Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst, Manufacturing Technology

Job Description

As a Lead Business Analyst for Manufacturing Planning/Supply Chain , you will be responsible for the business process design, fit-gap analysis as well as validating functional deliverables of the system integrator / implementation partner (SI) such as organization structure, master data,

configuration, and customization choices.

You will function as the connector between business needs and technology ensuring that

we are always working on the things that creates value for our business. This also includes

delivery of our new Digital Strategy, Crafting & Supply Strategy, and the ambition of

creating the SMART factory and Data-driven manufacturing. You will work together with

Production, Manufacturing Quality, Supply Chain and Finance teams to establish a new

agile delivery engine to cross-functionally realize the strategic ambitions.

Your key accountabilities will be to:

• Provide end-to-end expertise and guidance on business processes, innovations on

existing business processes from functional and technical perspective

• Create features, user stories with relevant acceptance criteria, scenarios, and

estimating business value and tech requirements of product backlog items

• Support Product Manager in developing and maintaining product backlog / required

business capabilities including improvement opportunities.

• Engage with all stakeholders (business, technical, product owner) to make sure

that there is no gap at any level, prepare Business Analysis artefacts including

process maps, design flow, specifications, and wireframes

• Deliver valuable insights, from business case to blueprinting to go-live, based on

previous implementation experience with the end-to-end project lifecycle

• Lead gap analysis to uncover functionality that may require further configuration

or an additional solution.

• Conceptualize functional analysis and the modelling of business processes in

relation to key results / targets, ensuring a cross-sectional view of the functional

needs.

• Identify and initiate process efficiencies to improve existing business processes.

Monitor and apply regulatory / legal changes that affect business processes and

system functionality.

• Contribute to design and testing of reports, interfaces, forms, and conversions

(including validation and reconciliation of data conversions)

• Coach and challenge testing strategy and execution, documentation, quality

assurance and more along the way.

• Explore new applications as a subject matter expert and may be first adopter for

emerging technologies.

• You will work with transformation and relentless improvement towards a more agile

operating model creating faster time to market, better quality, and more efficiency.

• You will function as the mentor of more junior Business Analysts by providing

guidance on both business, functional, technical, and personal development

aspects.

What is needed to succeed

• 8+ years of business process improvement experience with agile mindset through

applying the agile principles of business analysis to the outcomes you produce,

while leveraging the agile manifesto for the work

• Experience from manufacturing, retail, fashion or FMCG preferred, as well as

knowledge in any of the Manufacturing technology disciplines including

Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), Manufacturing ERP

• Experience in AX Dynamics ERP in the following areas

o Master planning and Scheduling

o Products information management

o Master planning

o inventory management

o Production control

• Must have strong proficiency in Business analysis planning and monitoring,

Elicitation and collaboration and Requirements lifecycle management.

• Expert in Strategy analysis, Requirements analysis and design definition and

Solution evaluation

• Must have excellent communication skills, Analytical thinking and problem solving

kills

• Client-facing skills, including the ability to analyse complex problems, influence and

negotiate with customers.

• Independent, initiative-taking, and structured. Ability to ensure progress and

commitment to deadlines.

• Ability to create and clearly communicate the product vision and backlog to both

stakeholders and team members.

• Understand technology platforms, trends and can activate technical expertise in

the organization.

• Understanding of agile methods and processes, and capability of supporting agile

project teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks,

taking account of technical and architectural debt

• Business acumen and politically astute, ability to act with diplomacy and sensitivity

to cultural diversity.

• Professional Business Analysis certification (e.g., CBAP) and / or SAP certification

would be an advantage.