OUR CLIENT IS THE #1 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTER OF ALL ONLINE ECOMMERCE HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING A SR. BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST. REPORTING TO THE SR. DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & PLATFORM, THE BUSINESS SYSTEM ANALYST WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF NEW PRODUCTS AND FEATURES FOR THEIR WAREHOUSING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WMS, LMS, WES AND ROBOTICS. THE ROLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY AND USABILITY AND COMMUNICATING EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH ENGINEERING TEAMS TO MAKE SURE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. AS WELL, PROFICIENCY IN WORKING WITH CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS AND TRANSLATING CUSTOMER AND BUSINESS NEEDS INTO PRODUCT DEFINITIONS WILL BE REQUIRED IN THIS ROLE. THIS PERSON WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH AND CARRY OUT STANDARD INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES AND RELIES ON EXPERIENCE AND JUDGMENT TO PLAN AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS.

 JOB EXPECTATIONS: 

DEFINE AND DOCUMENT BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FROM BUSINESS USERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

LEAD REQUIREMENTS VALIDATION AND TRACEABILITY ANALYSIS THROUGH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS

OPTIMIZE CURRENT PROCESSES FOR WMS, LMS AND OTHER HOMEGROWN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

PERFORM USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING (UAT) AND SYSTEM TESTING; WRITE TEST PLANS AS REQUIRED

EVALUATE AND REPORT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

PERFORM CUSTOMER DEMOS OF NEW PROCESSES AND REPORT PERFORMANCE

FORMULATE AND DEFINE PROJECT ASSUMPTIONS, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE BASED ON CUSTOMER NEEDS AND THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

MAINTAIN AND GROOM PRODUCT BACKLOG ENSURING USER STORIES ARE WELL FORMED WITH ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM(S) TO ENSURE DEFINED USER STORIES ARE REFLECTED IN THEIR TECHNICAL DESIGN AS PROJECTS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO DEVELOPMENT SPRINTS

PARTICIPATE AND LEAD THE ESTIMATION, SPRINT PLANNING, DAILY SCRUM, AND RETROSPECTIVE MEETINGS

COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE WITH CONSTITUENTS ON PROPOSED SOLUTIONS, PROJECT STATUS AND TIMELINE FOR DELIVERY

DELIVER INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRODUCT TRAINING ON NEW FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS OR MODULES

GATHER DATA AND METRICS TO DRIVE PROJECTS AND MEASURE SUCCESS

PROFICIENT AT GATHERING BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DATA AND TURN IT INTO DECISION MAKING TOOLS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:

EXPERTISE DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, PREFERABLY WITH WMS AND/OR LMS

STRONG BACKGROUND AND UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES, MATERIAL FLOW, AND HUMAN FACTORS INTERACTION

EXPERIENCE IN LEADING BUSINESS ANALYSIS, BUSINESS PROCESS DESIGN AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (SDLC)

CUSTOMER FIRST MENTALITY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO WORK WITH INTERNAL GROUPS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES

EXCELLENT WRITTEN/VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND MUST WORK WELL WITH OTHERS

ABILITY TO MULTITASK AND THRIVES IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT

EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE: 

EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)

EXPERIENCE WITH GOOGLE BUSINESS SUITE (GMAIL, DRIVE, DOCS, SHEETS, FORMS) PREFERRED

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

GENERALLY REQUIRED 3+ YEARS OF WMS AND/OR LMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE WITH GLOBAL RETAIL E-COMMERCE COMPANIES AND/OR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PREFERRED. 

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, LOGISTICS, SUPPLY CHAIN, OR COMPUTER SCIENCE RELATED FIELD IS PREFERRED OR EQUIVALENT WORK EXPERIENCE.

POSTED BY: Kevin Gabrielson