IT Business Analyst

Description

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION: Columbus, WI

SUMMARY: The IT Business Analyst provides cross-functional domain knowledge with a primary focus on manufacturing and finance processes. The IT Business Analyst works closely with subject matter experts and application developers to gather and document solutions requirements, document functional solutions, map and gap requirements to standard system functionality, and assist with end-to-end testing. The APC ERP solution will be a key concentration area for the IT Business Analyst. The BI Analyst is an expert with deep understanding of integration technologies and architecture who works to model, execute, and manage data integration practices that ingest, transform and provision data across various sources into an organized and unified view. Incumbents in this cross-functional role will have a strong understanding of manufacturing and finance with keen communication skills to collaborate at all levels. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex data systems and solutions. 
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support data analysis and business intelligence.
• Create and maintain current- and target-state data architectures. 
• Define and manage standards, guidelines, and processes to ensure data quality.
• Ensure technology solutions are in alignment with data architecture principles and target state.
• Oversee end-to-end data life cycle management activities. 
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for data management, storage, and analytics.
• Lead functional configuration of the APC ERP system Radius in conjunction with the software provider. 
• Participate in end-to-end testing of software solutions. 
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• An ability to build strong customer relationships with a focus customer-centric solution delivery.
• Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to define outcome criteria and measure-taking actions.
• A passion to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances.
• Making sense of, simplifying complex, and providing options to effectively solve solving technology problems.
• Proficient knowledge in modern office productivity, communication, and collaboration toolsets with a focus on Microsoft tools. 
• Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Occasional travel to APC facilities across the US 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 5-10 years industry experience with a bachelor’s degree in any field and demonstrated success as a business analyst or process engineer. 
• Experience with ERP and/or software solutions. Experience with EFI Radius an exceptional plus. 
• Very strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. 
• Demonstrated experience with process mapping in any software solution. 
• Lean Six Sigma certification a strong plus.
• Ability to interact with company personnel, build strong relationships at all levels and across all business units and organizations, and understand business imperatives.
• Strong understanding of the business impact of IT tools, technologies, and policies.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

Masters/Bachelor’s degree (M.S./B.S.) or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school; with five-years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.

If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:

talentacquisition@americanpackaging.com.