Salesforce Business Analyst and Support Specialist

About the Position:

Department: Information Technology

Reports to: Senior IT Specialist

Supervises: None

Location required: Minot ND, Business Center Location

Responsibilities:

Business Process and Needs

• Serve as the primary internal resource for Gooseneck Implement's Salesforce environment and help ensure the system effectively supports users and business processes across the organization.

• Develop a strong understanding of how Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Operations, and other departments use Salesforce and the Anvil package in their day-to-day work.

• Work with department leaders and users to understand business needs, workflows, pain points, reporting needs, and opportunities to improve how Salesforce is used.

• Help evaluate requested Salesforce changes to understand how they may affect other departments, processes, data, integrations, reports, and existing functionality before changes are implemented.

• Coordinate Salesforce changes and enhancements so that improvements for one area of the business do not create unintended issues elsewhere.

Administration

• Serve as the primary administrator for Salesforce users, roles, permission sets, security access, and licenses, including onboarding and offboarding users and monitoring license utilization.

• Administer and support the Anvil package within Salesforce, including routine configuration, troubleshooting, updates, and coordination with Anvil support as needed.

• Provide day-to-day support to Salesforce users, troubleshoot issues, and resolve routine problems and minor bugs.

• Perform routine Salesforce configuration and maintenance, including fields, page layouts, validation rules, Flow automation, reports, dashboards, and other platform settings.

• Develop and modify basic Salesforce reports and dashboards to support business needs.

Development and Maintenance

• Work with Gooseneck's external Salesforce development partner for more complex reports, dashboards, integrations, development, and system enhancements.

• Gather and document business requirements for work assigned to external Salesforce partners and help review and test completed solutions before deployment.

• Help maintain Salesforce data quality through appropriate data standards, validation, duplicate management, imports, exports, and routine data maintenance.

• Assist with testing Salesforce and Anvil updates and changes before they are released to users.

• Work closely with Information Technology and the Data Solutions Developer on Salesforce data, integrations, reporting, and related business systems.

• Stay current on relevant Salesforce capabilities and recommend practical improvements that can simplify business processes or improve user productivity.

Training

• Support Salesforce users throughout the organization and develop training, documentation, and user guidance to improve adoption and effective use of the platform.

Special Projects

• Special projects as assigned.

Experience, Education, Skills, and Knowledge:

• Strong business analysis and problem-solving skills with an interest in understanding how business processes, people, data, and technology work together.

• Ability to work with users across multiple departments, understand their needs, and translate those needs into practical Salesforce solutions.

• Working knowledge of Salesforce administration, including users, permissions, licenses, configuration, reporting, and general platform support.

• Experience gathering business requirements, documenting processes, and helping implement business system improvements.

• Ability to consider how a system change in one department may affect other users, processes, reports, or data.

• Experience creating and modifying Salesforce reports and dashboards.

• Familiarity with Salesforce configuration tools such as Flow, Lightning App Builder, custom fields, validation rules, formulas, and permission sets is preferred.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and organizational skills.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a team.

• Proven ability to work well with internal users, business leaders, vendors, and external technology partners.

• Organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.

• Salesforce Administrator or Salesforce Business Analyst certification is preferred but not required.

• Experience with Salesforce managed packages or third-party Salesforce applications is a plus.

• Experience in an equipment dealership, agriculture, sales, marketing, customer support, or similar business environment is a plus.

• Knowledge of John Deere dealer software and processes is a plus.

• 2+ years of experience with Salesforce, CRM/business systems, business analysis, application support, or a related field preferred and/or a bachelor's degree in information systems, business, computer science, or a related field.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Gooseneck Implement is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment. Candidates must be able to pass pre-employment screenings including drug screen, background check and MVR review.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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