Senior Business Applications Analyst - Point Solutions

G&W Electric
Any Location, IL
Job Description
Role Overview

The Senior Business Applications Analyst is responsible for the analysis, implementation, lifecycle management, and ongoing support of G&W Electric’s non-ERP business applications. The role partners with business process owners, IT teams, and vendors to understand business needs, evaluate solutions, define requirements, lead implementations and enhancements, and ensure applications remain secure, supportable, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise standards.

What You Will Do

As a Sr Business Analyst, you will serve as the primary IT owner and business applications analyst for non-ERP applications, partner with business leaders and process owners, evaluate requests for new applications and major enhancements, lead application selection activities, and provide advanced functional support.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We are looking for someone with 5+ years of experience in business systems analysis, application management, or a related role, who can learn diverse business processes and applications quickly and translate business needs into clear functional requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field, or equivalent education and relevant experience
  • 5+ years of experience in business systems analysis, application management, or a related role
  • Demonstrated ability to learn diverse business processes and applications quickly and translate business needs into clear functional requirements
  • Experience leading application implementations, upgrades, and enhancements through requirements, testing, training, deployment, and stabilization
  • Strong project management skills, including scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, issues, and status communication
  • Experience evaluating software solutions and vendors, developing business cases, and performing fit-gap analysis
  • Strong understanding of business process analysis, system integrations, data flows, access design, testing, change control, and application support
  • Experience managing vendors, software licensing, support agreements, renewals, and external implementation resources
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, facilitation, and communication skills
  • Ability to independently manage multiple applications, projects, and priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Health club membership program and reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401 (k)
  • Annual Profit Sharing
  • Vacation
  • Air-conditioned/heated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
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