Lead Business Analyst Manufacturing Technology (AX Dynamics ERP)

Job Description

As a lead business analyst for manufacturing planning/supply chain within the Manufacturing Technology COE team, you will be responsible for the business process design and 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 create value for our business. This also includes the 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 and 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 the product manager in developing and maintaining the 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 artifacts, 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 the 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
• Master planning and Scheduling
• Products information management
• Master planning
• inventory management
• 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 skills
• Client-facing skills, including the ability to analyze complex problems and 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 and trends and can activate technical expertise in the organization.
• Understanding of agile methods and processes, and capability of supporting agile project teams by providingadvice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
• Business acumen and political astuteness, 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.