Business Analyst

Job Summary
This position will be expected to review organizational practices and provide analysis/solutions to Management for improving workflow and processes. Additionally, the role will work with organization leaders to organize and implement the long-term business plan.

Key Roles And Accountabilities

• Ensure proper implementation of the new ERP system (SAP) companywide.
• Create a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for the business.
• Evaluate budgets, expenditures, and operational efficiency to develop and implement future budgets.
• Leverage knowledge of technology platforms and processes to propose solutions and implementation strategies.
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking.
• Monitor company budgets and business spending to ensure that funds are allocated appropriately.
• Provide optimal pricing for products as required while managing company pricelists.
• Develop strong costing and pricing models including establishing standard costs.
• Prepare cost estimations for new products and recipes as required.
• Collaborate with various departments to develop new and strengthen existing company metrics.
• Perform in-depth analysis of company metrics including, but not limited to growth areas, P&L, Capacity Analysis, Inventory Analysis, Customer Acquisition cost, ROI per employee, etc.
• Monitor the company’s expenditures and profits regularly, ensuring cost-effectiveness and making recommendations to management to maximize profits.
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare concise reports to provide a snapshot of the business to internal stakeholders.
• Assist in researching products to meet agreed-upon requirements and to support purchasing efforts.
• Research & assemble a quarterly market review to update stakeholders on market trends.
• Stay up to date on the latest processes and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Other duties as required.

Key Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in business or related field or an MBA.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience assessing and reviewing business processes to identify options, best practices, and opportunities to improve service delivery.
• Experience in document collection and retrieval, and records and information management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
• Ability to perform statistical data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills to prepare reports, and proposals and deal effectively with senior management.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Effective decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills with a results-oriented approach and strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and work collaboratively with other departments.

Note: This Job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other required duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing