Application Manager D365 SCM 80-100% (m/f/d)

About the job

The Ferag Group, headquartered in Hinwil near Zurich, is an international, family-run company. Since 1957, Ferag has grown to become the world’s leading provider of conveyor and processing systems for the printing industry. Building on these strong roots, Ferag has further diversified and today, with Ferag Solutions AG, has a strong foothold in intralogistics. With more than 3,000 active patents and sales and service companies in over 50 countries, Ferag stands for engineering excellence, global presence, and a piece of Swiss history.

To strengthen our Business Applications team, we are looking for a technically proficient and solution-oriented personality as

• Technical support and further development of the production, warehouse, and logistics modules in D365 F&SCM
• Analysis of requirements from manufacturing and logistics and translation into processes, concepts, and solution designs
• Ensuring stable operations as well as continuous optimisation of manufacturing and logistics processes
• Participation in rollouts, upgrades, and expansions in an international environment

• Management of projects in the area of D365 F&SCM, including the introduction of WMS solutions
• Planning, control, and monitoring of project scope, deadlines, budget, and resources
• Coordination of internal departments as well as external implementation and support partners during the project
• Ensuring project standards, quality, and timely implementation
• Reporting project progress to management and stakeholders

• Leading the conception, implementation, and introduction of a WMS in D365 F&SCM
• Definition and optimisation of warehouse processes (goods receipt, storage, picking, goods issue, inventory management)
• Coordination of the integration of the WMS with upstream and downstream systems (manufacturing, shipping, legacy systems)
• Management of testing, data migration, and go-live activities
• Training and ongoing support of users in warehouse, production, and logistics

• Analysis, documentation, and optimisation of manufacturing and logistics processes
• Identification of digitalisation and automation potentials in production and warehouse
• Close collaboration with the departments of production, supply chain, and logistics

• Coordination and management of external implementation and support partners
• Close cooperation with the Business Applications team and IT
• Participation in cross-functional projects in national and international environments

• Completed studies in business informatics, mechanical engineering, business administration with IT focus, or comparable qualification
• Several years of experience as an Application Manager, Consultant, or Key User for Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&SCM
• Proven experience in managing IT/application projects, ideally in the SCM or ERP environment
• Sound knowledge of manufacturing and logistics processes, ideally in mechanical or plant engineering
• Experience in the introduction and/or operation of a Warehouse Management System (WMS), ideally in the D365 environment
• Experience in requirements analysis, process design, and testing of ERP solutions
• Experience in managing external implementation and support partners is an advantage
• Strong project management skills and confident handling of budget and deadline responsibility
• Communicative personality with a structured, solution-oriented working style
• Very good German and English skills

• Responsible specialist role with direct reference to production and logistics
• Active involvement in the WMS introduction in D365 F&SCM
• Thorough induction, accompanied onboarding, and structured knowledge transfer
• Challenging, varied activity in an internationally oriented industrial environment
• Close cooperation with departments, IT, management, and external partners
• Above-average employment conditions and progressive infrastructure