Sr Analyst, IT Business

KeHE Distributors, LLC; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors, LLC in Naperville, IL is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead complex requirements, drive cross-functional alignment, and transform business processes. You will shape solutions that meet strategic goals and partner with product, engineering, and operations to deliver measurable value.

The role requires five years of experience in product management or business analysis, plus experience with Agile, Jira, and stakeholder workshops.

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant experience in product management or business analysis.
• Experience with Product, Project or Agile methodologies and Jira or similar tools.
• Ability to lead workshops and align stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex requirements discovery and translate business needs into clear functional requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Own backlog and requirements quality for major initiatives, ensuring user stories are well defined and aligned with outcomes.
• Serve as liaison between business and technology teams, facilitating workshops and ensuring shared understanding of priorities.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts to promote best practices in requirements management and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Requirements discovery

Stakeholder alignment

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, or related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $95,700.00/Yr. - $140,239.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee‑owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Business Analyst operates as a strategic-level individual contributor who leads complex requirement definition, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, and business process transformation initiatives.

The Senior BA influences product strategy, drives structured decision-making, and ensures that engineering delivery aligns with measurable business outcomes. This role extends beyond documentation into enterprise-level impact.

Essential Functions

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead complex requirements discovery and solution analysis by working closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and technology teams to define clear, actionable requirements that support strategic initiatives and product development.
• Own backlog and requirements quality for major initiatives, ensuring user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements are well defined, prioritized, and aligned with business outcomes.
• Analyze and redesign business processes to identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, and improved business performance, translating process insights into solution recommendations.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business and technology teams, facilitating workshops, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring shared understanding of requirements, priorities, and solution designs.
• Support solution validation and outcome realization, ensuring delivered solutions meet business needs through testing coordination, requirement validation, and measurement of business value.
• Mentor and guide Business Analysts and Associate Business Analysts, promoting best practices in requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and analytical approaches.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Strong ability to lead requirements discovery, structure complex requirements, and translate business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria that enable effective solution delivery.
• Deep understanding of business process analysis and improvement techniques, with the ability to identify inefficiencies, recommend solutions, and translate business problems into technology-enabled capabilities.
• Ability to lead workshops, facilitate discussions, and build alignment among business stakeholders, product teams, and technology teams while managing competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of the organization’s business operations, systems, and data, enabling the ability to anticipate business needs and provide informed recommendations.

• Ability to analyze complex data, identify patterns and root causes, and support data-driven decision-making across initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex business and technical concepts into clear insights for stakeholders and leadership.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology, or related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in product management, business analysis, or related roles.
• Experience and/or certification with Product, Project or Agile methodologies and Jira or similar tools.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.