Smiths
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
As a Principal Business Analysis, you ll already be an expert in your field
You ll also be a leader of people and teams and advocate for user-centred design approaches
Your role will involve partnering with subject matter experts (Process Owners) in the relevant Group and Divisional functions to understand strategic roadmaps and tactical focuses to ensure requirements and design solutions are developed to achieve these goals
To act as primary subject matter expert for Operational Excellence Supply Chain Management Transformation value chain: Deliver Products, Source to Pay
Duties Responsibilities
What you'll do -
Accountable for Demand Solutioning in the PMO:
Partner with the Group and Divisional stakeholders (where appropriate) to understand the goals and objectives of each function with respect to process automation, transformation, and continuous improvement
Maintain oversight for Divisional strategic objectives and how they align to the current technology estate and process transformation efforts
Actively participate in Demand and Process Governance Boards
Use insights from user research and metrics to transform the business analysis approach, and explain your business decisions clearly
Identify transformational and enterprise level business process improvements for products or services to inform recommendations identifying clear benefits and contributing to delivery plans
Work collaboratively with designers to direct the creation and iteration of prototypes for the services or product to solve the problems users face
Work with the Product Owner and/or Delivery Manager to articulate and maintain a prioritised product, programme or project backlog of what needs to be delivered
Develop and present Value-Chain demand solutions roadmap and performance/impact measures
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Data Management teams to:
Align working practices and deliver comprehensive solutions to business problems
Assess new demand and take accountability for the viability of identified solutions and their alignment with the current demand pipeline and architectural principles
Facilitate business requirements sessions to draw out user expectations and value propositions
Articulate the rationale and success measures for solutions
Take ownership of quality by:
Encouraging and facilitating continuous improvement of the BA team
Coaching and mentoring team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques
Working with the business analysis community to share best practice to ensure high standards, including attending business analysis events and communicating to the wider BIS team
Ensuring the BA Team is aligned to your deliverables and produce quality artifacts
The Individual
What you'll definitely need -
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience Business Analysis qualifications preferred
10+ years in corporate Principal or Senior BA role or similar
ERP footprint changes (SAP, Glovia, Oracle, Infor, Salesforce)
Manufacturing execution systems (QAD, Arena PLM, MES Hydra X, ServiceMax)
SAP Supply Chain Modules: requires a strong understanding of the various SAP supply chain modules such as Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Warehouse Management (WM)
Business Processes: the candidate should have a good understanding of the business processes involved in supply chain management such as procurement, production, inventory management, order management, and logistics. Integration: the candidate should be well-versed in integrating SAP supply chain modules with other SAP modules and third-party applications.
Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of Operational Excellence SCM Transformation in a manufacturing/engineering industry
Leverages knowledge to recommend improvements to workflow and establishes procedures that affect immediate organisation(s)
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to talk and present to a range of audiences, sometimes acting as a translator between parties
The capacity to motivate others and lead change
The ability to work under pressure on multiple projects within your project timeframes
A passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change
Excellent/advanced analytical skills and an informed, evidence-based approach
A good understanding of information technology
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including VISIO or equivalent tool
Experience of managing Business Process Re-engineering projects
Experience with Change Management practices
Applications testing lifecycle
Governance mindset and alignment to Service management
Minimum standards (e.g. Lean Six Sigma/Agile qualified, CBAP certified, problem solving, business case development, design thinking, ITIL, EA baseline)
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