Business Analyst

Our client is looking for a contractor Business Analyst/IT Business partner to support the S&OP initiatives scheduled for the period of December 2017 till November 2018. The candidate will support the Senior Business Analyst Supply Chain & Commercial (SC&C) on projects including the design, development and enhancements of the SAP IBP, Demand Planning (DP) and APO modules for EU and Asia Pacific organizations in the context of a global S&OP process.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Business Analyst/IT Business partner is responsible for the successful support of ITS projects, within the expected quality, budget, timeline and scope.

This position reports to the Senior Business Analyst SC&C and supports IT Business Partners. They typically are aligned to specific business functions or organizations. They are responsible for developing and maintaining a trusted business relationship driving the greatest possible business value from IT investments.

Specific areas of responsibility include

Gathers and performs thorough analyses of all the information available
Maintains client relationship within client groups
Works closely with clients, to quickly understand new requirements or problems, and then suggest a possible solution
Supports in solution design activities with client groups in a specific business area to create and to document the business requirements
Provide all relevant information to develop business cases, considering financial, resource, and technological constraints
Folows up enhancements and small projects implementation activities including development and testing; working with Sr business analyst, functional and technical developers to ensure business requirements are clear and development activities are on schedule.
Develops test cases and performs testing to ensure requirements are met for system modifications or data extracts
Supports incident and problem management for assigned functional areas and clients groups in support of on-going operations ensuring compliance with stage gate and internal controls and the quarterly enhancement cycle process.
Requirements

General qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline with demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through previous experience and education

A minimum of 3 years conducting small to medium-scale business analysis work and supporting projects with distinct deliverables to a solution
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
Solid knowledge of SAP modules (APO, ECC, BW)
Review, analyse, and report on data from various platforms and systems
Advanced analytical skills and ability to understand and effectively communicate between business and ITS stakeholders
Effectively manages and resolves (complex) IT issues
Strong customer service skills and customer relationship management experience
Flexibility to work outside the standard 9am-5pm working hours to facilitate the project completion with our US and Asia stakeholders.
Project specific qualifications

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities
Minimum 3 years of experience translating business requirements into functional specifications, analysing data and/or performing fit/gap analysis for projects
Minimum 3 years of experience supporting projects by developing system requirements, developing system test plans, creating risk and issue logs, and tracking schedules
Ability to synthesize large amounts of information quickly and with an attention to detail
Experience in demand and supply planning methodologies, managing SAP S&OP related modules such as APO and Demand Planning (DP)
Working location in Rotterdam at the European headquarters 5 days a week
Ability to support actively the global stakeholders from the ITS and business side to the successful completion.
Strong English communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
Contact

If you are interested and available, please send us your recent cv in word format with an elaborate motivation on this specific role