IT Business Analyst, Demand & Supply Planning
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The Business Analyst – Demand & Supply Planning plays a key role in enabling the digital transformation of BIC's Supply Chain Planning capabilities. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and IT, the Business Analyst gathers, analyzes, and translates business requirements into scalable technology solutions that support Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Factory Planning, and Integrated Business Planning processes.
Working closely with planners, Supply Chain leaders, IT teams, and external partners, the Business Analyst supports the implementation, enhancement, and continuous improvement of planning solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and global standards.
Responsibilities
- Business Analysis & Solution Design (30%)
- Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, and IT stakeholders to understand business needs and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Analyze business processes and translate functional requirements into clear technical specifications.
- Design scalable solutions supporting Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Factory Planning, and S&OP processes.
- Evaluate solution options and recommend improvements aligned with business priorities and enterprise architecture.
- Solution Delivery & Implementation (35%)
- Support the implementation and enhancement of planning solutions across global and regional organizations.
- Coordinate system configuration and deployment activities in collaboration with technical teams.
- Support integrations between Blue Yonder, JD Edwards (JDE), Power BI, and other enterprise applications.
- Ensure successful deployment while minimizing business disruption.
- Process Improvement & System Optimization (15%)
- Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize planning processes.
- Analyze system performance and recommend enhancements.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to increase planning efficiency and data quality.
- Stay informed about industry best practices and emerging planning technologies.
- Testing, Training & Change Management (10%)
- Prepare functional test scenarios and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Validate that delivered solutions meet business requirements.
- Develop user documentation and training materials.
- Support user adoption during system implementations and enhancements.
- Operational Support (10%)
- Provide functional support for planning applications (Blue Yonder).
- Investigate and resolve production issues in collaboration with IT support teams.
- Monitor application performance and recommend corrective actions.
- Support release management and post-implementation stabilization
Required Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role.
- Experience supporting Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Factory Planning, or Integrated Business Planning processes.
- Experience participating in Supply Chain system implementations.
- Experience working in international or global organizations is preferred.
Skills
- Strong understanding of Supply Chain Planning processes,