RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Business Analyst in Chicago, IL.
Duties:
* Partner with manufacturing business leaders, operations teams, and IT stakeholders to understand current-state processes, systems, application usage, and operational requirements
* Lead discovery sessions, interviews, and workshops with stakeholders across manufacturing operations and supporting business functions
* Document current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, requirements, system interactions, and application dependencies
* Support ERP consolidation and modernization initiatives by identifying business requirements, process differences, operational dependencies, and opportunities for standardization
* Assess the existing enterprise application landscape and support application rationalization, including identifying redundant, obsolete, overlapping, or business-critical applications
* Evaluate the business criticality of applications and workloads, including their potential impact on manufacturing operations, production, supply chain, and other dependent processes
* Work with business and technology teams to assess migration readiness for applications, sites, business units, and operational functions
* Support the development and prioritization of application and workload migration waves based on business criticality, dependencies, technical readiness, and operational constraints
* Identify operational risks and dependencies that could affect ERP consolidation, cloud migration, application retirement, or technology modernization efforts
* Translate complex manufacturing and operational requirements into clear, actionable plans for technology teams, architects, program leadership, and implementation partners
* Develop business requirements, process documentation, capability assessments, gap analyses, decision documents, and executive-level presentations
REQUIREMENTS:
* 8-12+ years of experience in management consulting, business transformation, business architecture, or senior Business Analyst roles
* Significant professional experience working within manufacturing or industrial environments
* Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale ERP transformation, ERP consolidation, application rationalization, technology modernization, and/or migration initiatives
* Experience documenting and analyzing: Business processes and workflows; Business and functional requirements; Application dependencies; System integrations; Operational requirements; Business criticality; Process and technology gaps
* Experience conducting stakeholder interviews, discovery sessions, and cross-functional workshops with both business and technology teams
* Experience working with IT teams to support application or workload migration planning and sequencing
* Strong knowledge of manufacturing business processes and the technologies that support manufacturing operations
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex processes, systems, and organizational dependencies
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with plant/operations teams, IT professionals, program leadership, and senior executives
* Excellent written, verbal, presentation, workshop facilitation, and documentation skills
* Ability to assess business and operational impacts associated with application migrations, ERP changes, and system consolidation
* Ability to translate complex operational requirements into clear requirements and actionable recommendations for technical teams
* Ability to work effectively within a complex, matrixed enterprise environment with multiple business units, sites, stakeholders, and competing priorities
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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- Dice Id: kforcecx
- Position Id: ITEQG2192513
- Posted 3 hours ago
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