Senior Business Analyst (W2 and Local only)

A client of Sharp Decisions Inc. is looking to bring on a Senior Business Analyst based in Branchburg, NJ. The position is 100% onsite. The contract duration is 18 months with possible extension.

• W2 and local only.Job Summary : The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of business processes in the manufacturing, quality, and maintenance domains, coupled with strong expertise in SAP user support and training.Key Responsibilities : - Provide hands-on support for end-users across manufacturing, quality, and plant maintenance functions. Resolve issues, answer questions, and assist users in troubleshooting SAP-related problems in daily operations.- Lead change management activities related to SAP implementations and enhancements. Assess impact, develop change strategies, and ensure smooth adoption of new SAP processes and features.- Analyzes complex business processes, data, and stakeholder needs to determine optimal means of meeting those needs.- Conducts analysis, design, evaluation, modification, testing and implementation of enterprise business systems.- Evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, disseminates high-level concepts into details, distinguishes actual needs, identifies root cause of problems and creates logical and innovative solutions.- Organizes, leads and facilitates cross-functional project teams to address business or systems issues.- Acts as a liaison between the business users and technical systems groups.- Leads business reviews, and mentors others on the process.- Conducts User acceptance testing and Training for users and Junior Analysts in the team.- Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments- Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.- Other duties as assigned by management.Qualifications : - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.- 7 years of experience in business analysis, with at least 3 years in a lead or senior role supporting SAP users, particularly in manufacturing, quality, and plant maintenance domains.- Experience in user support, change management, training, and validation for SAP applications.- Strong understanding of SAP modules related to Manufacturing (PP), Quality (QM), and Plant Maintenance (PM).- Familiarity with SAP user roles, authorizations, and processes specific to manufacturing and maintenance operations.- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills to effectively engage with business users and stakeholders.- Experience working in regulated environments, particularly in industries such as pharmaceuticals is preferred.- Knowledge of Agile methodologies or experience working in Agile project teams.#LI-PS1