Business Analyst

Howden
4 days ago
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We are looking for another Business Analyst to join our busy Digital & Business Systems Product Delivery Team based in Howden, Yorkshire. As a FTSE 100 business with an ambitious growth agenda, this role offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with the Digital & Business Systems team on a broad range of manufacturing, digital or trade projects

The team work in the office 4 days a week with 1 day from home. 

What will I be doing as a Business Analyst?

  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs.
  • Run workshops to gather requirements and identify risks and dependencies.
  • Create process maps (current and future) and documentation to support changes.
  • Document requirements in tools like Azure DevOps and turn them into user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
  • Work with architects to define non-functional requirements and project metrics.
  • Refine user stories with product, development, testing, and architecture teams to prepare for upcoming sprints.
  • Validate requirements during delivery to ensure they meet business needs and acceptance criteria is met.
  • Actively participate in team meetings, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Act as a bridge between business and technical teams for clear communication.
  • Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and provide regular updates.
  • Promote and lead best practices in Business Analysis across the team and department.

    What do we need from you

  • Minimum of 3 years Business Analysis experience is desirable.
  • Proficiency with BA tools and techniques, i.e. Visio, Lucid chart, Azure DevOps, Jira, facilitation and elicitation.
  • Experience managing complex business solutions.
  • Understanding of both Agile and Waterfall principles, and when to use the right methodology.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Experienced in meeting facilitation, with the ability to run successful sessions with various groups of people to ensure a successful outcome
  • Prioritise effectively and be comfortable taking ownership of issues and facilitating their resolution.
  • Ability to challenge technology and business process, when necessary, to ensure the right solution delivers the optimal business process.
  • Qualification in Business Analysis is desirable i.e. Requirements Engineering, Business Process Modelling, Agile Business Analysis.
  • Experience in the Trade, Retail and Digital sectors desirable.

    What we can offer you

  • Competitive salary and annual company bonus
  • Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
  • Staff Discount
  • Free lunch onsite
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

    About Howdens:

    Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware.  We have over 950 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals.  Last year our sales reached circa 2.4bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. 

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