- Location
- USA - Ohio - Westlake, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workday
Description
Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.
The Senior SAP SD & GTS Business Analyst leads the design, implementation, and support of SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) and SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) solutions. This role partners closely with stakeholders across Order‑to‑Cash, Logistics, and Trade Compliance to deliver scalable, compliant, and standardized global solutions aligned with the company’s global template and digital roadmap.
This position requires deep functional expertise in SAP SD and global trade compliance, strong integration knowledge across SAP and third‑party systems, and experience supporting global business operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary IT partner to Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, and Trade Compliance teams
- Lead requirements gathering, process design, and functional solution architecture for SAP SD and GTS
- Drive global template standardization and business process harmonization
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications and system solutions
- Lead SAP enhancements, rollouts, and global deployments
- Support SAP S/4HANA migration initiatives
- Coordinate and support SIT, UAT, regression testing, and production support
- Diagnose and resolve complex application and integration issues
SAP Functional Scope
SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)
- Customer master data
- Pricing and order management
- ATP and availability checks
- Delivery, shipping, billing, and invoicing
- Returns and credit memo processing
- Intercompany, third‑party, and drop‑ship processes
SAP GTS (Global Trade Services)
- Trade compliance (denied party screening, embargo checks)
- Export control and license management
- Import/export customs management
- Trade preference processing
- Product classification (HTS, ECCN)
- Customs documentation and regulatory filing
Integration Responsibilities
- Integrations with SAP MM, FI, WM/EWM, and external 3PL, WMS, and TMS platforms
- Interfaces via IDOCs, EDI, APIs, and middleware
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field
- 5+ years of SAP SD experience
- 5+ years of SAP GTS experience (GTS Cloud experience preferred)
- Minimum of two full‑lifecycle SAP implementations
- Strong knowledge of Order‑to‑Cash and global trade compliance processes
- Experience working within a global template environment
- Hands‑on experience with system integrations (EDI, IDOC, API)
- Proven ability to lead business workshops and cross‑functional discussions
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA
- Experience with SAP GTS Cloud
- Manufacturing or distribution industry experience
- CRM integration experience
- Experience supporting global rollouts and localization
- SAP SD or SAP GTS certification
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; requires close vision ability. Noise level is usually moderate.
Travel Required
None
Minimal
Estimated 10%-25%
Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.