IT Applications Manager

4 days ago

Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand ZIWI Full time

ZIWI Limited is recognised as a leading pet nutrition company and is setting the standard globally using only NZ locally sourced natural and free-range ingredients. We have a passionate and dedicated team who are incredibly proud of the products we make and love sharing them globally.

As our IT Applications Manager, you'll shape and elevate the systems that power ZIWI's global operations. You'll lead our Applications Consulting team and own the performance, reliability, and user experience of core business applications including Abel ERP, CRM, EDI, Data Warehouse (SQL/Power BI), and key integrations.

This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on architecture, governance, and continuous improvement. You will influence decision-making at every level of the business and directly support our growth across APAC, USA, Europe, and beyond.

This is a permanent full time role based in Napier, Hawkes Bay. If you're out of the region, we can support your move with a relocation package.

If you're passionate about building best-in-class applications and delivering exceptional user experiences—and you want to do it in a company with purpose—we'd love to hear from you

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead governance, architecture, and lifecycle management of enterprise applications
  • Act as product owner for Abel ERP and connected systems
  • Drive data governance, reporting, and BI development
  • Oversee integrations, API performance, and EDI partner relationships
  • Manage L2/L3 application support, change control, and case management
  • Develop and maintain key artefacts such as registers, diagrams, and dashboards
  • Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing Application Consulting team
  • Collaborate across Operations, Finance, Commercial, Marketing, HR, and global sites

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar
  • 5+ years in application or ERP management, with 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Experience with business applications, data warehousing, APIs, and integrations
  • Strong governance, documentation, and vendor-management skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement

(Master's/MBA, data-governance experience, and automation/AI exposure are a plus.)

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic business with a global footprint. If this sounds like a place where you can see your skills and experience will be valued, we encourage you to apply now

All applicants must have current NZ residency or a valid work visa to apply for this role.

  • Please note: we will be closing over the Xmas & New Year period and will be contacting shortlisted candidates in the new year.

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