Business Analyst

Description

We are looking for a Contract Business Analyst to support supply chain and operations initiatives in New York, NY. This role partners closely with procurement, logistics, warehousing, and technology teams to turn operational challenges into practical reporting and data solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong business analysis capabilities with hands-on experience in analytics tools, process evaluation, and cross-functional collaboration. This position is well suited for someone who can connect business priorities with actionable insights in a complex outsourced operating environment.

Responsibilities:

Partner with supply chain, procurement, logistics, and warehouse stakeholders to gather needs, define priorities, and translate operational goals into clear analytical requirements.

Build and refine dashboards, reports, and performance views that improve visibility into inventory movement, partner performance, and service outcomes across the network.

Evaluate current workflows, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements that strengthen data accuracy, reporting consistency, and decision-making.

Work with technology and data teams in an Agile environment to document user stories, clarify acceptance criteria, and support solution delivery.

Perform document review and business process analysis to ensure requirements, metrics, and reporting logic are aligned with operational objectives.

Monitor data quality issues, investigate discrepancies, and help establish controls that improve trust in supply chain and operations reporting.

Facilitate communication between business users and technical teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with business expectations.

Support ongoing analytics initiatives by applying structured problem-solving and gap analysis to uncover trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Requirements

Experience in business analysis within supply chain, operations, logistics, or a related business function.
Proficiency with gap analysis, requirements gathering, and documenting business needs for technical and non-technical audiences.
Familiarity with Agile Scrum practices and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional delivery teams.
Strong analytical skills with experience reviewing documents, validating data, and identifying process or reporting issues.
Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders across operations, technology, and customer-facing teams.
Experience using reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, with exposure to cloud-based data environments preferred.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced Contract assignment while maintaining attention to detail.

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