Business Analyst

About Hawkins

Hawkins, Inc. is a formulator, manufacturer, blender, distributer, and sales agent for thousands of industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States. Thousands across a variety of industries have depended on Hawkins for the chemical products they need since 1938.

Learn more about us at https://www.hawkinsinc.com/careers/

ABOUT THE JOB

Responsibilities

JDE Training & Support

• Provide end-user support on various JDE modules.

• Troubleshoot and resolve end-user issues in JDE.

• Participate in the roll-out and training of new JDE features and enhancement to the end-user community.

• Provide training on various JDE modules to end-users.

• Assist in managing the JDE training library to ensure work instructions are updated with complete and current processes, procedures, and policies.

JDE Application Integration, Testing & Deployment Support

• Participate in the JDE integration of new acquisitions

• Assist in the setup, training and go live activities.

• Develop and execute test plans for new functionality.

• Participate in the setup and deployment of new functionality.

Business Operations Support

• Analyze and verify end-user requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to Hawkins' standards.

• Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction and understanding of the project to the end-users, the developers, and the project team management

• Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to the functional user and the technical team members.

• Conduct solution validations.

• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Enforce project timelines and redefine goals and outcomes as necessary.

• Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements- verbally or through written documentation - to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues, solutions, and statuses are understood.

• Perform other miscellaneous related duties, as needed.

ABOUT YOU

• College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, supply chain or operations management, or information systems and two to five years related work experience.

• Experience* with core JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software application modules, including one or more of the following:

• Planning and Forecast Management

• Manufacturing

• Inventory Management

• Sales Order Management

• Procurement

• Transportation Management

• Quality

• Item Master

• Accounting (AP, AR)

• Where hands-on experience with a specific module has not been attained, candidate must have a desire to learn those modules to support the needs of the business.

• Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development.

• Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language.

• Ability to apply research and identify solutions to end-user system issues.

• Demonstrated project management skills and project management software skills, including planning, organizing, and managing resources.

• Understanding of application development and software development life cycle concepts.

• 3-10 years of experience with JDE (end user or analyst) preferred

• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.

• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.

• Highly self-motivated and directed.

• Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it.

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL

Occasional travel required (less than 10%).

Ref 2025-009

All applications must be received online. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace.