IT Manufacturing Business Analyst

About the role

The Manufacturing IT Business Analyst supports CNH’s digital transformation by driving the deployment of SAP S/4HANA (PP/MM) and EWM solutions across North American manufacturing sites. This role partners with plant operations and cross-functional teams to ensure technology solutions are integrated with manufacturing processes, scalable across locations, and aligned with business objectives. The position provides hands-on support for SAP implementations, including fit-gap analysis, testing, and data conversion activities specific to each site. The role also works closely with plant teams to identify operational gaps and deliver integrated IT solutions beyond SAP, including Azure/Power BI reporting, MES integrations, and other technical tools that enhance shop floor operations and support long-term manufacturing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the team to roll out SAP Manufacturing & EWM across the US & CA plants on an aggressive timeline with parallel project coordination
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Drive decisions on optimal SAP configuration.
• Work with plants and system integrator to drive design, test, and conversion to SAP at rollout sites.
• Coordinate cross-system integrations (MES, reporting, job scheduling, shop floor hardware) to ensure seamless end-to-end process execution.
• Manage data conversion strategy, mapping, validation, and quality controls.
• Lead testing phases (integration, UAT) and support end-user training.
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Evaluate emerging technologies, automation opportunities, and AI-enabled capabilities to enhance manufacturing efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with requirements gathering and design, development, enterprise application testing, and data conversion around ERP and business reporting systems
• SAP preferred – PP, MM, SD, EWM
• Strong understanding of integration tools and protocols (IDocs -SAP, APIs, PI/PO, middleware, MQ, OPC UA).
• Experience with data mapping, conversion, and performance optimization.
• Experience with software testing and test automation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to troubleshoot and learn across multiple systems and components
• Experience with shop floor hardware integration

Qualifications

• SAP certification in relevant modules or architecture.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)