Business Analyst

Business AnalystRequired Skills & Experience: Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer systems, or something similar.5+ years as a business analyst or systems analystExperience supporting Manufacturing or industrial operationsExperience using Power BI, SQL, and other power platformsAbility to travel 30%Nice to Have Skills & Experience: MES manufacturing systems expertisePMP or Scrum certificationExperience working with software developers and validation teamsAutomotive or Fortune 500 company experienceJob Description: A Fortune 100 client in the Georgetown, KY area is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Manufacturing Information Systems team to support business process improvements and technology solutions across all of the North American Manufacturing centers. This resource will be responsible for working technical knowledge. The analyst will work directly with plant users, regional MIS teams, a Data Analyst, and an Application Developer to understand operational needs, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and define actionable requirements. The analyst will lead business analysis throughout the solution lifecycle, maintaining alignment between the original business need, the delivered solution, and the expected operational benefits. Other day-to-day responsibilities include:Conduct on-site assessments and gemba observations to understand workflows, system usage, operational issues, and user needs.Analyze manufacturing, business, and MIS operational processes to identify root causes, inefficiencies, system limitations, and improvement opportunities.Define current-state and future-state processes, determining whether needs require process changes, system enhancements, new solutions, or a combination.Engage the Data Analyst and Application Developer early to validate assumptions, investigate issues, and assess solution feasibility.Define data questions and measurement needs; interpret and challenge findings with the Data Analyst to support recommendations.Evaluate solution alternatives with technical teams, considering business value, cost, operational impact, dependencies, supportability, and regional reuse.Review existing solutions and common needs across plants before recommending new development, identifying opportunities for reuse and standardization.Develop business cases outlining the problem, expected benefits, estimated costs, risks, and measurable success criteria.Create and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), including functional requirements, nonfunctional requirements, process flows, business rules, and acceptance criteria.Lead business requirements definition and collaborate with the Application Developer and relevant technical teams on solution design.Work with business owners and MIS leadership to prioritize needs based on operational impact, urgency, value, and dependencies.Maintain requirements traceability, clarify requirements during development, and assess the business impact of proposed scope changes.Coordinate business testing and user acceptance testing, including test scenarios, defect prioritization, and validation against acceptance criteria.Facilitate acceptance decisions by the designated business owner.Support implementation readiness, process documentation, user adoption, and transition to an identified support owner.Define expected benefits and success measures with process owners, and partner with the Data Analyst to establish baselines and validate post-implementation results.