Senior Workday Analyst

Position Overview

Senior Business Systems Analyst role in a dynamic, energetic, complex but rewarding and high‑value, highly‑visible, fast‑paced environment. The ideal candidate is a Subject Matter Expert in Workday HCM Core, Benefits, Absence, and Compensation, with a strong understanding of employee data and analytics supporting employee transformation and mapping through integration or M&A efforts. This role is responsible for solutions analysis, design, configuration, and delivery—including business process re‑engineering, system fit/gap analysis, or alternative design documentation—to drive customer enablement, transform manager and employee experiences, and enable operational excellence.

Security, reporting, and complex calculated fields with expertise in building and maintaining HR ecosystem integrations using report‑based reporting and Web Services/API are a plus. Broader experience with EIBs, Studio, and/or BIRT is a plus. Knowledge of HR processes is essential. Experience with warehouse, retail, and/or union work forces is a plus. Strong communication skills are key—using PowerPoint, Visio, or other visualization tools to drive dialogue and decision making.

Ability to elicit business requirements and translate those into system requirements is a must.

• Innovative, out‑of‑the‑box problem solver with a proven track record of partnering to deliver improved end‑user experiences.
• Knowledgeable about common HR use cases and typical end‑user challenges.
• Resourceful in tracking how Workday addresses and expands capabilities through its roadmap.
• Detail‑ and action‑oriented, consultative in nature—with strong communication skills—to act as partner, advocate, and liaison, managing customer expectations and alignment to ensure operational excellence.
• Excellent communicator with different levels within the organization, business partners, and technical teams.
• Flexible to adapt, manage, and adjust to multiple or changing priorities with strong work‑management skills.
• Creative—exploring assumptions, rethinking configurations, and viewing every challenge as an opportunity for system improvement.
• A team player ready for collaboration, coaching, and idea sharing.
• Responsible for data integrity and employee confidentiality.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst (or similar role) within HR functional areas, implementing, supporting, and configuring HR processes—Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Compensation, Security, Reports, or Integrations in Workday.
• End‑to‑end implementation experience, including project, enhancement, and/or issue management, communication, and change management.
• Workday Security experience.
• Workday Reporting and Report‑based and/or API Integration experience.
• Workday EIB experience.
• Exemplary communication skills, keen awareness for elevating issues and risk, and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications.
• Strong situational analysis, awareness, and decision‑making abilities.

• HR M&A experience.
• Workday integration experience.
• Workday Certifications.
• Experience with Visio for creating and documenting visual diagrams for analysis and stakeholder engagement.
• Project Management and/or WBS experience.
• Experience with OCM principles, tools, and templates.
• Experience with developing and designing testing strategies.

Bachelor’s Degree – General Studies.

$85,420 – $113,100

Working Safely is a Condition of Employment at C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC. C&S Wholesale Grocers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. The Company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.