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Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities - through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice. We are looking for 2 Business Analysts with experience in business, process analysis and process improvement, to join our committed team based in Northampton. The successful candidate will be comfortable supporting teams, sharing ideas, and contributing to effective outcomes in a collaborative environment. The position holders will play an important part in delivering business outcomes by assessing business processes, determining requirements, providing recommendations to improve process and shaping solutions. The position will offer an opportunity to work remotely 4 days per week (subject to business requirements).
Job Responsibility:
Undertaking detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business
Eliciting requirements through a range of techniques and practices enabled by strong stakeholder management skills
Effective Requirements Management including documenting and prioritising business, technical, functional, and non-functional requirements
Working closely with the business, Architects, and IT to determine appropriate processes, services, and software to deliver solutions to meet business needs, problems and defined future states
Contribution to the planning and execution of testing along with activities required for implementation and business readiness
Undertake detailed analysis of costs and benefits associated with proposed solution(s). Determine best fit solution based upon cost/benefit analysis
Contribute to the continuous improvement of Business Change capability through development of Business Analysis skills, acting as a subject matter expert in the field of Business Analysis
Requirements:
Logistics experience (preferred)
Detailed understanding of relevant BA tools and methodologies
Stakeholder analysis experience
Demonstrable experience of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using associated tools
Familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
Skilled in the production of scope and functional specification documents, gap analysis, etc
Understanding of databases and system architecture
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics (advantageous)
Worked within a 4PL or 3PL planning environment
Use of structured methodologies such as SSADM, Prince2, UML, BPMN to enable requirements elicitation, requirements management and process modelling
Excellent Stakeholder Management skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical thinking and problem solving
Comfortable analysing large volumes of data from a range of sources, to produce conclusions and recommendations
Cost benefit analysis skills
Experience in either a 3PL/4PL environment or another fast-paced industry would be advantageous
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK
Nice to have:
Logistics experience
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics
Experience in either a 3PL/4PL environment or another fast-paced industry
What we offer:
Car allowance of £5000 per annum
25 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays) and 5 days of Volunteer Leave per year
Opportunity for Unpaid Leave
Critical Illness Cover
MyStrength Wellbeing App
Free online Fitness Platform, i.e. Pilates & Yoga, Mindfulness/Meditation, 24/7 support, advice, diet and Nutrition
On-Site Mental Health First Aiders
Employee benefits, i.e. Free eye test, up to 25% off gym membership, high street vouchers
Free access to 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, Life Events Counselling, Care Concierge Service