Business Analyst- Supply Chain
Contract Role | Retail | Supply Chain Transformation
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical Senior Business Analyst to join a large-scale retail transformation programme focused on Supply Chain Forecasting and Replenishment.
The successful candidate will play a key role throughout the project lifecycle, from discovery and business case development through to solution delivery, testing, implementation and business support. This role requires a strong Business Analyst who can engage effectively with business and technical stakeholders while translating complex business requirements into practical technology solutions.
Experience within retail supply chain environments is essential, with exposure to forecasting, replenishment and inventory optimisation initiatives. Experience working with AI-enabled forecasting platforms such as Relex or similar solutions will be highly advantageous.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery & Business Analysis- Participate in the Discovery Phase, contributing to business cases, solution design and high-level requirements.
- Assist with solution architecture discussions and business process design.
- Analyse current business processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation.
- Conduct impact assessments across business processes, systems and stakeholders.
- Support solution evaluation and recommend improvements aligned to business objectives.
- Develop and execute the Business Analysis approach and delivery plan.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews and discovery sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
- Elicit, analyse, validate and document business and functional requirements.
- Produce high-quality Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specifications and supporting documentation.
- Translate business requirements into:
- Epics
- Features
- User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Ensure requirements are complete, traceable and aligned to business objectives.
- Document current ("As-Is") and future ("To-Be") business processes.
- Perform gap analysis and identify process improvement opportunities.
- Recommend streamlined business processes that improve operational efficiency.
- Facilitate business process validation with stakeholders.
- Work closely with Solution Architects, Developers, Product Owners, Vendors and Project Managers throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Support Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies where applicable.
- Participate in backlog refinement and solution clarification sessions.
- Assist with solution validation throughout development.
- Define and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Prepare test scenarios and test cases.
- Coordinate UAT activities with