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Business Process Analyst for Warehouse Management System (WMS) – Decatur, IL
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary
The Business Process Analyst – Warehouse Management System (WMS) serves as the primary liaison between warehouse operations, supply chain, and Information Technology to ensure the organization's Warehouse Management System effectively supports business objectives. This role partners with stakeholders to analyze business processes, gather and document requirements, identify opportunities for process improvement, and deliver technology solutions that optimize inventory management, production, receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping, and warehouse execution.
The Business Process Analyst is responsible for translating business needs into functional requirements, supporting system implementations and enhancements, coordinating testing and user acceptance activities, and ensuring solutions align with operational goals, best practices, and enterprise architecture. This position works closely with warehouse leadership, ERP teams, developers, and support teams to drive continuous improvement, increase operational efficiency, and improve system reliability.
Job Responsibilities
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:111602BR
Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
The pay range for this position is expected to be between:
$71,100.00 - $133,300.00
Benefits And Perks
Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:
#IncludingYou
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.
We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Req/Job ID
111602BR
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary
The Business Process Analyst – Warehouse Management System (WMS) serves as the primary liaison between warehouse operations, supply chain, and Information Technology to ensure the organization's Warehouse Management System effectively supports business objectives. This role partners with stakeholders to analyze business processes, gather and document requirements, identify opportunities for process improvement, and deliver technology solutions that optimize inventory management, production, receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping, and warehouse execution.
The Business Process Analyst is responsible for translating business needs into functional requirements, supporting system implementations and enhancements, coordinating testing and user acceptance activities, and ensuring solutions align with operational goals, best practices, and enterprise architecture. This position works closely with warehouse leadership, ERP teams, developers, and support teams to drive continuous improvement, increase operational efficiency, and improve system reliability.
Job Responsibilities
- Partner with warehouse operations and business stakeholders to understand current processes and future business needs
- Gather, analyze, document, and validate functional and technical requirements
- Configure or support configuration of WMS functionality in collaboration with technical teams and vendors
- Analyze business processes and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and productivity
- Lead or support WMS implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancement projects
- Develop process flows, business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and user stories
- Coordinate system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and defect resolution
- Support integration between WMS and IBM mainframe system, and automation
- Monitor production issues, perform root cause analysis, and recommend corrective actions
- Develop training materials and support end-user training and change management along with providing training to users with limited IT knowledge.
- Ensure solutions align with business objectives, IT standards, security requirements, and data governance policies
- Travel is required for up to 2 weeks duration implementations and includes work in production packaging and warehouse environment (can be cold, hot, dusty)
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, and distribution processes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation, and documentation skills.
- Familiarity with SQL, IBM mainframe system, reporting tools, APIs, and system integrations is preferred.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business or related field is preferred.
- Business Analyst supporting Warehouse Management Systems.
- Agile and/or Waterfall project methodologies.
- WMS platforms such as Manhattan, SAP EWM, SAP WM, Oracle WMS, or similar.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:111602BR
Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
The pay range for this position is expected to be between:
$71,100.00 - $133,300.00
Benefits And Perks
Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:
- Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
- Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
- Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
- Paid time off including paid holidays.
- Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
- Tuition assistance.
- Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
#IncludingYou
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.
We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Req/Job ID
111602BR