Business Analyst III - Columbus, United States - ODW Logistics

Description

Summary/Objective The Business Analyst acts as a technical liaison between an operating unit and IT.

The position assists in the definition, creation, testing and implementation of business applications targeted at providing solutions for Operations and external clients.

Activities include project planning, designing of system enhancements, testing and the implementation of systems to ensure goals and objectives of projects are met.

Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides a single point of contact for Operating Unit into IT and acts as a conduit between the two organizations.
• Elicitation of Business, Functional and Technical Requirements through Joint Application Design (JAR) Sessions, Focus Group and individual interviews, Prototyping, Interface Analysis, Document Analysis, and Reverse Engineering techniques.
• Leads Business Process Modeling sessions, acting as a documentarian, co-facilitator, facilitator, and/or subject matter expert in sketch sessions.
• Collaborates consistently with warehouse floor to understand requirements and systematic changes to enhance service, efficiency, and quality.
• Conducts preliminary investigation for all project requests. Review's and elicit requirements, specifications, test, support, and training plans to ensure they are in line with business objectives on projects.
• Leads Business Process Management group efforts to collect and analyze metrics and continually improve processes owned by the group.
• Leads root cause analysis to recommend product enhancements or other appropriate actions to improve productivity for both the Operating Unit and IT.
• Acts as Product Owner and maintains priority and traceability of requirements from concept to delivery of a project.
• Lead Scrum meetings and product sprints
• Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development
• Assume the role of subject matter expert for the projects and its deliverables
• Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
• Ability to identify and document change request and escalate appropriately.
• Ability to manage and lead multiple projects
• Strategic agility - strong understanding of why projects are being done
• Mentor to others in the organization
• Comfort with presenting at the senior executive level
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of related work experience
• Logistics experience and WMS knowledge preferred.
• Experience in leading the defining, testing and implementing of business applications to support operational execution.
• Strong analytical skills and effective communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of users with different levels of computer expertise. Ability to design workable solutions to problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to hear, read and comprehend, write, and communicate.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is:

• Continuously required to sit, type, and perform repetitive wrist motion;
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, squat/kneel, twist/turn, or reach.

Specific vision capabilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus (with or without corrective lenses).

The physical demands herein are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ODW Competencies

People Focused:
Recognize that having great people is the ultimate competitive advantage.

Customer Driven:
Deliver the optimal customer experience (internal and external).

Business Acumen:
Learn and apply position expertise and industry knowledge.

Results Driven:
Show personal desire, energy and focus to succeed against high standards.

Innovative:
Think differently and be innovative for better business results.


DISCLAIMER:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, success profile characteristics or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
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