Senior Business Analyst - Source to pay

Nomad Foods Limited; Woking; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading frozen food company is seeking a Senior Business Analyst - Source to Pay to manage SAP Ariba initiatives. This role involves leading teams, supporting procurement processes, and ensuring system improvements. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical skills, experience in procurement, and knowledge of ERP systems like SAP. Full-time position offering opportunities for growth within the company, headquartered in the UK.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Inclusive team culture

Ambitious employer with recognized brands

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximize business advantage.
• 5-8 years Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments.
• Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collection and documentation of business requirements.
• Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams and project teams.
• Evaluate industry solutions and incorporate them into analysis.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Knowledge of ERP systems

Experience in Procurement

5-8 years Business Analysis experience

Knowledge of SAP Ariba

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4 HANA

Job description

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Proud to present an opportunity to join our Central Business solution team as a Senior S2P Business Analyst to own our SAP Ariba division. We have a vacancy for a Senior Business Analyst – Source to Pay (S2P), leading a team of permanent and contract Business Analysts and Functional Consultants, working across a portfolio of projects and changes. The role ensures business requirements are delivered with benefits, cost reductions and/or service improvements.

This role will have specific responsibility for supporting our Source-to-Pay process and system related application initiatives in the Middle Office function. Strong experience in Procurement and other relevant Supply Chain areas, all the way through to invoicing, is expected.

About the role

• Management & Strategy: Work with Business Partners to perform strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change within the Technology Team. Act as workstream lead on large projects, or overall lead on small projects or large changes. Provide leadership to Business Analyst teams, and matrix project teams (BA’s, Infrastructure Analysts, Solution Designers, Service Delivery, Outsource partners etc.)
• Business Analysis: Lead the collection, understanding, documentation and translation of the business requirements for changes and complex projects, into functional specifications and detailed test plans. Ensure that all activities comply with relevant Operating model procedures, including relevant Service Management, Project Lifecycle Management and Sarbanes Oxley controls.
• Process Design: Provide Business Process design and documentation expertise, recommending business process and/or system improvements using formal (and informal) techniques. Lead the development and implementation of these improvements / new processes.
• Business Knowledge & Expertise: Lead continuous improvement and capability build for Business Analyst community, collaborating with other Senior Business Analysts. Evaluate industry and competitor solutions, and incorporate into own thinking, analysis and solution design

About you

• Strong analytical skills coupled with knowledge of how IT applications can maximize business advantage.
• Knowledge of market leading ERP systems and related process implementations for SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA.
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba or similar relevant applications supporting the S2P process.
• Knowledge of supplier excellence and vendor management programmer.
• Experience of IT Service Delivery and Application support.
• Experience of managing a team.
• 5-8yrs Business Analysis, covering both Waterfall and Agile project environments. Demonstrable knowledge and successful application of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of various business analysis techniques.

What we can offer you

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential.
• A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference.
• The potential to progress your career across different areas of the Nomad Foods Group.
• We’re on an exceptional adventure and offer a truly purpose led career. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future.

Who are we

Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €3.2 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only 10 years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability. Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose – become frozen food world champions - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.

At Nomad Foods we're proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Purchasing

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Wholesale Food and Beverage