ERP Developer in Northumberland

ERP Developer

Location: Warton, Lancashire (3 days onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Rate: £30 - £44.40 per hour, Inside IR35
Hours: 37 hours per week
Clearance: BPSS & SC Eligible (ITAR restrictions apply)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an ERP Developer to join a busy Enterprise Resource Planning team supporting a complex manufacturing and engineering environment. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, developing and enhancing ERP functionality, integrations, reports, and business processes within the Infor LN platform. This position would suit developers with strong programming fundamentals who are interested in building expertise within a specialist ERP environment. Whilst current projects are focused on Infor LN, experience with other ERP systems and a willingness to learn new technologies are equally valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain customisations, extensions and workflows within Infor LN using BaanC (Baan 4GL/Tools).
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.
• Develop and support LN sessions, reports and business objects across various ERP modules.
• Support system integrations, including Infor ION and third-party interfaces.
• Participate in testing, debugging, code reviews and defect resolution activities.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, specifications and change records.
• Collaborate with functional consultants, business analysts and business stakeholders.
• Support system upgrades, patches and release management activities.

Essential Experience

• Experience working with ERP systems in a technical development capacity.
• Strong programming and software development fundamentals.
• Knowledge of structured programming languages, ideally C or similar low-level languages.
• Ability to interpret business and functional requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working within Agile or structured delivery environments.

Desirable Experience

• Development experience using Infor LN and BaanC (Baan 4GL/Tools).
• Knowledge of LN Tools development environment.
• Experience across ERP modules such as Manufacturing, Finance, Procurement, Warehousing or Order Management.
• Understanding of Infor ION, BODs or other integration technologies.
• Experience with ERP reporting and database querying.
• Experience within manufacturing, aerospace, defence or industrial environments.
• Familiarity with change management and controlled software release processes.
• Experience working within regulated or audited IT environments.
• Exposure to other Infor products, including CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLin