Senior Business Analyst

Travis Perkins plc; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company car allowance

Generous pension

Save as you earn

Employee discounts

Private medical

Job summary

Travis Perkins Central Services is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the Technology function, acting as a strategic bridge between operational stakeholders and technical delivery teams to shape business analysis approaches across multiple projects. If you excel at solving ambiguous problems and translating strategic change into robust requirements, we would love to hear from you!

The role operates in a hybrid pattern with regular attendance at the Head Office in Northampton (2 days per

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering large, complex business-critical projects.
• Experience driving continuous process improvements in a large organisation.
• Deep knowledge of BA techniques and ability to coach others.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and clear communication of complex concepts.
• Growth mindset and ability to work autonomously in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Requirements elicitation, management, and acceptance criteria for large initiatives.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, drive consensus across teams.
• Analyse and redesign complex processes to improve efficiency and performance.
• Assess proposed technical/operational solutions for strategic fit and value.
• Mentor, coach and develop Business Analysts and junior team members.
• Champion BA standards and delivery methodologies (Agile and Waterfall).
• Apply structured problem solving to translate business problems into IT deliverables.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Requirements elicitation

Agile & Waterfall

Mentoring

Root-cause analysis

Education

Business Analysis Qualifications

Job description

Travis Perkins Central Services is now hiring for an analytical, influential, and forward-thinking Senior Business Analyst to join our Technology function.

Reporting directly to the Lead Business Analyst, you will act as a key strategic bridge between operational stakeholders and technical delivery teams, shaping business analysis approaches across multiple projects and championing delivery standards. If you are an accomplished Business Analyst who excels at solving ambiguous problems, challenging senior stakeholders constructively and translating strategic change into robust requirements, we would love to hear from you!

Working Pattern:

• Hybrid Working: This role follows a hybrid working model with the expectation of regular attendance at the Head Office in Northampton 2 days a week.

The Opportunity:

As Senior Business Analyst, you will lead the analysis on, complex and high-impact initiatives.

You will dive into ambiguous business situations to critically evaluate potential solutions, interrogate end-to-end processes and ensure proposed changes deliver genuine commercial and customer value. Beyond individual deliverables, you will serve as a role model across our BA community, setting best practice standards, conducting peer reviews and coaching colleagues to elevate our overall business analysis capability.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Requirements Elicitation & Management: Leading the definition, elicitation, and documentation of clear, testable business requirements and acceptance criteria for large, complex initiatives.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Managing and influencing stakeholders up to a senior level, challenging assumptions constructively, and driving consensus across diverse teams.

• Process Modelling & Continuous Improvement: Analysing, modelling and redesigning complex business processes to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance operational performance.

• Solution Assessment: Critically assessing proposed technical and operational solutions to ensure strategic alignment, commercial feasibility and tangible value delivery.

• Mentoring & Capability Development: Mentoring, guiding and coaching Business Analysts and Junior BAs to support their development and ensure quality standards.

• Quality Assurance & Best Practice: Championing BA standards and delivery methodologies (Agile and Waterfall).

• Root-Cause Problem Solving: Exploring ambiguous business challenges, applying structured analytical techniques and translating complex business problems into clear IT deliverables.

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience operating as a Business Analyst, delivering large, complex business-critical projects.

• Experience driving continuous process improvement initiatives within a large organisation.

• Deep knowledge of business analysis techniques with the ability to share and teach these methods to others.

• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and operational concepts clearly.

• Growth mindset, professional curiosity, and comfort operating with autonomy in ambiguous environments.

We'd Particularly Like to See:

• Business Analysis Qualifications.

• Proven experience working across geographically dispersed teams within both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

• Qualifications in process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma).

• Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts.

• Prior experience working within product development methodologies or major enterprise transformation programmes.

• Exposure to vendor selection processes and contract or stakeholder negotiation.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive base salary plus an annual bonus linked to business performance

• Company car allowance

• Generous pension scheme with matched contributions (based on length of service)

• Save as you earn and share schemes that let you share in the Group's success.

• Colleague discount across Travis Perkins Group brands - 20% off at Toolstation

• Private medical cover