Manager, Business Applications & Integrations

About the role

Sparton is an innovative defense contractor headquartered in DeLeon Springs, Florida, with a rich heritage dating back to 1900. Renowned for our exceptional manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in producing high-quality sonobuoys critical to the United States’ undersea warfare arsenal, enhancing national security against current and future adversaries. The Manager, Business Applications & Integrations leads the strategy, performance, and continuous improvement of our core business systems, including ERP, Manufacturing Systems, Engineering Systems, and Enterprise Applications. This hands-on leadership role oversees a technical team, guides system roadmaps, drives cross-functional alignment, and ensures seamless, reliable integrations that support operations, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across ERP, Manufacturing Systems, Engineering Systems, and Business Applications teams to ensure alignment on priorities, processes, and goals.
• Own the systems roadmap and governance processes, serving as the primary liaison with key business stakeholders.
• Ensure reliable, secure, and accurate data delivery to reporting systems, BI pipelines, and analytics platforms.
• Define and maintain standards for configuration, data governance, change management, release management, and lifecycle planning.
• Analyze business processes across operational, manufacturing, engineering, and corporate functions to identify optimization opportunities.
• Support master data governance, data quality validation, and data consistency across all integrated applications.
• Partner with BI/Data Engineering and DBA teams to support structured, secure data management and system integrations.
• Lead resolution of critical incidents, coordinating troubleshooting efforts across functional and technical teams.
• Deliver training to functional leads and end users to promote strong system adoption and effective usage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing technical teams.
• Minimum 7 years in system support, ideally with ERP implementation experience.
• At least 5 years working with ERP, manufacturing systems, engineering systems, or enterprise applications.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams or managing functional application groups.
• Deep understanding of business workflows across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering.
• Proven experience managing system enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and multi-system projects.
• Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platforms such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Infor, Dynamics, Salesforce, or Teamcenter.
• Experience with integration platforms, APIs, and automation tools.
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of integrated ERP systems and cross-functional workflows.
• Familiarity with MES, PLM, and engineering systems.
• Experience with databases, APIs, and integration frameworks.
• Knowledge of IT governance, change management, and project planning.
• Ability to manage fixes, enhancements, and an application project portfolio.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation, business requirements, and workflow diagrams.
• Strong presentation and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Proven ability to solve complex, multifaceted problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret instructions delivered verbally, in writing, or through diagrams.

Travel and Physical Requirements

• Less than 5% travel.
• Role requires regular sitting, standing, communicating, and use of hands and arms.
• Occasional lifting, bending, or stooping up to 20 lbs.

Benefits

Healthcare

• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage.
• Healthcare concierge to help you navigate your benefit selections.
• Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause, and diabetes.
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available.
• On-site wellness clinic.

Paid Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 401k program to plan for your future with company match 75% up to 8%, plus a 1% company contribution.
• Company Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick).
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Fertility and family building assistance.

Additional Benefits

• Flexible work schedules available based on position:
  • 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
  • 4/10s, Monday through Thursday
  • 3/12s, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Lifestyle spending account.
• Perks at work.
• Generous employee referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefits available: longer term care, legal, identity theft, pet insurance, and many more options.
• Voluntary Tricare supplement available for military retirees.
• Prescription safety eyewear program.

These are highlights of Elbit America benefits. If there is a conflict with these highlights, company policy or benefits plan documents shall govern. Benefits are subject to change.