IFS Application Lead

Salary: £25,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong understanding of IFS functionality, configuration, and process design across key modules such as Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Service Management, or Projects.
• Ability to analyze business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and shape system solutions aligned with operational and strategic goals.
• Experience leading workshops, engaging stakeholders, and influencing decisions across functional boundaries.
• Capability to guide or oversee system implementations, enhancements, integrations, and upgrades within structured governance and change control frameworks.
• Skilled in supporting ERP operational health, including user administration, data quality, system performance, and issue resolution.
• Proficiency in IFS configuration tools such as workflows, custom fields, lobbies, events, permissions, and dashboards.
• Familiarity with IFS Cloud and reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Business Reporter, and Lobby Reports.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into clear business language and support user capability development.
• Adaptability and commitment to continuous learning to meet evolving business needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the effective performance, stability, and optimization of the IFS application to reliably support business operations and meet compliance expectations.
• Lead functional solution design and drive continuous improvement by shaping system solutions that deliver measurable value.
• Oversee implementation, upgrades, and lifecycle management of IFS capabilities, ensuring changes are delivered effectively with minimal disruption and strong user adoption.
• Provide leadership and direction to professional support roles, ensuring consistent standards and high-quality support across the IFS landscape.
• Strengthen user capability and promote best practices through clear communication, training, documentation, and ongoing engagement.
• Safeguard governance, compliance, and change control by ensuring all IFS-related activities adhere to internal controls, audit requirements, and data governance standards.
• Influence local functional strategy and cross-functional alignment by advising leaders on system capabilities, risks, and opportunities that support operational goals and business growth.

Technologies

• Cloud
• ERP
• Support
• DevOps
• Power BI

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We are James Fisher, a global engineering services company operating across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. We offer competitive benefits tailored to the division, along with opportunities for career growth and visibility across the organization. Our supportive, inclusive culture values your ideas and contributions, and we are dedicated to work that truly makes a difference in safety, innovation, and global capability. With a strong heritage in maritime operations, we deliver innovative solutions in challenging environments, and our One James Fisher strategy focuses on building a unified, sustainable business within the Blue Economy through technology, expertise, and collaboration.

last updated 24 week of 2026