IT Senior Business System Analyst - Manufacturing (MES)

Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Information Technology

Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 29949

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn ( or Facebook ( for the latest news.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

IT Senior Business System Analyst - Manufacturing

Big company opportunity. Small company attitude. Discover just right.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Join Post Consumer Brands as an IT Senior Business System Analyst (BSA) and help shape the future of our manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is your chance to:

• Do work that matters - Support the systems that help make delicious food accessible for all and keep beloved brands on shelves for families and their pets.

• Enjoy the best of both worlds - Work in an environment that combines big company resources and stability with a welcoming, small‑company culture where you feel your impact.

• Partner across the business - Collaborate daily with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to solve real business problems on the plant floor.

• Grow as a dual expert - Deepen your understanding of both manufacturing operations and the technologies that power them, becoming a true bridge between business and IT.

• Join an inclusive, values‑driven team - Be part of a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages different perspectives and supports you in doing your best work.

• Hybrid flexibility – Onsite 3 days a week, remote 2 days.

About The Role

In this critical role, you’ll be the IT ambassador for manufacturing, owning and optimizing key applications that keep our plants running safely, efficiently, and compliantly. You’ll blend business insight with technical expertise to improve processes, expand system capabilities, and drive continuous improvement across our manufacturing application landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize software applications by leveraging your understanding of manufacturing processes and plant operations to enhance performance, reliability, and user experience.

• Engage with business partners in Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to understand their needs and translate them into effective system solutions.

• Lead requirements and process design - Facilitate workshops, document current and future state processes, and identify technology‑driven improvement opportunities.

• Create clear documentation including functional specifications, system design documents, and user stories that guide technical delivery.

• Configure and enhance systems - Define, document, and implement configuration changes aligned with business requirements, standards, and best practices.

• Own the application roadmap - Identify capability gaps and technical debt, then refine roadmaps based on technology trends, business priorities, and user feedback.

• Support projects by helping define scope, schedules, resource needs, and budget requirements for initiatives impacting manufacturing and supply chain systems.

• Coordinate testing - Develop and maintain test scenarios, scripts, and data to validate configuration, integrations, and system performance.

• Provide advanced support - Manage escalated issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate cross‑functional efforts to resolve complex system problems.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst supporting manufacturing systems in a CPG or similar large‑scale production environment.

• Experience providing application support within a large, complex enterprise landscape.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience gathering, organizing, interpreting, and presenting complex data to support decisions and process improvements.

• Proven ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and changing requirements.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively with technical teams, plant operations, engineering, and leadership stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Hands‑on experience with systems that support manufacturing and supply chain operations, ideally in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

• Deep expertise with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and how they integrate with plant automation/PLC environments and ERP platforms.

• Working knowledge of related technologies and tools such as SCADA, ERP, and business intelligence/analytics solutions.

• Familiarity with industry standards and methodologies such as ISA‑95, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and key production KPIs.

Ready To Make An Impact

If you’re a big thinker with a big heart, and you’re excited to sit at the intersection of technology and manufacturing, this role is a chance to point your career in a direction that feels “just right.” Join us to:

• Partner with teams who care deeply about safety, quality, and performance.

• Put your fingerprints on systems that power every box, bag, and bowl we produce.

• Grow your career with big company opportunity and a small company attitude.

Apply Now to explore how your expertise can help us shape the future of manufacturing at Post Consumer Brands.

The pay range for this position is $102,931 - $152,338 per year.

IT Senior Business System Analyst - Manufacturing

Big company opportunity. Small company attitude. Discover just right.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Join Post Consumer Brands as an IT Senior Business System Analyst (BSA) and help shape the future of our manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is your chance to:

• Do work that matters - Support the systems that help make delicious food accessible for all and keep beloved brands on shelves for families and their pets.

• Enjoy the best of both worlds - Work in an environment that combines big company resources and stability with a welcoming, small‑company culture where you feel your impact.

• Partner across the business - Collaborate daily with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to solve real business problems on the plant floor.

• Grow as a dual expert - Deepen your understanding of both manufacturing operations and the technologies that power them, becoming a true bridge between business and IT.

• Join an inclusive, values‑driven team - Be part of a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages different perspectives and supports you in doing your best work.

• Hybrid flexibility – Onsite 3 days a week, remote 2 days.

About The Role

In this critical role, you’ll be the IT ambassador for manufacturing, owning and optimizing key applications that keep our plants running safely, efficiently, and compliantly. You’ll blend business insight with technical expertise to improve processes, expand system capabilities, and drive continuous improvement across our manufacturing application landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize software applications by leveraging your understanding of manufacturing processes and plant operations to enhance performance, reliability, and user experience.

• Engage with business partners in Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to understand their needs and translate them into effective system solutions.

• Lead requirements and process design - Facilitate workshops, document current and future state processes, and identify technology‑driven improvement opportunities.

• Create clear documentation including functional specifications, system design documents, and user stories that guide technical delivery.

• Configure and enhance systems - Define, document, and implement configuration changes aligned with business requirements, standards, and best practices.

• Own the application roadmap - Identify capability gaps and technical debt, then refine roadmaps based on technology trends, business priorities, and user feedback.

• Support projects by helping define scope, schedules, resource needs, and budget requirements for initiatives impacting manufacturing and supply chain systems.

• Coordinate testing - Develop and maintain test scenarios, scripts, and data to validate configuration, integrations, and system performance.

• Provide advanced support - Manage escalated issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate cross‑functional efforts to resolve complex system problems.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst supporting manufacturing systems in a CPG or similar large‑scale production environment.

• Experience providing application support within a large, complex enterprise landscape.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience gathering, organizing, interpreting, and presenting complex data to support decisions and process improvements.

• Proven ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and changing requirements.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively with technical teams, plant operations, engineering, and leadership stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Hands‑on experience with systems that support manufacturing and supply chain operations, ideally in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

• Deep expertise with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and how they integrate with plant automation/PLC environments and ERP platforms.

• Working knowledge of related technologies and tools such as SCADA, ERP, and business intelligence/analytics solutions.

• Familiarity with industry standards and methodologies such as ISA‑95, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and key production KPIs.

Ready To Make An Impact

If you’re a big thinker with a big heart, and you’re excited to sit at the intersection of technology and manufacturing, this role is a chance to point your career in a direction that feels “just right.” Join us to:

• Partner with teams who care deeply about safety, quality, and performance.

• Put your fingerprints on systems that power every box, bag, and bowl we produce.

• Grow your career with big company opportunity and a small company attitude.

Apply Now to explore how your expertise can help us shape the future of manufacturing at Post Consumer Brands.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)