scheduling Systems (Workforce Software cloud, Oracle Taleo cloud, Oracle HCM cloud, ADP Pro Business)

  • Small Business applications management (Microsoft Access, Excel)

  • Intranet Portal (Microsoft Sharepoint from within Office 365)

Qualified candidates should apply for this position by clicking on this link to the company's career page:   https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=PCOASTP&cws=1&rid=365

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In business since 1971, Pacific Coast Producers offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.  For more information about the company, please explore our website at www.pacificcoastproducers.com.

Pacific Coast Producers offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants including females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.