Business Analyst - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Position Summary

The Business Analyst (BA) – Manufacturing & Supply Chain is an individual contributor role serving as the primary IT partner to plant operations and supply chain functions at ALTA Performance Materials. This role supports manufacturing, planning, procurement, quality, EHS, plant maintenance, and OT adjacent processes while bridging business needs to IT delivery teams.

ALTA currently operates on SAP ECC and will transition to SAP S/4HANA within the next year. The role will support current-state ECC operations while playing an active role in the design, testing, and deployment of future-state S/4HANA manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.

The position operates within a hosted environment and works closely with MSPs and third-party system integrators.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary IT interface for manufacturing plants and supply chain stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with plant leadership through regular engagement and operational understanding.
• Translate operational priorities (throughput, service, quality, safety, cost, uptime) into structured IT demand and roadmaps.
• Lead discovery and documentation of current and future-state manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Develop functional requirements, process flows, and acceptance criteria for SAP and integrated manufacturing systems.
• Translate shop-floor and supply chain requirements into clear deliverables for onshore, offshore, and MSP teams.
• Provide functional leadership across: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) concepts and ERP integration, Planning & MRP concepts, Procurement and supplier interaction concepts, Quality Management concepts, EHS reporting and compliance concepts, Plant Maintenance and asset management concepts, OT / shop-floor integration considerations.
• Cook up closely with Finance, Sales, and Logistics counterparts on end-to-end process impacts.
• Support ECC enhancements and operational stability while contributing to S/4HANA transformation activities, including process harmonization, testing, and deployment readiness.
• Participate in UAT planning and execution for plant-facing capabilities.
• Support cutover activities and hypercare in coordination with project teams and MSP partners.
• Work closely with third-party providers on solution delivery, incident management, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure clear accountability, requirement clarity, and alignment to SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• Experience supporting SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA in manufacturing and supply chain domains.
• Experience with MES ecosystems and shop-floor/OT adjacent processes.
• Participation in multiple end-to-end SAP projects.
• Experience working with global teams, onshore/offshore resources, and MSPs.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements & business processes into technical deliverables and influence without authority.