Business Analyst

A contractor is needed in Greenville, SC to fulfill the role of Business Analyst and oversee the responsibility for most complex business process analysis, cost/benefit analysis, design and simulation for medium-large sized projects. Requires highest level understanding of organization's business processes and requirements. WFH: During onboarding must be onsite 100%, then following onboarding period must be minimum 2 days onsite a week. Day to day: One of the three pillars for this department is around vendor and partner management. This role will focus on how they will manage the departments vendors. This person would engage vendors regarding innovations pilots and next piece is working with colleagues from the headquarters to bring in governance and oversight of vendors and track KPI's. There are around 20 suppliers they would be managing. This role would work along with central colleagues in close collaboration for bringing over the processes and procedures to this region. There is also financial topics this person would support doing. Responsible for entering purchase order requests and helping with reporting. The reporting would be through Excel and PowerBI. Ideal candidate is someone who has a strategy mindset and project mindset. The headquarters has the processes but will need to tweak them to make them work for this specific area. There could be new processes to create. Must have: Excel and PowerPoint skills. Need to do presentations and have strong project management skills. Need to be able to gather requirements and come up with strategy input and vision. Attitude and willingness to learn something new is the type of candidate this manager is searching for. The presentations would be to both internal and external stakeholders. Nice to have: SAP for purchase orders (otherwise can be trained on this). Travel: 10% or less Responsibilities: Partners with business units to analyze current operational procedures, identify problems, and learn specific input and output requirements such as forms of data input, how data is to be processed, and how the results will be managed. Manages current "as-is" process and works with the business to define the "to-be" process. Partners with the global network to ensure synergies with existing systems and alignment with group strategy. Reviews and analyzes system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system - identifies and differentiates system configuration from programming solutions. Prepares time and cost estimates for completing projects. Writes detailed functional specifications for program development. Performs and documents system configuration. Coordinates system interface design and development. Provides on-call support as needed. Prepares/coordinates technical reports, process documentation, test plans, training needs assessment, and implementation plans. Supports Department Manager, Process IT with the management of specific elements of projects to schedule following systems development methodology; accountable for efficient and maintainable results that meet business requirements. Researches, coordinates feasibility studies and makes recommendations on process changes and automation in support of improving business processes and cost savings. Ensures target achievement is consistently attained. Creates process change by integrating new processes with existing ones. Recommends and facilitates quality improvement efforts. Stays up to date on future innovations, technical trends and applies this to direct future changes. Serves as an IT project manager for medium - large sized projects overseeing resources assigned, conduct status meetings, and effectively communicates the project status to stakeholders as delegated by the Department Manager, Process IT. Develops project plans, administers the change control process and ensures that tasks are completed on time and within budget. Works closely with the business to understand the business requirements to determine the correct system design. Prepares business process mapping and function design. Prepares identification of gaps in the business process. Analyzes business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions. Recommends business process redesign and documentation as needed. Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for IT development. Assists Department Manager, Process IT with negotiating agreements and commitments by facilitating communication with the business and design. Serves as a liaison between the business and development to ensure the technical solution meets the business needs as delegated by the Department Process IT. Performs other duties as assigned by Group operations supervisor. Qualifications: BA or BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Science, Business or the equivalent of 4 years experience in IT Application or Infrastructure Profession. 5 years of project leadership of medium to large system responsibility experience in an IT environment. 5 years of experience as Systems Analyst. 5 years of experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Iconics software training/certificate preferred but not mandatory