Business Analyst (International/ Logistics/ Imports & Exports)
- Recruiter
- Debenhams
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Posted
- 16 Oct 2014
- Closes
- 04 Nov 2014
- Sectors
- IT, Business Analysis
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Business Analyst - International/ Logistics/ Imports & Exports
For 200 years, the passion and ambition of our people have been making us who we are. Everyone is someone here at Debenhams. Who do you want to be?
Across 240 stores, 28 countries, two UK head offices, and our multiple shopping channels, we do things differently to make sure we stand out.
We're a team of over 25,000 individuals; all of us with our own knowledge, enthusiasm and drive. When you combine this talent, that's when you discover how we set the industry benchmark for style, innovation, choice and quality. Time and time again.
The I.S. team is recognized as a trusted and innovative partner in delivering profitable business growth. We understand and are passionate about our role in contributing to the success of Debenhams, managing company assets diligently and continually improving our value.
Our stakeholders actively seek our guidance and involvement in innovating, shaping, planning and delivering sustainable, transformation change. We work collaboratively with our stakeholders and suppliers, using business experience and industry expertise to deliver an excellent level of service.
Being part of the I.S. team gives everyone an opportunity to develop their career and be recognized for their contribution in consistently delivering business capabilities on time and on budget. We take pride in the Debenhams brand and its success.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to become a Business Analyst, based within the Information Systems team within Debenhams.
Job Role:
As a Business Analyst you will be aligned to specific business units and be an expert in their solutions and capabilities in order to analyse, model and challenge requirements with your customers to meet the needs of the business units. You will:
Document and analyse the needs of the business to achieve valid organisational goals
Underpin the analysis with a robust understanding of the current business situation
Define, validate and manage business requirements
Support the creation of robust and compelling project proposals and business cases to meet desired business outcomes
Work closely with end users and technology providers to develop logical and innovative solution designs to address requirements captured
Analyse, validate and document existing business processes and map functional and non-functional requirements onto the to-be process model in order to demonstrate the impact of change
Evaluate potential solutions against requirements-based criteria
Facilitate user acceptance testing of system changes and support I.T. projects through to successful delivery, implementation and operation against pre-determined acceptance criteria
Understand and plan for the impact of business change
Ensure that all business facing documents are created and in place to sustain the use of the new business system
Facilitate planning for benefits realization
Candidate requirements:
Educated to degree level preferable or equivalent.
Experience working in a business analysis role, preferably in a retail environment or consultancy organisation
Proficient in information capture techniques (e.g. facilitated workshops, structured interviews, observation, and statistical analysis).
Familiar with stakeholder management techniques.
Awareness of business process improvement techniques (e.g. value added assessment).
Proficient in the verbal and written articulation of functional and non-functional requirements
Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and empathetically with cross functional teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with all levels of the organisation.
An open, flexible approach to problem solving.
Good presentation skills.
Demonstrable experience / training in analysis and design methodologies (e.g. BCS certification in BA Practice and / or Requirements Engineering or equivalent)
Experience and exposure to mainstream Retail Applications (e.g. EPOS, ERP, WMS, Kiosks, Payment Processing)
A structured approach to analysis and adherence to project management and service delivery standards (e.g. Prince2, ITIL)
Ability to build a strong internal and external resource network
Demonstrable knowledge of and experience working with project management principles, e.g. RAID logs, Project plans and budgets
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Benefits:
Competitive salary
25% staff discount
34 days holiday including bank holidays.
Company pension scheme
Interest free season ticket loan
Onsite subsidized canteen
Access to excellent in house training that will really progress your career!
For 200 years, the passion and ambition of our people have been making us who we are. Everyone is someone here at Debenhams. Who do you want to be?
Across 240 stores, 28 countries, two UK head offices, and our multiple shopping channels, we do things differently to make sure we stand out.
We're a team of over 25,000 individuals; all of us with our own knowledge, enthusiasm and drive. When you combine this talent, that's when you discover how we set the industry benchmark for style, innovation, choice and quality. Time and time again.
The I.S. team is recognized as a trusted and innovative partner in delivering profitable business growth. We understand and are passionate about our role in contributing to the success of Debenhams, managing company assets diligently and continually improving our value.
Our stakeholders actively seek our guidance and involvement in innovating, shaping, planning and delivering sustainable, transformation change. We work collaboratively with our stakeholders and suppliers, using business experience and industry expertise to deliver an excellent level of service.
Being part of the I.S. team gives everyone an opportunity to develop their career and be recognized for their contribution in consistently delivering business capabilities on time and on budget. We take pride in the Debenhams brand and its success.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to become a Business Analyst, based within the Information Systems team within Debenhams.
Job Role:
As a Business Analyst you will be aligned to specific business units and be an expert in their solutions and capabilities in order to analyse, model and challenge requirements with your customers to meet the needs of the business units. You will:
Document and analyse the needs of the business to achieve valid organisational goals
Underpin the analysis with a robust understanding of the current business situation
Define, validate and manage business requirements
Support the creation of robust and compelling project proposals and business cases to meet desired business outcomes
Work closely with end users and technology providers to develop logical and innovative solution designs to address requirements captured
Analyse, validate and document existing business processes and map functional and non-functional requirements onto the to-be process model in order to demonstrate the impact of change
Evaluate potential solutions against requirements-based criteria
Facilitate user acceptance testing of system changes and support I.T. projects through to successful delivery, implementation and operation against pre-determined acceptance criteria
Understand and plan for the impact of business change
Ensure that all business facing documents are created and in place to sustain the use of the new business system
Facilitate planning for benefits realization
Candidate requirements:
Educated to degree level preferable or equivalent.
Experience working in a business analysis role, preferably in a retail environment or consultancy organisation
Proficient in information capture techniques (e.g. facilitated workshops, structured interviews, observation, and statistical analysis).
Familiar with stakeholder management techniques.
Awareness of business process improvement techniques (e.g. value added assessment).
Proficient in the verbal and written articulation of functional and non-functional requirements
Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively and empathetically with cross functional teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with all levels of the organisation.
An open, flexible approach to problem solving.
Good presentation skills.
Demonstrable experience / training in analysis and design methodologies (e.g. BCS certification in BA Practice and / or Requirements Engineering or equivalent)
Experience and exposure to mainstream Retail Applications (e.g. EPOS, ERP, WMS, Kiosks, Payment Processing)
A structured approach to analysis and adherence to project management and service delivery standards (e.g. Prince2, ITIL)
Ability to build a strong internal and external resource network
Demonstrable knowledge of and experience working with project management principles, e.g. RAID logs, Project plans and budgets
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Benefits:
Competitive salary
25% staff discount
34 days holiday including bank holidays.
Company pension scheme
Interest free season ticket loan
Onsite subsidized canteen
Access to excellent in house training that will really progress your career!