Overview
It is an exciting time to join the Nomad Foods Technology Function. Due to high growth of the business, significant investment is being made in IT; we are investing in new capabilities, transforming our application landscape, and growing our department to increase our capacity, creating more career opportunities.
We have a vacancy for a Business Analyst – Logistics/EWM, working in a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants. Working across a portfolio of projects and changes. Ensure business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements.
This role will have specific responsibility for managing the EWM and 3PL Logistics areas and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Experience in EWM and 3PL Logistics and knowledge of associated end-to-end store to fulfill and Business processes in these areas is expected.
This role will have major responsibility in the Logistics area and supporting Integration team for ongoing Business transformation and SAP S/4 implementation.
This role will have to work closely with the various business lines to understand current processes, research solutions needed to address changing business needs, and ultimately support in design innovative solutions with SAP S4HANA. They will also act as a key interface between our internal teams and our IT provider for SAP services. Additional responsibilities include coordinating with functional teams and our 3rd party IT provided for SAP services. Additional responsibilities include reviewing functional requirement specifications, configuration, support in testing, and training key-users on system functionality.
Responsibilities
Strategy
1. Work with Senior Business Analysts and Business Partners contributing in strategic reviews and to deliver systems and business functional changes per established roadmap
Business Analysis
2. Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and projects into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls
3. Assist in the production of business cases covering the development and implementation of business changes as necessary. Document all work using the required standards, methods and tools and recommend /lead improvements to standards where appropriate.
4. Participate in troubleshooting of escalated incidents, providing systems analysis and recommends available options (any combination of process, system, data) for consideration with support of 3rd party service providers. Provide timely updates. Deep understanding of Business Partner Master data and Material Master Data
Process Design
5. Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommend business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes
Test & Training
6. Test, implement and trains in systems and facilitate system and user acceptance testing
Business Knowledge & Expertise
7. Develops a broad understanding of Nomad processes, applications, and data flows, and a deeper knowledge across the assigned functions portfolio
8. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design
Collaboration
9. Collaborate globally with the respective Logistics SME’s in other regions and the Global Process owner to implement global/regional solutions within the EWM/Logistics modules
10. Collaborate with other business analysts and IT teams to ensure consistency and quality of system and process implementations, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the team and function
11. Provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle
Qualifications
Essential
12. An IT professional or end user with good experience of the EWM and 3PL Logistics business areas.
13. Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximise business advantage.
14. Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA, and other applications supporting EWM and 3PL Logistics processes.
15. Experience of managing and governing 3rd party providers
16. Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support
17. Minimum 5 yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques.
18. A desire and ability to work in a pan-European environment is important
Desirable
19. Experience of group-wide Supply Chain, EWM and 3PL Logistics initiatives and middle office functions
20. Project experience in an FMCG environment would be an advantage
21. Experience of Finance and accounting
22. Experience of interface technologies / principles, EDI
23. Business Analysis Qualification