JOB SUMMARY
Planning, conducting, and directing the analysis of the most complex, strategic, corporate-wide business problems/processes. From the analysis, work with appropriate department heads to create a project plan for corrections/improvements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Build the foundation for the project effort by capturing the business context - problem, current state, desired future state, objectives, business needs and impacted user groups.
2. Develop requirements (business, user, process and software requirements - functional and non-functional) and establish traceability to the business vision.
3. Manage the requirements through the project lifecycle by establishing and maintaining agreements between the customer and the project team.
4. Facilitate a critical communications role by interacting with users, project team members and development personnel.
5. Work with the project manager and the business customer(s) to define requirements stakeholders, requirements conflict resolution procedures and the requirements team structure.
6. Understands multiple project management methodologies and defines the appropriate deliverables through project phases (i.e. planning, analysis, specification and validation).
7. Responsible for ensuring change control and change management procedures are followed within the project team as they relate to requirements.
8. Determine, understand and document the business case and project scope.
9. Select the appropriate methods to elicit and document requirements.
10. Acts as project lead on acquisition integration.
11. Meets agreed upon goals and objectives effectively and in a timely manner.
12. Arrives to work, appointments, meetings, and other work-related functions on time and as scheduled.

OTHER FUNCTIONS
1. Ensure that quality business analysis standards are met through the effective implementation or use of approved processes, best practices, methodologies and deliverables.
2. Follows all safety policies and procedures; communicates hazards and/or suggests improvements to manager.
3. Performs other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Normal office environment; Occasional travel, some overnight, by automobile or airplane.

EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY USED
Telephone, fax machine, copier, computer, calculator, scanner

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Lifting up to 20 lbs., bending, sitting, standing, manual dexterity, reaching, visual acuity.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
1. Bachelor's Degree in Business, IT or Finance field. MBA strongly preferred.
2. 5+ years of experience in business analysis/process improvement or related technical field
3. Work experience in distribution environment, preferred.
4. Excellent documentation skills.
5. Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
6. Experienced user of Project Management Software and MS Office Suite.

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