IT Business Analyst - EDI, Sage X3 - $45/hr W2

Remote

$45/hr W2

Monday-Friday 8am to 5 pm EST time zone needed. Open to other time zones as long as they are willing to work EST.

IT Business Analyst Own Brand Business Technology - EDI

BACKGROUND AND JOB OVERVIEW:
Our Client's Own Brand businesses are subsidiary business units that act as the designer, manufacturer (through 3rd party manufacturing), importer, warehouser, and seller of proprietary products through Business-to-Consumer (B2C), Business-to-Business (B2B), and Marketplace or Business-to-Business-to-Customer (B2B2C) sales channels.

Our client is undertaking a project to select a common set of business applications which is to be used to manage and execute business operations across the eight independent Own Brand businesses. The project team, of which the business system analyst will be a core and critical member, will be responsible for determining business requirements, collaborating with business leadership to define end state business operations model(s), contribute to the selection of best-fit business applications, develop an implementation roadmap, draft and gain approval for the business case to acquire and deploy the chosen business applications, and implement the new solution stack.

As part of this project, we are looking for a Business Systems Analyst with specific focus in EDI to support our project initiatives related to EDI implementation and onboarding.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
Responsible for elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business requirements.
Research and exploration of user requirements, costs, and benefits in support of documentation required for the demand management process.
Responsible for analyzing the business needs to identify new processes and process improvements that will meet those needs.
Document current business processes and models to define requirements and/or gaps.
Analyze detailed system factors including input/output requirements, information and paper flow, hardware, and software needs.
Analyze soft" system factors including roles, responsibilities, policy, culture, etc.
Evaluate the impact of potential software and process changes on the organization.
Develop and facilitate groups as necessary in pursuit of eliciting and defining requirements.
Assist in the creation of the business case documentation.
Understanding of architectural consistency and usability standards.
Responsible for configuring and maintaining software and other technological aspects of a business process across environments. Develop configuration workbook and obtain approval from product manager and/or business owners.
Plan and execute assigned configuration tasks within deadlines.
Defines and develops user test cases and validates test results during testing.
Executes unit and functional test cases.
May conduct system demonstrations and training sessions, as well as participate in design/review of training content.
Plays a third level support role by helping to troubleshoot and resolve issues with production systems.
Participates in associate meetings and communicates any concerns to management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or another related field or equivalent work experience.
Experience and knowledge in the following business areas is required for this role:
o EDI Platforms and Workflow management (ex, TrueCommerce, SPSCommerce, or similar EDI VAN platforms)
o EDI trading partner onboarding
o EDI document mapping and configuration
o EDI data validation
o EDI process analysis and troubleshooting
Experience with ERP systems and related business processes associated with EDI
Experience working within Confluence and Jira
Typically requires 2-6 years of relevant technical or business work experience.
Experience in Business Analysis can be substituted for education.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a business analysis or systems analysis is preferred

Associate expected to operate at a proficient level across the following areas of technical knowledge and skill:
Ability to organize and prioritize work.
Detail oriented, proactive, creative, and efficient
Intermediate level abilities in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word
Familiarity with application integration methods to include understanding of data mapping process.
Ability to effectively work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to work on simultaneous and complex projects, with domain expertise in at least one business area.
Expertise in ERP solution selection and implementation is a plus
Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences in written and non-written format
Ability to work with all levels of associates
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic environment
Ability to learn new systems and tools
Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies, processes, and procedures.
Active listener
Effective in a variety of formal/informal presentation settings: one-on-one, small, and large groups.

Duration - 12 months
3-5 years of experience needed
Monday-Friday 8am to 5 pm EST time zone needed. Open to other time zones as long as they are willing to work EST.
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