Sr. Business Analyst

Who we are

At Lucas Milhaupt, we develop next-generation material joining solutions that are propelling industries forward. Join with the Best and become part of a team that rewards continuous improvement, celebrates diversity, and propels every team member toward personal and professional growth.

We are passionate about creating a culture where every voice is heard, every idea considered, and every success celebrated. We believe in the power of career development and the transformative impact it can have on individuals and communities.

As we continue to grow and expand as a company, we are actively seeking diverse and talented individuals who share our passion for material joining and want to be part of a journey that encourages personal and professional growth.

At Lucas, our focus is on our people – the key to our success. Our goal is to offer employees an unparalleled experience, with opportunities to grow and improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their families.

Is This For You?

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for solving complex business challenges through technology? Do you thrive in dynamic, cross-functional environments where your analytical skills drive critical decisions? If you're looking to be at the forefront of a major systems transformation—helping to roll out a next-generation ERP platform—this could be your next big move.

This is more than a typical analyst role. You’ll be a key liaison between business units and IT, shaping the future of how we operate and scale. If you love collaborating, analyzing, and leading change—read on.

What Impact Would You Have?

As a Senior Business Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of our new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Your insights and recommendations will help align the ERP platform with organizational goals, improving business efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.

·         You'll contribute by:

o   Driving requirements gathering and stakeholder alignment.

o   Identifying process improvement opportunities across finance, supply chain, HR, and operations.

o   Ensuring business needs are reflected in system design, testing, and deployment.

o   Enabling smooth adoption through strong documentation and training support.

How Would You Accomplish This?

• Promote Safety as the Number One Priority of all Lucas employees.
• Function as liaison between business units and the IT organization. 
• Conducts business requirement gathering sessions to effectively scope system application and/or data reporting designs
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business process owners.
• Translate business requirements into concise and accurate functional specification documentation including process flow maps, wire-frame UX, and testing requirements
• Perform functional unit testing (FUT) activities to ensure new or modified application is operating per design.
• Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) activities to ensure business and system requirements are met
• Support strategic application portfolio management including issue resolution, testing, release documentation and training roll out to end users of all new or modified enterprise applications and BI reporting
• Provides functional and technical support to all end users for troubleshooting issues and errors reported through the ITMS ticketing system for business applications.
• Support issue resolution for application or end user errors in all enterprise software applications including but not limited to ERP, CRM, BI, MS Power Platform
• Utilize Business Intelligence tools to design, create, test, and deploy self-service reports, dashboards and score cards.
• Create rigorous test plans and performs testing and validation of underlying data for all analytics prior to publishing.
• Interacts with stakeholders, customers, and integration team to design, implement and maintain builds that follow agile methodology for all application lifecycles.
• Participates in change and release management activities for new releases
• Creates and maintains all relative change management documentation including but not limited to functional designs, emergency change requests, configuration, function unit tests, and user acceptance tests.
• Prepares end-user documentation and provides training for all system changes, modifications, or system upgrades.
• Participates in strategic meetings, Gemba, or kaizens to add system guidance for new business process improvements requiring IT support
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Are We Looking For?

·         Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, or a related field

• 2+ years’ experience as a business systems analyst
• 2+ years’ experience with Microsoft AX, Microsoft D365 F&O, Microsoft D365 CE
• 2+ years’ experience with Business Intelligence tools (PowerPivot, PowerBI)

·         Exposure with the following technologies is preferred: AzureDevOps, JIRA, Active Directory Services, SQL Server, Microsoft.NET, & Office 365, ITMS, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint

·         Working knowledge of MS D365 platform including F&O, CE, Power Apps, and Power Automate, Power BI

·         Working knowledge of SQL queries and dimensional data warehouse models and patterns

·         Working knowledge of data mining principles, predictive analytics, mapping, and collecting data from multiple sources

·         Knowledge of software project implementation methodologies (agile, waterfall), solution asset requirements and scrum.

·         Capable in tabular data modelling and DAX to design high-performing reports and optimize the underlying data structures

·         Business acumen preferably within manufacturing sector. Understands the core business processes and purposes of each functional area.

·         Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops and influence without authority.

·         Ability to work independently and within groups facilitating requirements gathering

·         Ability to maintain positive working relationships throughout the organization

What We Offer:

·         Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

·         Paid holidays in additional to paid time off

·         December 24th – January 1st organizational holiday shut down

·         Short Term Disability at no cost to the employee

·         401 (k) plan with company matching

·         Quarterly and annual bonus plans

·         A supportive work environment built on teamwork, respect, integrity, and commitment

·         Diversity and Inclusion Employee Resource Group

EEO Statement:

We offer equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We also provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state or local law. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation in completing this application or during any aspect of the application process, please contact Human Resources at 414.769.6000.