Job Description :
Urgent requirement for Senior Business Analyst - Retail/Store Operations at Portland, OR - CTH



Client : MNC (Retail Industry)
Position : Senior Business Analyst – Retail/Store Operations
Skills : Business Analysis, Retail / Merchandising, POS/Payment Systems/SCM, Store Operations
Location : Portland, OR
Experience : 5+ Years
Job Mode : Contract to Hire / FTE / C2C


Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
Maintain working relationships with internal IT team, business users, product vendors
Ability to comprehend complex retail and Store Operations business problems and propose solutions including business and system process improvements
Assess/prioritize business requests and partner with technology teams
Manage scope and functional deliverables for Store Operations IT projects
Facilitate functional meetings and/or application support activities
Own Store Operations regional functional deliverables
Work closely with Store Operations product and service vendors including global outsourced teams for project delivery


Experience:
4-10 years’ relevant experience in implementing/supporting Store Operations business and systems processes
Experience in apparel retail is highly desired
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field
Experience in at least 2 major point of sale systems e.g. Aptos, Oracle, NCR etc. required
Strong understanding of store back office, inventory management and omni channel retail
Exposure in vendor/software assessment including managing RFI/RFP process required
Experience working with external partner teams based in locations across the globe
Understanding of basic project management methodologies and agile delivery process
Ability to manage long/short term product roadmap for Store Operations in conjunction with functional leads
Experience in full life cycle implementation (requirements gathering, process design, configuration, functional design, testing, conversion, and deployment) of Store Operations systems
Working knowledge of Japanese/French/Chinese is desirable
In depth, hands-on knowledge and experience with at least one industry standard Store Operations system
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, Power Point) experience
Understanding of ecommerce and digital retail is an advantage
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to facilitate meetings