Jobs at Kerridge Commercial Systems

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in the distributive trades, KCS has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. KCS has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America.

Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively.

Autowork Online is a comprehensive web-based application that simplifies and manages every aspect of running a busy workshop or garage. It automates and organises essential everyday tasks, from generating quotes and invoices to maintaining service records and managing the diary. We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer in this team.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Deal with multiple concurrent projects
• Define development objectives and initiate action toward meeting them.
• Ensure that all work is implemented to specification, on schedule, with good quality and within the effort estimated.
• Ensure KCS programming standards, best practice and industry guidelines are adhered to
• This role will involve development of applications, and delivering fixes for customers
• Carry out programming tasks from specifications against specific project timescales
• Conduct unit testing on own code
• Submit code for peer review and make modifications in line with feedback received
• Participate in peer review of code and specification, making suggestions to increase quality
• Schedule own time to deliver against assigned priorities in line with agreed project timescales
• Provide clear updates on progress against assigned tasks
• Escalate problems and exceptions that need to be addressed in a timely manner, with suggested solutions and workarounds

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (Qualification, technical skills, commercial work experience, soft skills such as communication, presentation, personal attributes)

• Programming experience
• SQL database experience
• VB.Net and C# programming skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of industry standard methodologies, tools and processes for software development
• Knowledge of software project lifecycles
• Knowledge of development tools and modern database technologies
• Good general management skills in a fast-paced technical operation
• Empathy with software QA and QC processes
• Experience in any of the following would be beneficial: ASP.NET, ReactJS, JavaScript, Typescript, Web API

Equal Opportunities

• KCS Group is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Development Team

• Must work from the office within a multi-layered team
• Have full access to development server and work with other team members on code merge
• Assist QA staff members on testing and documentation
• Assist support members with customer queries

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A market leader in the development and provision of Retail software environments, addressing single or multi-Retail operations, for specialist Distribution, Wholesale, Merchant, and Retail industry sectors, addressing single or multi-branch operations, as well as catering for organisations with 'point-of-sale' showrooms and warehouses, currently has a position available for an Onsite Software Developer.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Deal with multiple concurrent projects, prioritising and resolving conflicting demands as required.
• Define development objectives and initiate action toward meeting them.
• Ensure that all work is implemented to specification, on schedule, with good quality and within the effort estimated.
• Monitor on-going progress and report on exceptions to project and team management
• Ensure KCS programming standards, best practice and industry guidelines are adhered to
• This role will involve development of Retail applications, and delivering fixes for customers
• Carry out programming tasks from specifications against specific project timescales
• Conduct unit testing on own code with documented summary test plans, and fixing errors
• Submit code for peer review and make modifications in line with feedback received
• Participate in peer review of code and specification, making suggestions to increase quality
• Schedule own time to deliver against assigned priorities in line with agreed project timescales
• Provide clear updates on progress against assigned tasks
• Escalate problems and exceptions that need to be addressed in a timely manner, with suggested solutions and workarounds

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (Qualification, technical skills, commercial work experience, soft skills such as communication, presentation, personal attributes )

• Extensive programming experience
• Knowledge of Retail and ERP systems
• Requires a high level of understanding SQL database design and maintenance
• High level of VB.Net and C# programming skills
• Retail development skills will be beneficial
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and customer inter-facing onsite
• Project Management skills and experience of having delivered software projects to specification, within budget, on time and of good quality
• Knowledge of industry standard methodologies, tools and processes for software development
• Knowledge of software project lifecycles (PDLC)
• Knowledge of development tools and modern database technologies
• Exposure to financial management tools and reporting
• Experience using MS Office products, with good spreadsheet skills
• Experience with database reporting tools and report design within Crystal Reports
• Good general management skills in a fast paced technical operation
• Empathy with software QA and QC processes and exposure to TDD
• Confidence in presenting information both internally and to customer representatives

Equal Opportunities

• KCS Group is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Development Team

• Must work from the office within a multi-layered team including team members from our UK,USA and Holland office.
• Have full access to development server and work with other team members on code merge
• Assist QA staff members on testing and documentation
• Assist with software releases
• Assist support members with customer queries and will be required at times to visit customer sites to apply a software release

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Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Deal with multiple concurrent projects, prioritising and resolving conflicting demands as required.
• Define development objectives and initiate action toward meeting them.
• Ensure that all work is implemented to specification, on schedule, with good quality and within the effort estimated.
• Monitor on-going progress and report on exceptions to project and team management
• Ensure KCS programming standards, best practice and industry guidelines are adhered to
• This role will involve development of applications, and delivering fixes for customers
• Carry out programming tasks from specifications against specific project timescales
• Conduct unit testing on own code
• Submit code for peer review and make modifications in line with feedback received
• Participate in peer review of code and specification, making suggestions to increase quality
• Schedule own time to deliver against assigned priorities in line with agreed project timescales
• Provide clear updates on progress against assigned tasks
• Escalate problems and exceptions that need to be addressed in a timely manner, with suggested solutions and workarounds
• Mentor other members of the development team

Skills, Knowledge and Experience (Qualification, technical skills, commercial work experience, soft skills such as communication, presentation, personal attributes)

• Extensive programming experience
• Requires a high level of understanding SQL database design
• High level of VB.Net and C# programming skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Project Management skills and experience of having delivered software projects to specification, on time and of good quality
• Knowledge of industry standard methodologies, tools and processes for software development
• Knowledge of software project lifecycles
• Knowledge of development tools and modern database technologies
• Good general management skills in a fast-paced technical operation
• Empathy with software QA and QC processes
• A good understanding of .NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, ReactJS, JavaScript, Typescript, Web API
• Knowledge of SignalR and MaterialUI desirable.

Equal Opportunities

KCS Group is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Development Team

• Must work from the office within a multi-layered team.
• Have full access to development server and work with other team members on code merge
• Assist QA staff members on testing and documentation
• Assist with software releases
• Assist support members with customer queries

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Position Overview

• Kerridge Commercial Systems is a market leader in the development and provision of trading and financial software environments for specialist Distribution, Wholesale, Merchant and Retail industry sectors, addressing single- or multi-branch operations, as well as catering for organisations with 'point-of-sale' showrooms and warehouse.
• Working as an ERP Systems Consultant within the Implementation Department of Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), you will enable customers to use K8 Trader functionality to successfully run (trade) their day-to-day business.
• The Consultant’s role is an independent, desk based role, where you will be required to follow our corporate Consultant Charter to deliver consultancy services to our customers. Taking direction from the Project co-ordinator, your diary will be managed remotely in-line with the project plan, agreed with the customer.
• You will assist in the system configuration, implementation, and go-live of K8 Trader. Your main role activities will be undertaken desk based; delivering consultancy services, focusing on ERP implementations. You will liaise with other departments and customers during the implementation, including Sales, R&D, and Support.
• The role may involve occasional travel to customer sites or other KCS offices.
   

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• To take a lead installing the K8 Trader software, responsible for the configuration of the K8 Trader system. To advise customers on the use of software for their particular business.
• To provide associated business module training. Providing consultancy on business best practice.
• To resolve, or assist in the resolution, of customer system queries arising from the implementation.
• To liaise with the customers to define, or help define, specifications for modifications to the software related to the implementation of a system.
• Production and submission of consultancy documentation in line with company procedures and submitted in a timely manner.
   

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience working as an implementer for a software house or senior experience gained in the distribution sector such as a Builders Merchant, Plumbers Merchant, Electrical Wholesaler or other distribution or ERP businesses.
• Excellent consultancy and communication skills to deliver high quality end user training.
• Demonstrable configuration and implementation experience relating to ERP including GO LIVE’S and working knowledge of Supply Chain processes within the UK. End to End delivery experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and producing high quality consultancy documents i.e. Visit Forms, Visit Notes and business cases including business discovery and producing system specifications.
• Excellent customer service and customer facing skills to work alongside customers on and off site.

Desirable

• Sound working knowledge of trading ERP business processes and procedures, including day to day transactions, month end and yearend activities.
• Requires in-depth knowledge and understanding of at least one area of expertise such as trading systems.
• Overseas Trading end-to-end implementation experience.

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This is a great opportunity, due to growth in the organization and the addition of products.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead generation
• Leading and managing sales processes will be a key part of the role
• Consultative sales is the approach for success
• You will be required to take a hands-on approach with the products
• Qualification of opportunities will be essential
• In time, accurate sales forecasting will be required
• Managing and maintaining the CRM system will be essential
• Attending and presenting at monthly sales meetings is required

Essential
Knowledge and Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience selling Retail / POS or ERP Solutions
• Must be comfortable working on a commissions basis probably OTE 50/50
• Must have historical proof to achieving at least 80% of yearly targets for the last 3 years
• Sales of related systems, BI, hardware or e-commerce will be an advantage
• You must be a self-starter to be successful in this role
• The ability to deliver presentations in a professional and structured manner up to board level
• Comfortable with working in a team environment
• Impeccable references - Must have customer and work references as to acumen, attitude and performance

Highly Desirable

• Diploma Bcom or similar 3-year qualification
• Commercially astute

Special conditions

• A valid drivers’ license is essential
• Must be able to travel locally and into Sub-Saharan Africa (when travel is permitted)

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At KCS the primary role of the Frontend Developer is to create and implement client-side solutions on top of the KCS Ecommerce Products. You will have freedom to express yourself creatively through this role, as well as improving the user experience of existing solutions.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Using JQuery and CSS/Less to produce user-friendly HTML web solutions.
• Collaboration with other members of the team to improve usability on existing and new projects.
• Developing efficient and clean mobile responsive designs.
• Creating wireframes and mock ups of new UI implementations.
• Working with the back-end developers with coding and investigation of issues.
• Ensuring high-quality and web-friendly graphics are utilised within projects.
• Optimize front-end applications to maximise quick response times, and a slick user experience.
• Maintain existing projects.
• Liaising with clients where necessary.

Required Experience & Knowledge
Key Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Qualities

• Experience in the following technologies
• JQuery
• HTML
• Less/CSS/Flexbox
• PHP
• Photoshop/Gimp
• Mobile and desktop design practices
• Apache
• MySQL/MariaDB
• Linux (maintaining local website distributions)
• Git
• Proven work experience in a Frontend Developer role
• Experience in browser testing and debugging (e.g. Chrome Console)
• Knowledge of SEO and its implementation

Ideal Experience & Knowledge

• Twig templating
• Zend Framework/Laminas
• Composer
• Bower
• A/B Testing
• Bootstrap
• JIRA
• Automated release procedures
• Agile
• JSON-LD rich snippets

Skills & Qualities

• The ability to communicate ideas clearly, both verbally and via documentation.
• The ability to work alone and collaborate remotely.
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• The ability to learn new/existing technologies.

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At KCS the primary role of the Product Manager is to take ownership of the product strategy and to manage the roadmap of any new features for the product. They work with customers, business stakeholders and R&D leaders to ensure there are clear strategic and value driven business cases for any development projects.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Be the go to product contact for the business and lead any ideation and business case workshops with customers and stakeholders to ensure critical information is captured to drive commercial success
• Elicit high level customer and stakeholders problem and value statements and work with architects and technical leads to help define possible on strategy technical solution options and associated costs
• Manage, refine, prioritise and communicate the product roadmap determined by a business case lead approach to ensure it is in line with overall product strategy and sustainable business growth
• Actively seek out and collaborate with other product managers across the KCS group to drive resource efficiency and discover any cross pollination opportunities for maximum value with minimal cost
• Set and communicate release goals for the Product Owners and Development Teams to ensure they understand the product vision and their part in its success
• Work alongside Project Management to ensure any delivery milestone risks are captured during the development lifecycle to allow transparent customer and stakeholder expectation setting

Experience & Knowledge
Key Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Qualities

• Experienced in working with different senior level business, partner and customer stakeholders to solicit what they are trying to achieve and the commercial benefits any solution will bring to all parties
• Experienced in creating, maintaining, prioritising and communicating product roadmaps using product management tools (e.g. Aha!, productboard, Airfocus, Asana or monday.com)
• Experienced in working with and leading Agile delivery and business teams for business management software development companies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban)
• Experienced in leading, developing and coaching teams and senior stakeholders to build a collaborative self-organised enterprise and trust culture
• Experienced in budgeting processes with a focus on product profit and loss to justify investment business cases

Skills & Qualities

• The ability to clearly communicate product strategies and visions effectively to all levels of business, delivery and customer stakeholders
• The ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with all levels of business, delivery and customer stakeholders
• The ability to present objectively with authority and confidence to senior levels of business, delivery and customer stakeholders
• The ability to act decisively and communicate the data driven rationale behind product strategy decisions
• The ability to adapt to change and successfully lead teams through any periods of change/disruption
• The ability to accurately prioritise, organise and plan their work and to seek continuous improvement to drive efficiencies in their product space
• Must have a pro-active, positive, open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team
• Must be open to learning new skills and self-development to drive both personal and team growth
• Must be comfortable in giving feedback at all levels with integrity as well as receiving it to build trust