Senior Business Analyst Delivery-Yeovil, Somerset

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to our Business Change Team Manager, you will be part of a team acting at the forefront of the Business Change programme. You will use your initiative and drive to create business opportunities, undertake analysis, design strategies, business solutions and projects to deliver Screwfix's ambitious growth plans. Your strong presence as a Senior Business Analyst will enable you to present up to Board level and to deliver results. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating your ability to build strong relationships throughout the organisation, up to and including Board level.

You will be required to:-

* As required, Lead & manage the requirements analysis for projects - investigating and running requirements workshops, determining priorities, needs and solutions
* Deliver all required BA governance
* Scope and estimate projects, business case / cost benefit modelling, design and map business processes and business solutions, thinking strategically
* Plan and manage the implementation of Business Change and Business Readiness, working with the business to ensure the solution and business case is delivered
* Keep abreast of the latest analysis / project methodologies and constantly seek to improve the business analysis process and profile of the team
* Build strong stakeholder relationships and manage expectations of senior stakeholders and Directors
* As required, Third party supplier service management
* Present and engage at all levels by preparing communication and programme updates, ensuring messages are timely, concise and consistent

Skills & Experience
Skills
* Modelling and diagramming skills e.g. Visio
* Excellent presentation and communication skills; you should be comfortable leading, facilitating and presenting at all levels and with our external customers and suppliers
* Understand project management methodologies, ideally Prince 2/Scrum

Experience
* Experience of being a Lead Business Analyst on a significant business change programme is essential, preferably in a fast changing growing business.
* Experience of building and managing stakeholder relationships and influencing at all levels
* A proven leader with significant experience of using IT to drive measurable business value
* Experience of working on large scale projects (min project value £½ mill) e.g. SAP, CRM, POS, ERP, within a retail or multi-channel business
* Demonstrate practical experience of reengineering processes and implementing change with positive organisational impact
* Demonstrate experience of explaining technical data to non technical colleagues, both internally and externally up to board level
* Ideally have worked with Agile and/or RAD working methods

Job Elements
* Commercial Focus - Understands overall business objectives and uses knowledge to improve and create results; ensures that activities in own area support and are in line with the organisation's strategy; demonstrates understanding of wider commercial issues affecting the business
* Problem Solving - Understands problems both broadly and in depth; takes a multi-dimensional approach to problem solving, focussing on the important issues and establishing priorities; sought out by others for advice and solutions; uses a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement to find logical business solutions
* Decision making - Makes high quality decisions by taking a balanced view of the situation, evaluating all relevant information and reaching a logical conclusion; understands the implications and potential impact of decisions; takes ownership and follows through
* Interpersonal Effectiveness - Is able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and to influence the views of others through effective persuasion; fosters positive and productive working relationships collaboratively; is able to negotiate one to one or in a group to achieve successful outcomes; influences and engages with those more senior so that a positive outcome is achieved
* Commitment to results - Works in a focused, committed and purposeful way, overcoming obstacles to deliver high quality results
* Managing Networks - Creates and develops the effective stakeholder relationships needed to achieve business change and to develop technically and professionally; seeks opportunities to make and develop new contacts; works effectively with others in the organization outside the line of formal authority to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve problems
* Research and analysis - Undertakes research to the level required for a specific task; understands current and future needs by analysing and interpreting relevant information; reviews, evaluates and applies to business requirements; is able to understand and analyse large amounts of data; is able to extract the pertinent information, whilst ensuring accuracy and attention to detail