Business Analyst II at Ellwood Group in New Castle, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Are you ready for a rewarding and challenging career in the steelmaking industry?　
Join us! We are looking for the best—those who are not afraid to roll up their sleeves to grow with our organization, personally and professionally!
About the Position:
In an exciting and challenging environment, the Business Analyst II leverages technical and non-technical knowledge and processes to solve business and operational challenges and facilitating technology delivery for a fast-paced organization.
About Ellwood Quality Steels:

• Family-owned business with long-range vision.


• The world leader in the production of high quality carbon, alloy, stainless and tool steel ingot.


• Unmatched commitment to our customers.


• Emphasis on flexibility, responsiveness, and problem solving.


• Continual investment in our people, process, and equipment.


• Highly trained workforce, state-of-the-art equipment and methodology.


• A manufacturing environment where excellence is an everyday occurrence.


• www.ellwoodqualitysteels.com

Our focus at Ellwood Quality Steels is to create an　environment of opportunity　where you can　grow your career.　Our culture values diverse talents and the　contributions of all employees. Our commitment includes　competitive compensation, support for your　professional growth, and a range of　employee benefits　that help to protect the health and welfare of our people.

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive compensation with eligibility for Profit Sharing


• 401(k) retirement plan with an excellent Employer Match


• Excellent health care, dental and vision plans


• Company-paid Life, AD&D, and disability benefits

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure business/operations have access to relevant information to influence strategic decision-making and the day-to-day management;


• Work cross-functionally to drive strategies, optimize analysis capability, and leverage technical and non-technical knowledge and processes to solve business/operational challenges and problems;


• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and evaluates business/operational process implications of system requirements, making appropriate design/redesign recommendations;


• Analyze business/operational processes of proposed or completed acquisitions. Provide plans to migrate process of acquired businesses to EGI applications/processes


• Perform implementation planning or business case analysis for applications;


• Create and maintain processes and procedures to efficiently develop test and deploy decision support tools and reports used in operations. Develop reporting requirements to resolve a variety of business- and operational-related problems


• Manage inventory and life cycle of routine reports to ensure efficient delivery of high quality, high impact business intelligence. Drive the development and enhancement of self-service reports and analytics capabilities, automating when possible


• Document requirements and workflow diagrams with focus on process improvements


• Develop programming specifications that can be passed to internal, as well as external programming resources as needed;


• Address changing user requirements while maintaining design and system integrity;


• Create and deploy test plans, testing, documenting, and tracking issues while ensuring timely issue resolution;


• Coordinate procedures development and system documentation


• Create and maintain ad hoc data capture systems as required to provide data not captured by core business applications;


• Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of a robust business acceptance process in terms of building internal customer relationships, documentation, user training, user support, regular communication and ongoing development;


• Provide expert training and knowledge development to other members of EGI and its business units;


• Provide backup and support to EGI IT Department at other EGI business units on an as needed basis.


• Attend job related conferences/seminars/webinars to maintain level of knowledge current with the changing environment and support business units’ efforts to remain current.

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  Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
  
  



• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as an application analyst or similar business analyst position required; Experience working in a manufacturing environment with knowledge of operational and business processes preferred; ERP/Integrated manufacturing system implementation experience (Syteline preferred); Demonstrated project management knowledge and experience, including the ability to successfully conclude projects in an efficient manner.
  



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  Ability to understand and interpret systems architectures from high-level.
  
  


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  SQL knowledge and ability to write queries to mine and analyze data.
  
  


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  Ability to write SQL stored procedures and functions
  
  


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  Progress DB knowledge is a plus;
  
  


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  Analytical and quantitative skills, including ability to perform a variety of analyses;
  
  


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  Issue resolution and strong problem-solving skills to result in quality solutions;
  
  


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  Capability of thinking creatively to originate new ideas and to learn and apply new technologies quickly;
  
  


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  Possess proactive and self-motivated capabilities to exercise independent judgement;
  
  


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  Strong organizational and project/time management skills with ability to plan, organize and prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.;
  
  


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  Execute and conclude projects in an efficient and effective manner with minimal guidance and supervision;
  
  


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  Produce high level of quality and accuracy with work and operate with integrity and ethically;
  
  


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  Possess strong work ethic and sense of urgency in executing responsibilities;
  
  


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  Detail and results- oriented with a strong desire to succeed;
  
  


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  Proven ability to consult with stakeholders, of all levels, to develop and execute solutions;
  
  


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  Effective and professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills;
  
  


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  Ability to work independently as well as in teams;
  
  


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  Ability to train and develop people;
  
  


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  Maintain confidentiality at the highest level; and
  
  


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  Ability to travel regionally (15-20%) and nationally 5%) - will vary based on project.
  
  


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  Availability for emergency situations that may arise outside the course of the regular work day/week.
  
  


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  Strong work ethic
  
  


• Willingness to learn


• Commitment to safety