Manager - IT (Data Automation & Integration)
What You’ll Be Doing
1. Team Leadership & Development
Lead, coach, and mentor junior developers in daily development and support activities.
Review development deliverables to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with standards.
Monitor team workload, priorities, and project progress to ensure timely delivery.
2. Business Requirements & Solution Design
Work closely with business users to understand operational requirements and enhancement requests.
Analyze business processes and translate requirements into functional specifications.
Recommend system enhancements and automation opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
3. Report Development & Data Management
Develop and maintain reports, SQL queries, stored procedures, and data extraction programs.
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery of business information.
Support users in report validation, analysis, and troubleshooting.
4. System Integration & Vendor Coordination
Monitor data integrations between ERP and related systems.
Coordinate with vendors to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve application and interface issues.
Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and successful processing of system integrations.
5. Automation & Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and reporting activities.
Develop and maintain automated jobs, scripts, and scheduled processes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and system performance.
6. Testing & Change Management
Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
Validate system enhancements and fixes prior to production deployment.
Ensure proper documentation, testing, and change management procedures are followed.
7. User Support & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the key liaison between business users, vendors, and the IT team.
Investigate and coordinate resolution of application-related issues.
Provide user guidance, training, and support for new system functionalities and processes.
8. Project & Vendor Management
Coordinate project activities, timelines, and deliverables with internal stakeholders and vendors.
Monitor project progress, identify risks, and recommend mitigation actions.
Provide regular project status updates and escalate critical issues when necessary.
9. Governance & Documentation
Ensure system changes, user access requests, and development activities comply with IT policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate documentation for system enhancements, reports, interfaces, and operational processes.
Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements related to ERP systems.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in ERP application development, business application support, system implementation, or a related area.
Minimum 2 years of experience leading, coaching, or mentoring technical team members.
Experience working with ERP systems, business applications, or enterprise solutions.
Experience managing system enhancement projects and coordinating with external vendors.
Good knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL query development.
Ability to develop and troubleshoot SQL queries, stored procedures, reports, and data extraction programs.
Good understanding of system integration concepts, including APIs, SFTP, batch processing, and data interfaces.
Familiarity with automation or scripting tools such as PowerShell, Python, or equivalent would be an added advantage.
Experience with reporting and data analysis tools.
Knowledge of SIT, UAT, production deployment, and change management processes.
Experience in retail, FMCG, supply chain, or finance systems would be an added advantage.
Must possess a valid driving licence and own transport.
Willing to work on-site at Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam.
What Will Help You Succeed
You are confident in leading and developing a technical team.
You enjoy solving problems and finding better ways of working.
You can turn complex business requirements into practical solutions.
You are hands-on with SQL, reporting, automation, and system integrations.
You communicate confidently with users, vendors, and stakeholders.
You can manage multiple priorities while keeping projects on track.
You are curious, adaptable, and open to learning new technologies.
You take ownership and pay close attention to data accuracy and service quality