Business Systems Analyst - Northern Suburbs (Cape) at PEP

Purpose of the job 
To ensure bespoke Merchandise Planning systems and processes incorporate industry standards and best practices; and to provide business process and technology support to users.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities 

• Understanding of Business process and conducting system enhancements to enable continuous improvement 

• Manage & determine business and system requirements for new solutions 

• Provide a Support service to the business to assist with any system queries/problems 

• Training /Knowledge acquisition and transfer

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies 

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering/ Honors degree in Operations Research or any relevant tertiary qualification with Analytical, Mathematical or Statistical subjects
• 3-7 Years experience in a similar role
• Experience with test-driven development
• Apply agile or waterfall methodology to take a BRD to a FRD level
• Project exposure to implement and design solution in business
• Facilitate training sessions/presentations
• Above average computer literacy - MS Office & Google Suite
• Project management / product owner skills 
• Presentation and facilitation skills 
• Hands on experience with software development and documentation
• Able to explain technical details 
• Solid information of business systems 
• Able to take responsibility and be self motivated
• Able to develop ideas and share them clearly (in non-technical terms when required)
• Able to explain solution trade-offs (in non-technical terms when required)
• Able to work within a team
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
• Will respond in a supportive and patient and friendly / approachable manner (passionate)
• Can support more than one process business in a system or one process over more than 1 system
• Be able to configure on application back end or front end (not develop)

The following will be an advantage:

• Experience with Business Process Management (BPM) software tools 
• Programming experience (SQL)
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with cloud-based solutions
• Business Objects, Qlikview, LookerStudio

Competencies:

• Accuracy, Negotiating, Performing under pressure,  Drive, , Results orientated, Organisational Sensitivity  Analysing and forming opinions. Innovating