Senior Business Applications Analyst — Point Solutions

G&W Electric Co.; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short and Long‑Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) and Profit Sharing

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation

Job summary

G&W Electric is seeking a Senior Business Applications Analyst to own non-ERP business applications across Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Sales, Finance and HR. You will analyze needs, define requirements, lead implementations, coordinate testing, and ensure secure, cost-efficient operations aligned with enterprise standards.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of application ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in business systems analysis, application management, or a related role.
• Experience leading application implementations, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Strong project management, stakeholder communication, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary IT owner and business applications analyst for non-ERP applications, including purpose, processes, integrations, licensing, and support requirements.
• Partner with business leaders to define needs, document processes, develop requirements, and identify practical solutions.
• Evaluate requests for new applications based on value, integration needs, security, cost, and technical debt.
• Lead vendor evaluations, demonstrations, and fit-gap analyses with business cases.
• Lead or coordinate implementations, upgrades, and enhancements from planning through stabilization, including scope, schedules, budgets, testing, and training.
• Translate business requirements into functional designs and coordinate integrations, data flows, and access requirements.
• Develop testing plans including system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Establish sustainable support models, including documentation and change control.
• Coordinate user training and adoption activities for new systems and major changes.
• Manage vendors, licensing, renewals, and service escalations.
• Ensure compliance with IT architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, and access controls.
• Collaborate with ERP, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data teams on data exchanges.
• Serve as trusted advisor on application strategy and lifecycle decisions.

Skills

Business analysis

Project management

Multi‑application management

Learning diverse processes

Vendor management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Independent work in multi‑site env

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/IS/Engineering/Business

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

G&W Electric is seeking a Senior Business Applications Analyst to own non-ERP business applications across Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Sales, Finance and HR. You will analyze needs, define requirements, lead implementations, coordinate testing, and ensure secure, cost-efficient operations aligned with enterprise standards.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of application ecosystems.