Enterprise Resources Planning Business Analyst

Donaldson Timber Systems; Witney, Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading timber solutions provider in Witney is seeking an early career ERP Business Analyst to optimize business systems. You will work closely with managers to identify challenges and implement improvements without needing to code. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and a minimum of 2 years' experience in an ERP-related role. This position entails project leadership and fostering relationships across the business to enhance system functionality, making a genuine impact in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Business Systems Analyst/ERP role.
• Understanding of ERP systems like IFS or Epicor BisTrack.
• Ability to manage multiple projects of varying size and complexity.
• Strong understanding of function areas such as Manufacturing, Sales, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in Business Systems IT projects.
• Develop strong relationships to influence IT solutions.
• Assess current business processes and recommend improvements.
• Document functional and technical requirements.

Skills

Business Systems Analysis

ERP Systems knowledge

SQL Query writing

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

2+ years of experience in a related role

Tools

Power BI

MS SQL Server

Job description

Role Overview

Turn business challenges into smarter system solutions

We’re looking for an early career ERP Business Analyst who is curious about how businesses really work and motivated by making systems better serve people, processes and performance.

Based at one of our three offices: Witney Oxfordshire, Aberdeen, Scotland or Central Scotland.

This role is ideal for someone with a solid grounding in business systems and ERP, who enjoys working closely with managers and leaders to uncover blockers, spot opportunities and turn real world challenges into practical, value adding solutions. You won’t be writing code or acting as a developer. Instead, you’ll be at the centre of the business, using insight, analysis and collaboration to help our ERP and wider systems work smarter across our teams.

If you’re a confident communicator with a minimum of 2 years’ experience, strong business awareness and an appetite to grow your career in a complex, fast-moving manufacturing environment, this is a role where you can make a genuine impact.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a project lead or team member in Business Systems IT projects
• Develop positive customer relationships which make it possible to influence change while collaborating in defining and implementing business focussed IT solutions
• Work with the business to assess current business processes and recommend best practices and define innovative solutions
• Interact with business end user community to understand a specific need, document new functional /technical requirements and work with other IT team members to implement solutions.
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain business application software solutions
• Keep abreast of external developments that may benefit the business
• Work with the Business Systems Manager, Group Technology Director, and other members of the IT team, to develop the systems roadmap and systems architecture for the group
• Participate in support instances to resolve Business System related issues as soon as possible.
• Limited installation & config of business systems related infrastructure as required

Essential Skills

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst/ERP Analyst or similar role
• Experience of an ERP system, preferably IFS or Epicor BisTrack but knowledge of other ERP systems (e.g., Dynamics, Infor etc.) will be considered.
• Understanding of RDBMS, particularly MS SQL Server or Oracle, and ability to write SQL queries
• Strong communication (verbal, written) skills, and ability to work with all levels of the organization effectively.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple projects of varying size and complexity concurrently.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of functional business areas including, but not limited to Manufacturing, Sales, Inventory, Finance, Quoting, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving, required.

Beneficial Skills

• Experience with Power BI, Phocas or equivalent Business Intelligence reporting toolset.
• Some knowledge of Crystal Reports, SQL Reporting Services or similar reporting tools.
• Cloud experience – experience or understanding of working with SAAS provided solutions
• Experience of working in a Manufacturing environment
• Experience with Barcoding solutions
• Experience of timber or construction industry beneficial but not essential

You will be required at times to visit different sites across the group to participate in project work so a full clean driving license is necessary.

Desired Attributes

We want people who bring the right mix of skill, attitude, and character, people who take pride in their work and want to grow with us.You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Strong core skills for the role and a willingness to keep learning
• A positive, proactive attitude and pride in doing things well
• Integrity, professionalism, and a respect for others
• A strong customer mindset, internally and externally
• The ability to think clearly, solve problems, and make good decisions
• A collaborative style that supports their team and builds trust
• Ambition and the desire to develop your career as we grow

A bit about us

Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.

Our purpose is simple.We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.

In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.

Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited and sustainable.

We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.

Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.

We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.

We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary and package, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career.

We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.

Join us and make a difference.