JOB SUMMARY:

This roles primary function is to successfully collect, analyze and translate business requirements and specifications and recommend solutions for projects and programs using best practices and standards as defined by the Program Manager discipline area.

FUNDAMENTAL JOB TASKS:

Requirements Collection:

• Collect, analyze and document business problem statement, business requirements and use cases
• Efficiently and effectively drive requirements collection meetings with Business Owners and other stakeholders

Analysis:

• Assess business problems and recommend solutions (business process and technology based)
• Analyze impact to exiting business processes and technology solutions

Communication:

• Effectively communicate business requirements and recommended solutions with all levels of the organization from individual contributors to Sr. Management
• Build relationships from IT to business departments

Quality Management:

• Ensure that project deliverables meets business requirements

Vendor Management:

• Assist Project Managers with reviewing and analyzing vendor SOWS
• Hold Vendors accountable for meeting solution requirements

Other:

• Analyze and recommend improvements to existing policies and procedures
• Understands and Follows the Cost/Benefit Analysis Approach
• Understands and Follows the Prioritization Analysis Approach
• Understands and creates Business Requirement and Functional Specifications
• Creates user guides and training materials
• Facilitate service request or project meetings with business and/or technology partners
• Understands business data flow, integration between application, and database querying
• Evaluates collected reports and data and performs analytical assessment required
• Takes ownership and successfully complete assignments and tasks (has full accountability for work assigned)
• Learn new or existing business systems and bridge knowledge gap between business partners and IT
• Research and/or apply past experience to present alternative options and solutions
• Report relevant status, updates, and meeting minutes to teammates
• Other tasks as assigned

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree and 5 plus years experience as a Business Analyst
• Must have held the title of Business Analyst for 5 plus years
• IIBA Certification or equivalent experience with BABOK
• 2 plus years Retail Industry experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio and MS Project
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong experience with use case and business process diagrams
• Proven track record of producing high quality business requirements contributing to successful projects
• IIBA Certification or equivalent proven experience with BABOK

Preferred:

• 2 plus years Grocery Industry experience
• 2 plus years experience as a Project Manager