Senior WMS Techno-Functional Business Analyst - Troy, United States - Cummins

Description

Senior WMS Techno-Functional Business Analyst

Description

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We are looking for a talented Senior IT Business Analyst to join our team specializing in Systems/Information Technology for our Components Business Segment in Rochester Hills, MI.

• Partners with business functions to define, determine, analyze, document, and communicate the objectives, business requirements and priorities for information systems and solutions; works with application and technical experts on the solution design, implementation, support, maintenance, and enhancement of the information systems.
• Leads the effort, working with the business, to define and document what constitutes business success for medium to large size initiatives within a single organization.
• Elicits, analyzes, and documents functional requirements across the five aspects (process, information, event, socio-political, and location), as appropriate for the large initiative. May either lead or work as part of a team to gather requirements.
• Elicits, analyzes, and documents non-functional business requirements.
• Leads or conducts requirements management activities, as necessary, ensuring that the impact of changes is well understood and approved by the appropriate stakeholders within the organization.
• Leads or conducts solution assessment and validation to ensure that functional and technical specifications meet the identified business needs within the organization.
• Reviews test plans and testing methodology to mitigate risks and participates in testing the solution to ensure the solution meets functional and non-functional requirements within the organization.
• Conducts problem analysis as needed. Escalates complex issues for additional analysis and resolution as appropriate. Acts as a point of escalation for moderate to difficult problems.
• Develops positive relationships with both the business and other functions involved in downstream technical processes.
• May coach and mentor less experienced business analysts.

Qualifications

Skills

• Strategic mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Business Need Definition - Defines the business outcome that the proposed work will provide using the Business Analysis Toolkit (modeling the five aspects and creating use cases) to justify investment of resources (people, time, finances).
• Business Analysis Planning - Identifies the activities needed to conduct business analysis considering the five business aspects, level of detail, and approach for eliciting requirements to plan for resources and techniques to document the business needs and solution characteristics.
• Requirements Elicitation - Discovers and documents functional and non-functional requirements using the Business Analysis Toolkit (modeling the five aspects and creating use cases) to effectively communicate the business needs and solution characteristics for solution design.
• Requirements Analysis - Evaluates relationships and interdependencies between requirements based upon their complexity and value to the business to determine feasibility and prioritization.
• Solution Assessment and Validation - Assesses the proposed solution using the requirements traceability through the life cycle of the requirements to determine if they deliver the desired business outcome.
• Solution Design - Creates and defines the solution design complete with instrumentation and measurement, using industry standards and tools, version control, and build and test automation to synthesize diagrams, models, and documentation to build a solution that meets buildability, business, technical, security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Solution Functional Fit Analysis - Composes and decomposes a system into its component parts using procedures, tools, and work aides for the purpose of studying how well the component parts were designed, purchased, and configured to interact holistically to meet business, technical, security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Solution Validation Testing - Validates a configuration item change or solution using the Function's defined best practices, including the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards, tools, and metrics, to ensure that it works as designed and meets customer requirements.
• Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and processes to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of negative events or to maximize the realization of positive events.
• Balances stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Information Technology, Business or a related subject required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

• Intermediate level of relevant work experience required. 3-5 years of experience.
• Hybrid work location

Job Specific Responsibilities

• 3-5 years of WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) experience.
• 3-5 years of technical capabilities to perform and/or configure system application setups or enhancements using SQL, JSON, API's, Excel, or any other tool to enhance the utility of WMS. Preferably with Blue Yonder SaaS Application.
• Proven capabilities with system integrations and mapping exercises between multiple ERP's or applications. Ability to comprehend business requirements and relate those to realistic system deliverables.
• Candidate must have 3-5 years of proven analytical or supply chain experience.
• Candidate must be capable of collaborating at multiple levels across an organization, from the business perspective, manufacturing plant level and interacting with offshore resources.
• Ideal candidate would have entry level project management experience or at least be able to manage multiple initiatives, manage business expectations and work to a deliverable plan.
• Candidate should have some experience is warehouse operations - Utilizes warehousing tools, systems, and methodologies to meet defined metrics for inbound and outbound operations of a warehouse.
• Team player with proven communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary rate commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage, and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.

Cummins and E-verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate's qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Salary Range: ($86,400 to $129,600)

Job SYSTEMS/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Primary Location United States-Michigan-Rochester Hills-US, MI, Troy, 2135 West Maple Road

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting May 10, 2024, 9:34:05 AM

Unposting Date Ongoing

Organization Cummins Meritor

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Relocation Package Ineligible

Req ID: 240001XY