Business Analyst

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Overview:

Partner cross-functionally with line of business and corporate department managers to identify process and data improvement opportunities.  Lead requirements-gathering effort to support leaders in developing their respective business cases.  Develop project and resource requirement plans for management approval. Document, communicate, and mitigate risks to project success, and serve as effective cross-functional interface between all departments, both internal and external. Monitor and ensure adherence to project scope, delivery schedules, and budgets.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States full-time without current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary Compensation:

$80,000

Job Description:

• Analyze business issues and data challenges of internal and external client organizations in a retail environment
• Partner with key users to identify and scope process improvement opportunities
• Offer system training and report-writing services to ensure maximum utilization of existing tools
• Review and edit user requirements, specifications, business processes flows and recommend relevant solutions
• Develop functional specifications and system design specifications to drive development and testing
• Formalize business case development, project planning, and presentations to management for approval
• Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
• Work with client personnel to identify required changes
• Communicate needed changes to development team
• Gather input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately apply comments/feedback
• Advise stakeholders and management of progress, risk indicators, and mitigation efforts
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Performance Measurements:

• Completion of projects, change requests, and reports by promised date
• Adherence to financial budgets of projects and outside services
• Delivery and acceptance of requested functional capabilities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in relevant programs required; business, analytics, economics, etc.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience gathering and analyzing business requirements driving IT solutions
• Retail execution or merchandising experience a plus!
• Experience documenting user requirements, functional specifications, flow charts, and use cases
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning and organizational skills
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Proficiency using Visio, Excel (for data analysis), Word, and PowerPoint are required

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