About The Role
Systems Analyst
Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Type: Permanent
Working Pattern:
Hybrid working (Once to twice a week, or as needed by projects)
Who Are we?
MandM is one of the biggest employers in Herefordshire and one of Europe’s leading online, off-price retailers, selling branded Fashion, Sport & Outdoor products for Men, Women and Children.
We offer our customers fantastic value by partnering with companies who we have built long-term relationships with, enabling us to offer our customers big household names and up-and-coming brands, giving fantastic value all year round.
We are located in the heart of Hereford City Centre in our brand new, state-of-the-art office. The modern, stylish workspace was designed to encourage collaborative working, teamwork and creativity - everything that MandM is all about.
As our business continues to grow we are recruiting for a talented
Systems Analyst
to join our growing team. Why not come be a part of our journey to success and take advantage of all MandM can offer you!
More than a role
Competitive Salary: Your talent deserves recognition
Company bonus: We succeed, you benefit
Career Growth: Opportunity to grow
Staff Discounts: Stay stylish with our exclusive discounts.
Company Pension: Secure your financial future.
Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 5 weeks of well-deserved breaks. You even have the option to buy an extra week
Birthday Delight: Take your special day off to celebrate YOU
Free Parking
Health & Wellbeing programme; we’ll look after you
The Role Scope
As a Systems Analyst, you will partner closely with the Heads of Function within IT for the analysis of current solutions as well as supporting the non-functional and technical requirements of new projects. For new projects, you would work with the Head of Delivery Management and with members of the PMO (including business analysts) to support the work undertaken by IT development and IT operations.
Overall you would be analysing current software, systems and processes as well as project requirements so that they meet the business needs. You will document systems/solutions, and processes and identify requirements to adapt and enhance them, with the aim of improving business efficiency and productivity. You would also review non-functional project requirements to aid solutions design. Having a good understanding of what a solutions architect does would be desirable for the development of this role.
Role key responsibilities
Review, analyse and document the organisation’s systems and processes to aid understanding
Identify system and process problems by conferring with teams; evaluating procedures and processes
Be able to quickly learn about the operational details of systems and departments in order to understand processes and system interactions, and recommend appropriate non-functional improvements
Use this understanding to advise on ways to boost productivity, efficiency and accuracy of systems and processes
Translate business requirements, with a technical lens, into functional and non-functional specifications and collaborate in the production of design documentation
Be able to dig into the details of how a requirement might actually be implemented in code or process, going to a lower more technical level of detail than a standard business analyst
Map and document interfaces between systems, both legacy and new.
Document DB schemas and data structures, including transitory data.
Structure business process models, showing systems interaction.
Promote MVP principles to ensure non-functional/systems requirements deliver what the business needs, identifying technical scope creep to minimise spend and maximise benefits
Ensure that non-functional requirements such as Security, Scalability, Resilience and Usability are considered as part of business requirements
Develop highly effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation to understand vision and deliver the optimal solution; be the technical conduit between the customer and the delivery teams
Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of Analysis best practice, including self-development, to maximise effectiveness and productivity
About You
Skill/competency
A strong technical and analytical skill set that can support system design with clear insights into current business practices
A good understanding of data modelling/structures and event state modelling.
Process improvement, six-sigma, lean processing experience; a general interest in the way an organisation’s systems and processes work together and can be improved. Focusing on the systems and data, and working with the business analysts who will focus on the business process.
A methodical, investigative and inquisitive mind
A logical approach to problem solving
Excellent business acumen
Excellent communicator, able to comprehend and translate technical or complex issues clearly to meet the competency level of the audience
Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations and explain technical detail
Assertive and confident with a natural ability to facilitate conflict resolution but make tough decisions when required
Nice to haves
Experience of Agile working
eCommerce, OMS, CRM/CMS and logistics experience
Data warehouse and a knowledge of AI e.g. Big Data (data lakes), Big Query
Security and working with an ISMS e.g. GDPR and IASME
Using Google Workspace (cloud-based tools that help with productivity and collaboration).
Cloud experience (GCP would be ideal).
Jira and Confluence experience
Experience or an interest in Solutions Architecture (as in the role of a Solutions Architect).
The ability to solicit, and define non-functional requirements for infrastructure projects. A decent level of awareness of infrastructure would be very beneficial.
About Us
At MandM, our employees are driven by a shared commitment to excellence and making a real impact in the industry. We pride ourselves on upholding these core values in everything we do.
The people
Integrity
Teamwork
Accountability
Entrepreneurial approach
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Systems Analyst
Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Type: Permanent
Working Pattern:
Hybrid working (Once to twice a week, or as needed by projects)
Who Are we?
MandM is one of the biggest employers in Herefordshire and one of Europe’s leading online, off-price retailers, selling branded Fashion, Sport & Outdoor products for Men, Women and Children.
We offer our customers fantastic value by partnering with companies who we have built long-term relationships with, enabling us to offer our customers big household names and up-and-coming brands, giving fantastic value all year round.
We are located in the heart of Hereford City Centre in our brand new, state-of-the-art office. The modern, stylish workspace was designed to encourage collaborative working, teamwork and creativity - everything that MandM is all about.
As our business continues to grow we are recruiting for a talented
Systems Analyst
to join our growing team. Why not come be a part of our journey to success and take advantage of all MandM can offer you!
More than a role
Competitive Salary: Your talent deserves recognition
Company bonus: We succeed, you benefit
Career Growth: Opportunity to grow
Staff Discounts: Stay stylish with our exclusive discounts.
Company Pension: Secure your financial future.
Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 5 weeks of well-deserved breaks. You even have the option to buy an extra week
Birthday Delight: Take your special day off to celebrate YOU
Free Parking
Health & Wellbeing programme; we’ll look after you
The Role Scope
As a Systems Analyst, you will partner closely with the Heads of Function within IT for the analysis of current solutions as well as supporting the non-functional and technical requirements of new projects. For new projects, you would work with the Head of Delivery Management and with members of the PMO (including business analysts) to support the work undertaken by IT development and IT operations.
Overall you would be analysing current software, systems and processes as well as project requirements so that they meet the business needs. You will document systems/solutions, and processes and identify requirements to adapt and enhance them, with the aim of improving business efficiency and productivity. You would also review non-functional project requirements to aid solutions design. Having a good understanding of what a solutions architect does would be desirable for the development of this role.
Role key responsibilities
Review, analyse and document the organisation’s systems and processes to aid understanding
Identify system and process problems by conferring with teams; evaluating procedures and processes
Be able to quickly learn about the operational details of systems and departments in order to understand processes and system interactions, and recommend appropriate non-functional improvements
Use this understanding to advise on ways to boost productivity, efficiency and accuracy of systems and processes
Translate business requirements, with a technical lens, into functional and non-functional specifications and collaborate in the production of design documentation
Be able to dig into the details of how a requirement might actually be implemented in code or process, going to a lower more technical level of detail than a standard business analyst
Map and document interfaces between systems, both legacy and new.
Document DB schemas and data structures, including transitory data.
Structure business process models, showing systems interaction.
Promote MVP principles to ensure non-functional/systems requirements deliver what the business needs, identifying technical scope creep to minimise spend and maximise benefits
Ensure that non-functional requirements such as Security, Scalability, Resilience and Usability are considered as part of business requirements
Develop highly effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation to understand vision and deliver the optimal solution; be the technical conduit between the customer and the delivery teams
Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of Analysis best practice, including self-development, to maximise effectiveness and productivity
About You
Skill/competency
A strong technical and analytical skill set that can support system design with clear insights into current business practices
A good understanding of data modelling/structures and event state modelling.
Process improvement, six-sigma, lean processing experience; a general interest in the way an organisation’s systems and processes work together and can be improved. Focusing on the systems and data, and working with the business analysts who will focus on the business process.
A methodical, investigative and inquisitive mind
A logical approach to problem solving
Excellent business acumen
Excellent communicator, able to comprehend and translate technical or complex issues clearly to meet the competency level of the audience
Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations and explain technical detail
Assertive and confident with a natural ability to facilitate conflict resolution but make tough decisions when required
Nice to haves
Experience of Agile working
eCommerce, OMS, CRM/CMS and logistics experience
Data warehouse and a knowledge of AI e.g. Big Data (data lakes), Big Query
Security and working with an ISMS e.g. GDPR and IASME
Using Google Workspace (cloud-based tools that help with productivity and collaboration).
Cloud experience (GCP would be ideal).
Jira and Confluence experience
Experience or an interest in Solutions Architecture (as in the role of a Solutions Architect).
The ability to solicit, and define non-functional requirements for infrastructure projects. A decent level of awareness of infrastructure would be very beneficial.
About Us
At MandM, our employees are driven by a shared commitment to excellence and making a real impact in the industry. We pride ourselves on upholding these core values in everything we do.
The people
Integrity
Teamwork
Accountability
Entrepreneurial approach
#J-18808-Ljbffr
