Information Technology - Sr Business Analyst (Temporary)

Colonial Group; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group seeks an experienced Business Analyst and Project Lead to drive a Tier-1 WMS deployment across our warehouse network. You will own requirements end to end—from discovery to BRD, configuration validation, UAT, go-live and stabilization—while managing schedule, risks, and vendor coordination.

Hybrid Des Plaines, IL role requiring 5+ years in business analysis or supply chain software and strong SQL/EDI skills, with potential to convert to full-time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business analysis or supply chain systems with project leadership experience.
• Delivery experience across multiple clients or business units in a client-facing role.
• Ownership of at least two full lifecycle WMS implementations from requirements to stabilization.
• Working knowledge of core warehouse processes: receiving, putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping.
• SQL proficiency: ability to write joins and aggregates for data validation.
• Familiarity with EDI transaction sets used in 3PL operations and middleware concepts.
• Excellent written communication for BRDs, specs, and executive status summaries.
• Willing to work extended hours and on the warehouse floor during cutover/go-live.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions to capture current and target state requirements.
• Author BRDs, functional specs, and process flows; map gaps to golden templates.
• Translate requirements into WMS configuration, RF screens, reports, and interfaces.
• Define EDI and API integration requirements across WMS, ERP, and trading partners.
• Build and execute SIT/UAT test plans; manage defects and vendor coordination.
• Write SQL queries for data validation and issue analysis; support go-live hypercare.
• Provide on-site and remote go-live support with cutover execution and stabilization.
• Diagnose production issues and determine root cause across configuration, data, or integration.

Skills

Business analysis

WMS implementation

Project management

SQL queries

EDI integration

Stakeholder management

Education

PMP/ CAPM/ CBAP certification

Tools

Körber/Infios WMS

Boomi

Job description

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM

Temporary position with the future possibility to convert to Full-Time Employee.

Compensation

Base Hourly Wage or Compensation Range: $41-52/hour with eligibility for overtime pay
Shift Differential: No
Incentive eligible: No

Position Overview

This role is critical in the process for CJLA to convert its warehouse network onto a Tier-1 cloud warehousemanagement platform, blending senior business analysis with hands‑on project management. This role will ownrequirements end to end — from discovery workshops with operations through BRD authoring, configuration validation,UAT, go‑live and stabilization — while also carrying the schedule, risks and vendor coordination for the sites and workstreams you are assigned.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

Business Analysis

• Lead discovery sessions with operations, solutions and customer stakeholders to capture current‑state process and target‑state requirements.
• Author Business Requirements Documents, functional specifications, process flows and gap analyses against the standard golden template.
• Translate operational requirements into WMS configuration, RF screen, report and interface designs; validate vendor design responses against the original requirement rather than accepting them at face value.
• Define EDI and API integration requirements across WMS, ERP, customer trading partners and middleware, including message mapping and exception handling.
• Build and execute test plans (SIT, UAT), manage defect triage, and drive issues to closure with the vendor and internal development team.
• Write SQL queries against the WMS database for data validation, reconciliation and issue analysis.
• Provide onsite and remote go‑live support: cutover execution, day‑one floor support alongside operations, real‑time troubleshooting of transactions, interfaces and RF processes, and structured hypercare throughstabilization.
• Diagnose production issues under time pressure — isolate whether the cause sits in configuration, data, integration or process, and either resolve it or hand it to the right party with the analysis already done.

Project Management

• Own the project plan, milestones and critical path for assigned sites and workstreams; maintain a defensible schedule rather than a decorative one.

• Run status reporting, risk and issue logs, and steering updates for internal leadership and customers.
• Manage scope: identify change requests early, quantify impact, and route them through a documented approval path.
• Coordinate across IT, operations, solutions, finance and external vendors, holding parties to committed dates and escalating on a defined cadence.
• Manage go‑live readiness and cutover planning, including go/no‑go criteria and post‑launch stabilization exit.
• Perform other related job duties as assigned or required.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in business analysis, WMS implementation or supply chain systems, including at least 3 years in a project management or project lead capacity.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving ability when facing ambiguous, undocumented issues with operational pressure.
• Delivery experience across multiple clients or business units, in a client‑facing capacity where scope, schedule and stakeholder expectations were yours to manage.
• Ownership of at least two full‑lifecycle WMS implementations or site conversions, from requirements through go‑live and stabilization.
• Working knowledge of core warehouse processes: receiving, putaway, replenishment, wave and order picking, packing, shipping, cycle counting, lot and expiration date control.
• Working SQL proficiency — able to independently write joins and aggregate queries to validate data and investigate issues.
• Practical understanding of EDI transaction sets used in 3PL operations (940, 943, 944, 945, 947, 856, 850) and of integration concepts such as middleware, mapping and error reprocessing.
• Excellent written communication: BRDs, specifications and executive‑level status summaries that stand on their own without verbal explanation.
• Willing and able to work extended hours and weekends during cut‑over and go‑live windows, and to work directly on the warehouse floor with operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with Körber / Infios WMS (formerly HighJump), including configuration, RF screen design or report development.
• Background with a systems integrator, implementation partner or technology consulting practice delivering WMS or supply chain projects.
• Third‑party logistics (3PL) background with multi‑client, multi‑site operations.
• Experience with Boomi or comparable integration platforms.
• Exposure to legacy‑to‑modern WMS conversion programs, including data migration and parallel‑run strategies.
• PMP, CAPM, CBAP or equivalent certification.
• Familiarity with yard management, parcel or TMS integration.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the physical ability to:

• Stand and/or walk for extended periods (up to X hours, depending on shift)
• Sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed
• Climb stairs, ladders, and/or scaffolds at various heights including ground‑level and racking zones (occasionally/frequently)
• Reach with hands and arms overhead and below waist level
• Lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally lift heavier items with or without assistance
• Use fine motor skills/manual dexterity to operate equipment, tools, or keyboards
• Frequently use hands and fingers to handle, grasp, or control objects
• See clearly at close range and at distance, with peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Hear and understand verbal instructions, alarms, and equipment signals in a noisy environment
• Sit for prolonged periods of time at a desk while working on a computer
• Use hands and fingers to operate a keyboard, mouse, and telephone
• Speak and hear clearly in person, virtually, and over the phone
• Occasionally stand, walk, reach, stoop, or lift up to 10 pounds

Work Environment

This position operates in a hybrid environment, with responsibilities carried out in both a warehouse setting and an office environment. In the warehouse, the employee is exposed to:

• Varying temperatures, including but not limited to refrigerated or non‑climate controlled areas
• Loud noise levels, such as machinery, forklifts, and conveyor systems
• Dust, odors, and airborne particles
• Concrete flooring and moving mechanical equipment
• Frequent exposure to powered industrial vehicles and warehouse traffic

The employee is required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as steel‑toed shoes, safety glasses, and high‑visibility vests.
In the office environment, the employee will use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers,filing cabinets, and printers. The noise level in the office is typically quiet to moderate, and the area is climate‑controlled.

Location/Remote Eligibility

This is a hybrid role based out of our Des Plaines, IL office. Regular, on‑site presence is required (4) days per week or asotherwise directed by the company.

The role may be performed in a hybrid work setting (combination of on‑site and/or remote), depending on businessneeds and location eligibility. When working remote, employees are expected to maintain a dedicated, distraction‑free,confidential workspace and reliable internet connection.
This position requires occasional travel to facilities and may include up to 30% travel.

Schedule

Flexible hours may be required to support deadlines or cross‑functional collaboration.