Location: Remote (fully remote for non-locals but local staff goes 1 day/week onsite in San Francisco, CA near BART,)
Our client is seeking an IT Business Analyst (Contract position) to support Supply Chain and Merchandising initiatives for a global retail organization. This role will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze business processes, gather requirements, identify opportunities for operational improvement, and support technology and data-driven projects for merchandising operations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Merchandising, Planning, and IT stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
• Create business requirements documents, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Support system implementations, enhancements, testing, and user acceptance activities.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking to improve business performance and decision-making.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and ensure alignment between business and IT teams.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor''''''''s degree in Business or Supply Chain or Information Systems or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in Excel and SQL; experience with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI is preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Some Business Analyst experience in merchandising, supply chain (preferably retail).
• Some experience with retail planning, merchandising, inventory, or supply chain processes.
• Experience working in multinational retail environments.
• Familiarity with ERP, merchandising or supply chain platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder, or similar solutions.
• Agile project experience and knowledge of data analytics methodologies.