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Business Process Analyst

ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Vernon Hills, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Nov 2025
💰 $97,900/yr($78,300/yr$97,900/yr)

About the role

 Req ID 83054 | Vernon Hills, Auburn Hills - Vernon Hills, Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, United States ZF Services, LLC

Job Description

About the Team
We optimize processes and integrate advanced technologies to drive ZF’s data-driven transformation, collaborating globally to deliver impactful, efficient solutions

 

The position can sit at the Auburn Hills, MI, Farmington Hills, MI or Vernon Hills, IL ZF locations. 


What you can look forward to as Business Process Analyst: 

  • Drive business value by transforming technology innovations into impactful solutions, supporting ZF’s evolution into a data-driven organization with digitally optimized processes.
  • Lead the integration of advanced technologies—such as Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Analytics, and Dashboards, — into core business operations to enhance decision-making and performance.
  • Champion business process optimization by identifying improvement opportunities, designing and streamlining workflows, and aligning processes with strategic goals to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams and global Business Process Management (BPM) to ensure alignment with global standards, processes and tools and promote the use of the Aftermarket Process Handbook to drive awareness and consistent application of standardized processes.
  • Co-Manage the innovation funnel by evaluating NA innovation submissions, prioritizing initiatives, and guiding them from ideation to implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Performs project manager responsibilities on specific projects that deliver measurable business value, including charter development, budgeting, resource planning, stakeholder alignment, and execution.
  • Builds, Develops & Maintains a clear interface between IT & Business by translating business needs into system solutions vice-versa by translating business application solutions into new or improved processes, by coordinating the roll-out with focus on user engagement, process design, usability, and ease of use.

 

Your profile as Business Process Analyst:

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 5-10 years experience in systems and/or process optimization.
  • 3+ years experience in Power BI.
  • Project management experience.
  • Experience with SAP, including multiple module knowledge.
  • Advanced problem-solving and data analytics skills.
  • Knowledge in Power Automate (preferred).
  • Lean/Process mapping (preferred).


The expected base compensation for this role is $78,300 - $97,900 annually.  Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
 

What We Offer at ZF:

  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid time off
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Paid Holidays
  • A supportive collaborative team environment
  • Tuition reimbursement for educational advancement
  • A strong diverse culture
  • Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

 

ZF does not offer visa sponsorship for this role (e.g., H-1B, TN), and candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship by ZF now or in the future. This role also does not include any immigration-related support, including—but not limited to—being listed on government forms, providing documentation for work authorization, coordinating with universities, or participating in training plans or other procedures related to visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT/CPT, J-1, O-1, L-1, E-3, and any other status requiring employer sponsorship or immigration-related support). IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FORM OF VISA SPONSORSHIP OR ANY IMMIGRATION SUPPORT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.

 

 

Be part of our ZF team as Business Process Analyst and apply now!

 

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

 

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT: 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice. 

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility. <

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