Business Analyst - Full Time, Fixed Term Contract
Location
Bury, Lancashire 4 days per week with 1 day home working available
Reports to
Head of PMO/Project Manager
Salary
Attractive Package - Discussed on application as will depend on experience
Position Type
6-12 month Fixed Term Contract with potential extension
Company Overview
Beechfield Brands operate four leading textile accessory brands, supplied to the rebranding, personalisation, and promotional industry. The brands, Beechfield®, BagBase®, Quadra® and Westford Mill® are distributed through a network of distribution partners operating throughout Europe.
Beechfield Brands products are ‘Designed for Decoration’ with the aim of easy rebranding, by trade re-processors, such as printers and embroiderers. We currently have over 3000 SKUs and approximately 500 styles across our range of headwear, bags, and accessories.
You can find out more about our purpose and impact at https://beechfieldbrands.com/about-us.
The Core Purpose of this role
This role plays a key part in the business transformation journey and involves mapping out the current (AS-IS) processes as well as identifying potential areas of improvement. This then may lead to helping transition into a TO-BE state. This role will work closely with the leadership team, which mostly consists of all Heads of Departments, and potentially other senior stakeholders
Key Responsibilities and Duties
* Facilitate workshops to gather insights and knowledge from various stakeholders and subject matter experts
* Collaborating with key stakeholders to understand and map the current processes, clarify accountabilities and handover points
* Document processes using appropriate process mapping tools and techniques
* Analyse and identify process gaps as well as potential areas for improvement
* Facilitate the implementation of improvements in cross-functional teams
* Support the development and maintenance of process documentation, including standard operating procedures, process maps, and other relevant supporting materials
Key relationships
* PMO/Project Manager
* Other Business Analyst
* All departmental heads
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level (desirable)
* Accredited IIBA/BCS Business Analysis certification or equivalent (desired)
Essential criteria
* A minimum of 3 years of business analysis with significant process mapping experience.
* Significant experience in eliciting process steps across departments in different companies
* Experience in asking (follow-up) questions to get a deeper understanding
* Understanding handover points and documenting accountabilities (swim lanes)
* Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and cross-functional teams
* Well-developed IT Skills, including Visio, Teams, Word, and Excel
* Understanding and experience in UML
* The ability to articulate challenges and propose solutions to different stakeholder groups at an appropriate level
* Experience of working on both own initiative as well as in a team
* Experience of establishing effective and productive working relationships with (senior) stakeholders
Desirable criteria
* A background and experience in finance/accounting processes
Company Benefits
Because we really care about our team members, we offer a fantastic range of benefits; the core ones are listed here:
· 22 days holiday and birthday off in additional to your annual leave
· Modern office space with free parking and free onsite electric vehicle charging points.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age