Warehouse Systems - Business Analyst
Are you looking to launch your Information Technology career? If so, then UPS is the place for you!
Once known as a trucking company. UPS is now recognized as a technology company with trucks and is poised for success. Spending more than $1 billion a year on information technology, UPS provides its customers unparalleled capability in tracking and distribution intelligence. This technological infrastructure also enables UPS to provide fully integrated Web-enabled, business-to-business solutions.
UPS Information Services, a leader in information technology, is currently seeking career-minded individuals to join our team. If you are highly motivated with a degree in Computer Science or related discipline, then UPS is a great place for you to start your career.
Job Description:
The Business Systems Analyst works with some supervision on moderate to complex projects, or independently on one or more projects of low to moderate complexity. The Business Systems Analyst contributes to the identification of IT solution alternatives, elicits and documents business and functional requirements that meet the needs of internal and external customers, and assists with functional and user acceptance testing.
Knowledge and Responsibilities:
The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for creating and managing the detailed written business and functional requirements for moderate to complex projects under the guidance of a Lead Business Systems Analyst or Project Leader, or with some independence on one or more projects of low to moderate complexity. Written requirements must adhere to established standards and procedures.
Responsibilities include:
- developing detailed, clear business and functional requirements
- creating and maintaining a requirements traceability matrix
- managing the requirements change control process
- participating in peer and team reviews of requirements documentation
- creating iRise visualizations as necessary
- writing accurate meeting minutes.
The Business Systems Analyst must record, report, manage and escalate action items, risks and issues associated to the project.
The Business Systems Analyst must interact with a wide variety of staff including business users, application developers, architects, and project managers.
The desired candidates should have an understanding of Supply Chain Management/Logistics, preferably in the areas of warehousing and transportation logistics. Knowledge of UPS services and the transportation industry is also desired.
The Business Systems Analyst should be detail oriented and comfortable in a deadline-driven environment. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written are necessary.
The Business Systems Analyst must have good elicitation skills and be able to understand the essential business processes and nature of the business problem to be solved and participate in developing alternative solutions and describing the alternatives. Must possess good negotiation and presentation skills and participate in conflict resolution.
The Business Systems Analyst should be familiar with various modeling techniques such as Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and tools such as Visio. Prior business analysis and development of requirement definition / functional requirements and requirements traceability matrix is desired. Experience or academic experience in these areas as applicable.
Primary Skill: Supply Chain Management/Logistics Business Systems Analysis
Primary Skill: MUST HAVE one year experience with Supply Chain Management/Logistics Business Systems Analysis
Additional Skills:
Microsoft Office - Intermediate
EXE (WMS) - Intermediate
Manhattan Associates (WMS) - Intermediate
Education:
The desired Business Systems Analyst will possess a Bachelor Degree in Business Management, Computer Science/MIS or the equivalent of education and work experience; relevant experience of 1-2+ years.
UPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
