Business Analyst

Location : AhmedabadExperience : 5.0+ yearsSalary : Upto 25 LPAJob Profile :The Business Analyst (BA), EWM will be responsible for analyzing the business needs of the operations area with the primary purpose of eliciting high-level requirements, capturing business needs, identifying problems and proposing solutions. This role will work with business partners to elicit high-level requirements and capture business needs to understand technology solutions needed; understand the customer journey and define user requirements. In addition, he/she will promote architectural consistency and usability standards as well as defining and executing test cases.

The BA will work with the business partners and the information technology staff to identify technologies to improve business processes. The BA will work as a liaison between the IT department and the assigned business units to analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business process and policies. In addition, the BA will focus on improving how the business operates by applying best practices to the individual business area.

This may be done via the ERP, Process Improvement, Robotic Process Automation or through other methods. Key Duties : The BA will undertake the following activities :

• Identify business process improvement opportunities.
• Productively working with and influencing the business area.
• Participate in future ERP Discover, Build, Test and Deploy activities.
• Identify and define business requirements with outcome criteria and metrics.
• Map business processes.
• Identify and resolve issues.
• Translate conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to project team and implementation consultants.
• Maintain training documentation.
• Train users on proper usage of the ERP system.

Travel Requirement :

• This position will require an initial on-site visit (at our office in Sanand) of at least 2 weeks as well as a trip to Ohio, USA for 4-6 weeks to learn Company's global SAP configuration.

There is also an expectation that a 2-week trip will be made for training/localization purposes to our international locations and another 2-week trip at go-live for on-site support and hyper care. Periodic trips of one or two weeks to Sanand will be needed depending on the project needs. Qualifications :

• Requires a Bachelors' degree in the field of business administration, computer science, finance, information systems, or similar field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3
• 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst preferred.
• Experience with supporting and enhancing SAP S/4HANA highly preferred; will consider previous experience in SAP ECC and other versions, provided candidate has a solid BA background.
• Experience with the EWM module strongly preferred but will consider previous experience in IM/WM modules.
• Experience with PP module preferred, but willing to train if necessary.
• Broad IT domain experience, preferably in three or more of the following areas:
• Applications Development, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Vendor
• Management, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, and Maintenance and Support.
• Familiarity with business structure and operations outside of IT.
• Must have above average ability to communicate both in writing and orally.
• Must be self-motivated to work independently.
• Must be able to drive collaboration among different personalities and departments.
• Experience in converting business requirements and functional requirements to use cases and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Demonstrated ability to engage both developers and business partners to achieve target outcomes
• Must be willing to work "unusual" hours when required.
• Must be dependable and punctual.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on occasion.

Shift Hours :

• For positions working Indian hours: 2:30pm to 11:30pm (IST)Company Profile :
• Since its founding more than 60 years ago, the company has grown into a global company and leading producer of monolithic refractory ceramics.

They serve multiple industries with a commitment to providing exceptional service and top quality refractories and precast shapes. )