Senior Business Systems Analyst, Supply Chain Systems - Careers

Posted Date

03-01-2023

Job ID

27065

Job Function

Information Technology

REI City

Seattle

REI State

Washington

REI Location

Seattle HQ

Remote Eligible

Yes

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What's cool about this job

REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, multicultural organization. To fulfill our brand promise of enabling a life well-lived outside for everyone, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

This is an exciting opportunity in REI’s Supply Chain Systems team to work with a strong team of technology specialists in designing, developing, and supporting software applications that power REI’s distribution centers. As the Senior Business Systems Analyst, Supply Chain Systems, you will ensure the alignment of the Supply Chain team’s business strategy to the planning and execution of technology projects.

Serve as a liaison between the Supply Chain business and Technology teams to ensure business needs and requirements are understood, valued, prioritized and communicated for demand requests and projects
Document and analyze existing business processes and design new business processes; understand gaps and develop transition plans for new business processes
Manage the business requirements process for technology projects by facilitating, gathering, documenting, validating, prioritizing, and establishing baseline business requirements for demand requests in the Supply Chain domain
Work with technical team members to transform and develop new requirements into design and implementation components
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and decompose high-level information into details
Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
Develop, support, and advocate for creation of business cases for demand requests
Contribute to financial and business value analysis
Ensure testability and traceability of requirements
Provide deployment support
Lead the team in continuous improvement
May perform other ancillary duties as assigned, including but not limited to work such as: coordination of end-user testing, troubleshooting, business consultation, training, and organizational change management

Bring your passion and expertise

Required skills and experience

3+ years direct work experience as a Senior Business Analyst or Business Analyst on large scale programs or portfolios
Demonstrated understanding of supply chain business and systems processes, and an ability to understand and explain issues from both a technical and a business functional point of view
Experience with warehouse/distribution operations and logistics processes
Able to troubleshoot system problems from a functionality perspective, especially when supporting end-user testing and training
Exceptional verbal & written communications, teaching, facilitation & negotiation, leadership & influencing skills
Demonstrated ability in the facilitation, identification, validation, documentation, prioritization, and management of business requirements
Demonstrated proficiency in business analysis tools, such as use cases, data modeling, process modeling, context diagrams, systems diagrams, etc.
Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve conflict
Ability to conceptualize and recommend solutions to business problems
Ability to travel to up to 10% (visiting each one of our three distribution centers once a year as needed)

Preferred qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business management, or related field, or equivalent training and experience
Previous experience in multi-channel retail environment
Experience working with Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management (WM)
Experience working with peripheral supply chain management applications, such as labor management systems or transportation management systems

REI hires, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We remain deeply committed to making the Co-op a place where everyone can feel safe and be themselves. Join us.

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As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

The pay for this role is: $83700 - $134000 per year .

At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.

REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posting Range

$83700 - $134000 per year