Business Analyst

IKEA Core Business Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and delivered to our customers. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels at lowest total cost.
Supply Chain Development (SCD, a part of Core Business Supply) is going into the next phase of a great journey. By gathering the end-to-end supply chain development agenda into one organisation, embedding process and the development and management of digital solutions into the business, we create the best preconditions for meeting the future with the right competences and business capabilities. By this we will also create the preconditions to a world class supply chain that enable IKEA to efficiently respond to the ever-changing customer needs.
The SCD function includes five areas; Sourcing, Design & Planning, Execution, Intralogistics & Market logistics. Additionally SCD has three assignments to lead and keep together the overarching development in the field of Technology in Supply, Packaging & Identification for total IKEA and the Development Networks to lead collaborative innovation approach around Logistics and Fulfilment. Three support functions will be key to support the whole organisation: BN & Portfolio mgmt., Communication and People & Culture. Our mission is to design & secure the preconditions for a world class supply chain, run and improve everyday solutions, keep together and optimise the development and innovation agenda.
The assignment:
As a Business Analyst you are responsible for clarifying business needs, requirements management and solution evaluation. Furthermore you will:
Identify potential improvements: to elicit, analyse, challenge and document all business needs.
Set up a business analysis approach and plan to support the selected business development activities (initiatives and releases).
Identify the business consequences and risks with solution alternatives for process, organisation, tools and information.
Assure quality and traceability of stakeholder needs and business requirements, and support the evaluation of solution alternatives.
Communicate, clarify and safeguard evolving business needs along a project or solution life cycle.
Clarify business needs during definition and validation of high level & low level design in cooperation with architects and developers.
Review test plans and test cases to ensure compliance to the requirements. Support the planning and execution of testing activities.
Responsible for securing and handing over requirement related artefacts to development and line organisation.
Consulted in the creation of solution documentation and in the creation of the ‘learning offer’ for the solution.
Support business benefit realisation through continuous improvement of solutions and their usage.

Are you the right candidate?
To be successful in this role you need to have/be:
Good knowledge of the relevant business process, it strategies and connections to other processes.
Good at facilitating, planning and managing workshops and activities.
Understanding of different delivery methods and software lifecycle management.
Good knowledge of test methods and tools with focus on acceptance testing and good understanding of unit, system and integration testing.
Understanding of IKEA application landscape and the technology & architectural aspects of the solutions as well as implemented functionality.
Analytical ability to elicit, find patterns and identify opportunities in a structured manner.
You have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing and can describe complex things in a simple and comprehensive way.
Eager to work in a global environment and to accept and take advantage of diversity.
Keen interest in information technology and its impact on business processes.
Focused on common interests and agenda, to build trust and partnership and reach common goals.
Eager to learn, keen on details, willingness to know “Why”.
You have experience to work with persons at different location towards common goals.
You are familiar with BABOK methodology.
You have experience from working with Confluence and Jira.

Additional information
Your Next Challenge? Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application in English. Apply no later than the 9th of July but please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate