Job: IT Business Analyst (Replenishment & Allocations) (9035-9/10-156)

Jobing Description

IT Business Analyst (Replenishment & Allocations)

Tracking Code

9035-9/10-156

Job Description

Key team member that will be responsible for the detailed requirements gathering, business design and process analysis within the IT Business Process Enablement Team (BPE) supporting Allocations, Buying, Store Operations and other departments responsible for the flow of products. This individual will have deep, working knowledge of the processes and activities that are critical to supporting supply chain execution and planning including allocation, replenishment (store & DC), store order management, new item introduction, forecasting and price optimization. The IT Business Analyst will work closely with the user departments to define requirements, develop business designs, document process flows, facilitate user acceptance testing and support training and user documentation activities. In addition the business analyst will guide the development and production of other project related documentation including business requirements, detailed functional designs and use cases based on the process design.

Required Skills

The Business Analyst will use the following techniques and tools to ensure completion of all the analyst deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints:

* Use proven requirements gathering techniques that enable the identification of accurate and well defined business requirements.
* Assist in the development of Business Cases, cost benefit analysis, and initial project funding estimates.
* Be able to capture unique, detailed, and complex requirement in written form using existing Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and PEM (Process Enablement Management) methodologies.
* Partner effectively with the department leads and end-user community to define the short and long-term process and application requirements critical to supporting our company strategy.
* Develop detailed functional design specifications that include process flows, screen layouts, report formats along with the supporting business logic required to implement the business requirements
* Apply the Process Enablement Methodology in conjunction with the Systems Development Methodology to the analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements and translation into process improvements and system specifications. This would include the following deliverables:
* Be able to effectively use MS Office products (Visio, Word, PowerPoint) to develop and communicate business design requirements, standard operating procedures and training materials.
* Business and functional requirements; use cases; process and data flow diagrams
* RFPs / RFIs and vendor scorecards
* Meeting agendas and minutes
* Issue Logs
* User Acceptance Test scenarios, cases and test scripts
* Training and change management materials

* Facilitate and conduct application demonstrations and training for the end-user community that are targeted to gather requirements and/or solicit acceptance of the approved design details.

Required Experience

* 5 to 7 years Information Technology experience with demonstrated process enablement and business design experience and 3+ years retail operations experience
* Package experience with allocation, replenishment, forecasting and supply chain planning and optimization solutions (SAP, JDA, SAS etc.).
* Direct allocation and replenishment operational/business experience is a significant plus.
* Experience working in a fast-paced, growth environment
* Familiarity with process analysis tools/methodologies such as Six Sigma and/or requirement gathering tools are a plus.

* Highly motivated, self-starter who can work with minimal supervision.
* BS/BA in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems or related degree.
* Detailed understanding of Merchandise Management (Pricing, Inventory, Order, Purchasing), Distribution Operations and Store Operations is important
* Demonstrated ability participating in and delivering multi-million dollar projects.
* Goal oriented, action-focused, pragmatic and self-disciplined.
* Demonstrated understanding of the systems development life-cycle processes involved with implementing I.T. solutions. Working knowledge of one or more of the following: RUP, Rational Rose, UML, Quality Center or other business process mapping tools.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively between end-users and development.
* General understanding of Organizational Change Management concepts
* Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously.
* Superb problem solving and organizational skills.
* Expertise with MS Office, including Word, Excel, Project and Visio.

Job Location

City of Commerce, CA, US.

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular