Milwaukee Chapter Job Board: Lead Businses Systems Analyst

Date: 5/21/2010
Company: Jockey International, Inc.
Address: 2300 60th Street
City State Zip: Kenosha, WI 53140

Title: Lead Businses Systems Analyst
Openings: 1
Location: Kenosha, WI
StartDate: ASAP
Salary: Discussed in Interview

Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Business or Computer Science, or equivalent degree with business system experience.
Strong knowledge of major activities, concepts, integration and terminology related to supply chain functions.
5+ years of experience with business process improvement and system modifications / implementations.
Thorough knowledge of process and data dependencies in an integrated system to support implementation and maintenance efforts (e.g. ERP, WMS, CRM).
Extensive business process and technical writing experience.
Extensive problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and an effective communication style.
Proven leadership capabilities with proven success in project execution.
Ability to effectively communicate with various levels within all departments of the organization and facilitate meetings with a business and a technical audience.
Extensive knowledge of standard MS-Office software.
Previous apparel, manufacturing or retail experience beneficial.

Duties: We are currently seeking a strategically minded, supply chain focused, Lead Business Systems Analyst to join our IT team. In this highly visible role, you will collaborate with many groups in the supply chain to drive technology solutions for upcoming initiatives such as: production planning projects, integrated reporting, contractor collaboration, and dashboard KPIs.

This is truly a great opportunity to leverage your existing skills and partner with senior management on a variety of projects that will advance the organization, while optimizing your zest to be a major contributor to the IT process. For all of you out there doing this type of work, you know how rewarding this type of career can be within an organization. If youre feeling that the thrill is gone in your current career, or youre ready to take that next step, this may very well be the opportunity you wont want to miss.

Our IT and Supply Chain partnership is highly collaborative affording you the opportunity to work alongside some of the best in the business. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we identify ways to use technology better and quicker than our competitors. This is your chance to work with leading edge technologies and design an application that has true business impact. As a Lead Business Systems Analyst at Jockey, you will also have the opportunity to work on projects outside of the supply-chain to ensure continued learning and growth in your professional career.

This opportunity is located at Jockeys world headquarters in Kenosha, WI. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Kenosha is 60 miles north of Chicago and 35 miles south of Milwaukee making it an easy commute from two major metropolitan areas.

In this role you will:

Direct business users from a variety of business and service units to define, develop and document both business requirements and structured process designs necessary to effectively meet business user requests. Analyze process and cost implications of alternatives to determine most suitable solution. Develop consensus within team. Lead members of IT staff in translating specifications into acceptable solutions.
Direct team through the decomposition of high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements to support decision making.
Facilitate design sessions to analyze business processes and define system requirements.
Evaluate, document and explain business processes to users with emphasis on process controls and dependencies; leverage knowledge of business strategy and industry requirements.
Balance business strategy, business requirements, system capabilities and cost when defining solutions.
Guide team members in the development of test scripts, training materials and process procedures to support process design, while following structured methods and tools.
Develop consensus on requirements, suggestions and recommendations from business users.
Ensure the completion, accuracy and due-diligence of the options identified for project requests.
Monitor, utilize and inform others of the process to identify costs, risks and benefits for system feasibility projects and requests.
Work with business users to define and develop all elements of a business case.
Lead the project team through consensus building to reach agreement on process design, business requirements and system design.
Determine project scope and objectives through collaboration with business owners.
Lead and manage all aspects of assigned projects.

Contact: Sue Herder
Address: 2300 60th Street Kenosha, WI
Phone: 262-653-3454
Fax: 262-653-3014
E-mail: sue.herder@jockey.com

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