Business Analyst

Title: Functional Business Analyst
Location: Hybrid, Issaquah, WA
Duration: 3 month contract to start
Compensation: $50 – 62 per hour
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Functional Analysts are responsible for; understanding the requirements of users; understanding
requirements for team/domain specific systems; performing technical system and data analysis;
developing specifications, representing both user interface and data interface requirements; interfacing
with the vendor on technical issues, providing input into technical designs; and assisting with the
configuration of team/domain specific applications.

● Analyzes and delivers complex cross-functional business requirements and process flows.
● Performs gap analysis between as-is and to-be processes, and makes recommendations on areas for
continual process improvement.
● Executes and leads the development of technical specifications by collaborating with technical and
non-technical teams, translating functional designs into technical designs, validating macro designs,
and reviewing micro designs.
● Performs systems and data analysis on applications to understand functional design requirements
determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the
environment will affect outcomes.
● Manages, defines, drives, executes as needed, the implementation of configurations across
applications and interfaces.
● Participates in the development of deployment and release work plan tasks within a phase.
● Performs implementation and configuration of Reply LEA and MAO systems, ensuring alignment with
confirmed priority, business requirements, and team objectives.
● Designs, develops, configures, and test reports using Manhattan SCI.
● Collaborates with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements and
translate them into technical requirements and/or functional specifications.
● Assists the QA resources in designing Test Plans and executing Test Cases to ensure the system
meets the functionality and/or performance expectations.
● Provides expert-level support and troubleshooting for Reply LEA, MAO, and Manhattan SCI-related
issues by taking appropriate actions to prevent, investigate, and resolve system and/or process
problems.
● Supports the Product Management team in communicating with peers, vendors, business
stakeholders, and management to understand clear scope for all requests.
● Develops, maintains, and shares knowledge assets to drive faster issue resolutions, efficiency, and
continuous improvement.
● Collaborates with appropriate business and IT teams to determine root cause and problem
identification, and as appropriate, enhancement identification for future development work.
● Ensures timely, clear communication regarding high-priority issues with the appropriate stakeholders.
● Identifies, documents, coordinates, and tracks resolution progress and incident/problem trends in
relation to vendor services, ensuring vendor’s contractual compliance.
● Collaborates with external teams to ensure alignments on priorities, development tasks, testing
execution, and deployment activities.
● Develops and delivers training materials, SOP, knowledge-sharing sessions, and feature demo to
end-users.
● Mentors and guides junior Analysts and team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and
improvement.
● Monitors system performance and identifies opportunities for optimization, enhancement, and
performance improvement.
● Documents and manages risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints impacting delivery efforts.
● Develops and coordinates operational controls, and associated metrics to measure success.
● Participates in periodic audits for solutions, planning, and delivery functions.
● Stays current with industry trends and best practices related to Reply LEA, MAO, Manhattan SCI, and
related technologies.
● Regular and reliable workplace attendance at your assigned location.
Non-Essential Functions Assists in other areas of the department as necessary. Assists in other areas of the company as necessary. Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery

Non-Essential Functions
● Assists in other areas of the department as necessary.
● Assists in other areas of the company as necessary.
Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery
● Same as Essential Functions
Experience, Skills, Education & Licenses/Certifications
Required:
● 3+ years’ experience working with Reply LEA, MAO,,or similar Supply Chain/Warehouse
Management systems.
● 3+ years’ experience developing reports using Manhattan SCI, IBM Cognos Analytics, or similar
BI/Analytics/Reporting platforms.
● Proven track record of successfully implementing and configuring Warehouse Management and
BOPIS solutions in a complex business environment.
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically, drive solutions, and
effectively negotiate with vendors/other teams to create a mutually beneficial solution.
● Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy.
● Detail-oriented and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze a situation for potential
future problems.
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with
cross-functional teams.
● Ability to quickly learn new technology; dedication to developing deep knowledge of available data
and data tools, while managing multiple efforts.
● Resourceful, self-motivated, and accountable team player with a constructive mindset.
● Ability to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on-call
responsibilities on a rotational basis.
● Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.
Recommended:
● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
● Familiarity with working with vendors under a SaaS model.
● Familiarity with client business areas from an IT perspective.
● Experience with service and project management tools ServiceNow, Jira, or similar tools.
● Successful internal candidates will have spent one year or more on their current team.
Other Conditions
● Management will review the Job Analysis for this position prior to a job offer.

Skills, Education & Licenses/Certifications
Required: 3+ years' experience working with BI technologies and tools, such as IBM Cognos, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau; proven and successful implementations of Microsoft Power BI. 2+ years' of experience with Power BI. 1+ years' using programing languages, such as Java, C#, DAX, MDX, SQL, Python. 1+ years' BI related experience using ETL, Data warehousing management, Data Mining, Report Designer or development; ability to write complex SQL queries against a variety of data sources. Experience in using Azure cloud architecture, low code power apps, visualization technologies. Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Recommended: BA/BS or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent software/services experience. Microsoft Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platforms, IBM Cognos, Tableau certifications. Azure Certifications. Experience with Git / Azure DevOps. Experience delivering reporting design, visualizations, and solutions through agile software development methodologies. Experience working with sensitive data and ecommerce/distribution/logistics business areas. Exposure to the retail industry. Exposure to developing solutions for retail metrics (sales, inventory, margin, projections etc.). Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience with UC4 Job Scheduler or similar Job Schedulers, Power Automate toolset. Successful internal candidates will have spent one year or more on their current team. Other Conditions Management will review the Job Analysis for this position prior to a job offer

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