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

Senior Business Applications Analyst - Point Solutions

Senior Business Applications Analyst - Point Solutions

The Senior Business Applications Analyst is responsible for the analysis, implementation, lifecycle management, and ongoing support of G&W Electric’s non-ERP business applications. The role partners with business process owners, IT teams, and vendors to understand business needs, evaluate solutions, define requirements, lead implementations and enhancements, and ensure applications remain secure, supportable, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise standards. The position supports specialized applications across functions such as Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Sales, Finance, HR, and other business areas. JD Edwards and applications or integrations whose primary purpose is to extend or directly support JDE remain within the ERP team.

As a Sr Business Analyst you will:

• Serve as the primary IT owner and business applications analyst for non-ERP applications, including business purpose, processes, integrations, vendors, licensing, risks, and support requirements.
• Partner with business leaders and process owners to define needs, document processes, develop requirements, and identify practical solutions.
• Evaluate requests for new applications and major enhancements based on business value, existing capabilities, integration needs, cybersecurity, supportability, cost, and technical debt.
• Lead application selection activities, including requirements, vendor evaluation, demonstrations, fit-gap analysis, business cases, and recommendations.
• Lead or coordinate implementations, upgrades, and enhancements from planning through stabilization, including scope, schedules, budgets, requirements, testing, training, cutover, and post-go-live support.
• Translate business requirements into functional designs and coordinate configuration, integrations, data flows, reporting, and access requirements with internal teams and vendors.
• Develop and coordinate testing, including system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Establish sustainable support models, including ownership, escalation paths, vendor support, documentation, access administration, change control, and release management.
• Provide advanced functional support and coordinate issue resolution with the Service Desk, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data/integration teams, vendors, and business subject‑matter experts.
• Manage and prioritize enhancements and change requests based on business value, risk, urgency, dependencies, and available resources.
• Monitor application usage, licensing, vendor performance, support trends, and lifecycle status; identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce cost, improve adoption, strengthen controls, or retire redundant tools.
• Maintain required business process, functional, configuration, support, and training documentation.
• Coordinate user training, communications, and adoption activities for new systems and major changes.
• Manage application vendors, support agreements, renewals, licensing, budgets, and service or commercial escalations.
• Ensure assigned applications comply with applicable IT architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, audit, access‑control, and change‑management standards.
• Coordinate closely with ERP, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data/analytics, and integration teams where applications depend on or exchange data with enterprise platforms.
• This is an individual contributor role with significant cross‑functional leadership responsibility.
• Lead business and technical workstreams for assigned applications and projects, establishes accountability, and drives decisions and execution across stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business process owners and IT leadership on application strategy, lifecycle decisions, process improvement, and technology investment priorities.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field, or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in business systems analysis, application management, or a related role supporting and implementing business applications.
• Demonstrated ability to learn diverse business processes and applications quickly and translate business needs into clear functional requirements.
• Experience leading application implementations, upgrades, and enhancements through requirements, testing, training, deployment, and stabilization.
• Strong project management skills, including scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, issues, and status communication.
• Experience evaluating software solutions and vendors, developing business cases, and performing fit‑gap analysis.
• Strong understanding of business process analysis, system integrations, data flows, access design, testing, change control, and application support.
• Experience managing vendors, software licensing, support agreements, renewals, and external implementation resources.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, documentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple applications, projects, and priorities in a fast‑paced, multi‑site environment.

It is preferred if you also have:

• Experience supporting business applications in a manufacturing environment, particularly Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS/Safety, Quality, Sales, Finance, or other specialized business functions.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar platforms for demand, incident, request, and change management.
• Working knowledge of enterprise integrations, APIs, SSO/identity, reporting/analytics, and cloud/SaaS applications.
• Project management, business analysis, or application‑related certification such as PMP or CBAP.

What we offer you:

Typical pay is $96,555 - 128,577 annually.

Please note the pay information shown above is a general guideline. Pay is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.

This position is eligible for participation in our Quarterly Incentive Pay Program

G&W Electric offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Health club membership program and reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401 (k)
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Vacation
• Air‑conditioned/heated state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facility

About G&W Electric

Innovating since 1905, G&W Electric has grown into a global leader in engineered electrical power grid solutions. Working with us means joining a worldwide team of passionate manufacturing professionals striving to continually improve the technologies the world depends on to deliver safe, reliable electricity. Our culture is focused on employee success, so we foster an entrepreneurial environment that encourages everyone to thrive.

G&W Electric enjoys a long reputation for product quality, innovation and world‑class customer service to the power industry. We have established this reputation by believing that our greatest asset is our employees. We owe our success to the initiative and talents of highly skilled individuals within our team‑based organization. Our goal is to set the standard for customer satisfaction by ensuring a superior level of service, performance and innovation. As a global organization and industry leader, we are committed to cultivating an engaging work environment that embraces our core values and develops our talent. Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means that you become part of a company that provides challenging opportunities, rewards excellence and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. As part of our organization, you also help power the world!

G&W Electric is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. G&W Electric participates in the E‑Verify process for all new hires.

*G&W Electric participates in the E‑Verify process for all new hires.