IT Business Process Improvement Analyst - Hybrid

We are currently looking for an IT Business Analyst to join our team in Holland, MI. This is a hybrid position working minimum 3 days on-site per week.  

As an IT Business Analyst, you will: 

Job Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements for IT SAP projects and enhancements, ensuring clarity, completeness, and traceability.
• Analyzing and optimizing end-to-end supply chain processes, including procurement, inventory management, production planning, and logistics.
• Configuring, maintaining, and optimizing SAP MM and PP modules.
• Documenting "as-is" and "to-be" process flows, functional specifications, and configuration rationale.
• Develop detailed functional design documents, outlining system functionality, data flows, and user interfaces to meet defined business requirements.
• Work closely with developers to ensure proper implementation of functional designs and with testers to define test cases and ensure quality.
• Develop training materials and deliver training to business users on new systems or enhancements.
• Stay informed about relevant technology trends and best practices in business analysis and system implementation.
• Contribute to IT project teams, providing business analysis expertise, and collaborating with project managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Analyze existing business processes and recommend improvements that can be facilitated by technology solutions. Understand all tools the company currently employs across all functions.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Business Management or relevant field of study
• Education Equivalency: Associate's Degree plus 2 years of additional IT experience utilizing systems applications and/or experience supporting production planning or sales order scheduling OR 4 years of additional IT experience utilizing systems applications and/or experience supporting production planning or sales order scheduling if no post-secondary education
• 2 years of additional IT experience utilizing systems applications and/or experience supporting production planning or sales order scheduling
• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military
• Applicants must be able to work in Holland, MI without relocation assistance.
• Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• ERP System Application Experience and certifications (focus on production planning and sales order scheduling modules highly desirable).
• In-depth experience and strong understanding of SAP Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) capabilities.
• Understanding of relevant modules including Quality Management, Sales and Distribution (SD), Fiance (FI), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS). 
• SAP S/4HANA experience.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
• ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management) certification.
• ISM (Institute for Supply Management) certification.
• Manufacturing Industry experience.
• Supply chain work experience.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex SAP issues.