ERP Business Analyst - Distribution & Warehouse

East Penn Manufacturing Company•Lyon Station, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The ERP Business Analyst serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and ERP delivery teams, specializing in Distribution and Warehouse operations. This role bridges business needs and ERP system capabilities, translating complex requirements into scalable, value‑driven solutions. The analyst plays a key role in East Penn’s SAP S/4HANA implementations, enhancements, and ongoing optimization, ensuring alignment with distribution processes, warehouse operations, inventory accuracy, and overall supply chain execution.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on SAP S4H experience
Demonstrated experience supporting or working within Distribution, Warehouse Operations, Inventory Management, Logistics, or Supply Chain Execution
5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, ERP Business Analyst or related role, specializing in a specific business domain bridging process with technology
Experience with SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud, Integrated Business Platform (IBP)
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
Equivalent level of education, training and experience may be considered.
Certification specific to the Functional Domain they are aligned to (CPIM, ASCM, CCSM).
SAP certification(s) in a relevant functional module.
SAP Certification in a Methodology: Accelerate, Activate or RISE
Software: Applicable enterprise apps, O365, Power BI, Project, Visio
ERP and SAP S4H functional knowledge
Business process modeling and analysis
Analytical thinking and problem solving
Ability to bridge business needs and technical solutions
Excellent verbal and digital communication skills
Strong management tendencies for projects and people
Agenda preparation and leading efficient and effective meetings
Ability to ascertain a good versus unacceptable customer/user experience
Professional appearance and conduct
Willingness to coach and be coached
Self-motivated and goal oriented
Strong in both independent and team atmospheres
Adept at supporting the culture and heritage of our company

Nice To Haves

Participation in SAP implementation(s), upgrades, or major enhancements is preferred.
Background in warehouse operations, distribution processes, or supply chain execution strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with business leaders, business process owners, and subject matter experts in Distribution and Warehouse to understand operational objectives, challenges, and regulatory/operational constraints.
Elicit, analyze and document business requirements using interviews, workshops, and process reviews.
Develop current state and future state, user stories, process maps, functional requirements, and business rules.
Identify opportunities to standardize, streamline, and optimize warehouse workflows, distribution processes, inventory movements, and material handling using ERP best practices.
Use data assets to compile information for analysis when approaching business challenges such as inventory accuracy, warehouse throughput, picking efficiency, replenishment, and order fulfillment performance.
Serve as an ERP functional expert for the Distribution and Warehouse domain with strong working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA modules such as MM, WM/EWM, IM, TM, and related supply chain components.
Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications for SAP configuration, enhancements, data mapping and integrations.
Collaborate with SAP configuration, development, integration, OCM and data teams to design end‑to‑end solutions.
Advise stakeholders on SAP capabilities, limitations, design alternatives, and impacts to upstream, downstream, and cross‑functional processes.
Serve as a functional advisor on designs for East Penn’s initial SAP S4H implementation.
Support ERP initiatives across the full lifecycle: planning, design, build, test, training and deployment.
Lead or support system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT), including test case development, execution, and defect resolution.
Participate in cutover planning, data validation, and go‑live activities to ensure business readiness.
Provide functional support during hypercare and transition to steady‑state operations.
Act as a trusted advisor to distribution and warehouse process owners and leadership.
Communicate requirements, design decisions, and impacts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Support change management efforts by contributing to training materials, job aids, and user documentation.
Enable business users to understand and accept the capabilities and limitations of ERP and integrated systems.
Use strong communication and facilitation skills to guide teams through process and system changes.
Analyze post implementation performance and recommend enhancements or process improvements.
Verify that delivered solutions achieve expected business benefits and have success metrics.
Support ongoing ERP enhancements, minor projects, and production issues within the assigned domain.
Stay current on SAP S4H roadmap updates, ERP trends, and best practices related to the area of specialization.
Engage and participate in SAP User Groups specific to the functional business line being supported.
Promote and engage in enterprise data initiatives such as data governance.
Apply distribution‑centric and warehouse‑centric thinking to identify improvements that enhance inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, order fulfillment, and logistics performance.

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
9 paid company holidays, 2 paid personal holidays, and 10 paid vacation days annually
Employee assistance program
Fitness Discounts
Promotional opportunities

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