Senior Business Analyst

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Senior Business Analyst for our Aerospace and Precision Hydraulic Cylinder (PHC) business units. This position will be part of our Corporate IT organization and will help support strategic business objectives for the Aerospace and PHC business units. As a global-diversified manufacturing company, it's sometimes hard to explain all the different things we do. We like to say, "we're the biggest company no one has ever heard of." We are confident you interact with one of our products in your daily life without knowing it. Whether it's the mattress you sleep on, the car you drive, the plane you fly on, or the furniture you sit on, our high-quality components are there supporting you. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.






As a Senior Business Analyst for our Aerospace and PHC business units, you will have the opportunity to engage with business and IT management on IT strategy. You will have responsibility for procuring and supporting business unit cloud and network architectures and related applications.







So, what will you be doing as a Senior Business Analyst?




Work collaboratively with Business Unit IT and business users on Strategic Initiatives, Application and Network Life Cycle Support, Capacity Management, Maintenance, Business Continuation/Disaster Recovery, and Cybersecurity


Provide leadership and drive excellence across the business units' IT infrastructure and support project delivery and play the role of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) to enforce statement of work and contract compliance.





Partner with the BU's to capture and maintain business processes guidelines, procedures, KPI models, and keep them up to date.


Assist BU's and corporate stakeholders to analyze business requirements, create a business case, and evaluate if current technology can support or new one must be acquired.


Explore, adopt, and promote industry lead practices in business unit cloud and network architectures and related applications to guide business leaders when making technology investments.


Continuously evaluate and advance company resources, business processes, IT infrastructure and data literacy to support our BUs in delivering and executing their business objectives.


Be the IT advocate for the business and offer technical and program management expertise to support technology implementation.




To be successful in this role, you'll need:




Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Management, or related field, or suitable combination of education, experience, and training


+5 years of experience with emphasis within networking, security and/or ERP application support


Understanding of commercial operations and ability to prioritize projects based on risk and benefit analysis


Knowledge of application, data, and network architectures


Knowledge of networking, cloud technologies, and enterprise solutions


Knowledge of manufacturing processes


Experience with implementing procedures to meet compliance standards


Experience identifying issues and implementing strategies to resolve








Things we consider a plus:




Experience with various enterprise applications and IT services, as well as software development, compliance and security, and IT operations disciplines.


Experience in the Aerospace or Hydraulic Cylinder industries


Experience with Visual ERP


Experience with Epicor ERP


Knowledge of cloud and network design patterns, operations and cost models with experience implementing best practices or suggested improvements.


Knowledge of NIST-800-171 or CMMC frameworks





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