Senior Business Analyst

asos are the most successful and fastest growing fashion ecommerce retailer in the UK. To support this unprecedented growth, the leading edge IT division is expanding rapidly; recruiting for a wide range of vacancies.

The scale of this recruitment campaign reflects the team's plans to explore new technologies and methods!

asos provides a truly dynamic and integrated working environment, where IT literally sits with the business; not isolated as can often be the case. There is a strong sense of community, supported by a class leading, proactive HR team that provides the highest levels professionalism.

The rewards and benefits are market leading with all staff eligible for a very attractive bonus and staff discount. You even get a day off for your Birthday! Career development is proactively encouraged as well as a first class professional development programme in place, offering a wide variety of training opportunities dependent on your role. The IT environment leverages proven and industrial strength technologies; whilst providing real opportunities to investigate and apply the latest IT and practices. The head office is based 5 minutes brisk walk from Euston Station and is a wonderful example of Art Deco. For those of you with an architectural bent, the office was originally Carreras Cigarette Factory and is based on and Egyptian temple, having been built just a few years after Howard Carter had discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Gibson & Winch are delighted to partner asos in their search for the best IT practitioners in the business. E-commerce pedigree is a must for all jobs except the most junior, whilst a familiarity of traditional retail is extremely welcome.

This truly represents a great opportunity to help build on the existing achievements of the UK's leading e-commerce fashion retailer.

Senior Business Analyst

Purpose of Job:

To manage, coordinate, design and direct development projects within the Company's eCommerce activities, comprising: CORE (B&M, Supply Chain, WMS, CRM) or CONSUMER (Web & MCR design & content management). The SBA / Project Manager coordinates and directs all activities and personnel involved in the requirements gathering & sign-off, design, development, implementation and completion of projects including scheduling, budgeting and performance against plan, sign-off.

This dual (SBA/PM) role incorporates conventional BA activity, ie: Working closely with the internal client, to examine existing business models and the flows of data in the business. SBAs will review their findings with the client, and then design an appropriate improved IT solution.

The role will typically require the costing of specifications and production of outline designs of new IT systems, specifying the data, files and logical operations the system will perform, and the way data will be viewed by the user.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the Head of Core and/or Consumer Systems or IT Director as appropriate.

Main Responsibilities:

· Initiates projects with PID-based documentation and set up control processes, such as project boards, as required by each project.

· Manages, organises, co-ordinates and monitors activities and functions of development projects in co-operation with other departments and partners, contractors and design professionals

· Analyses and prepares written reports on program and project performance using qualitative analyses, diagrams and other project management techniques.

· Develops program and project budgets, schedules, work plans, labour utilisation, and cost estimates/projections as required.

· Meets with user representatives and developers to review proposed projects and activities

· Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work co-operatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

· Liaising extensively with external or internal clients

· Producing project feasibility reports

· Translating client requirements into highly specified project briefs

· Identifying options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability

· creating logical and innovative solutions to complex problems

· drawing up specific proposals for modified or replacement systems

· presenting proposals to clients

· working closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction

· for full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery to plan and that budgets are adhered to

· drawing up testing schedules

· planning and working flexibly to a deadline

· writing user manuals and providing training to users of a new system as appropriate

· keeping up to date with technical as well as industry sector developments

Education, Skills and Experience:

Education: Numerate education to A level or beyond.

Skills:

· Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts.

· Use and interpret graphical information such as plans, schematic drawings, flow charts, layouts, other visual aids, and electronic project management applications.

· Prepare and monitor program budgets and expenditures.

· Explain information in a clear and understandable manner to non-technical persons.

· Communicate orally in the English language with other employees, and partners as appropriate

· Comprehend and make inferences from material written in the English language.



Systems Experience - Technologies & Methodologies. Experience with any of the following would be an advantage:

· Agile

· RUP, formal requirements definition toolsets / methods

· ITIL

· Prince2

· Experience working with a Microsoft .NET, SQL Server development environment

· MS Project

Industry experience:

· Significant experience within eCommerce, the retail sector or other high content sector, ideally a T1 Multi-channel Retailer or eCommerce-only retailer

· Has been responsible for the successful delivery of a complex project (design, development & implementation)

· Experience with Web and/ or Fulfilment systems, as appropriate

· International operations experience is desirable

· Business Systems Experience with mission-critical systems

· High transactional volume environment experience

Additional Requirements:

· Encourages fellow team members to make innovative contributions and embrace new ideas.

· Proactively initiates, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with team members.

· Anticipates client needs before they arise and presents solutions to project management that encompass issues at hand.

· Understands expectations that were set with client and recognizes when issues/events may affect delivery.

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