Senior Business Analyst - French Speaking

Brakes Food Shop; London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to enhance their European Supply Chain strategy. This role involves translating business needs into technical requirements, managing change initiatives, and requires fluency in English and French. The ideal candidate will have experience in technology-driven environments and strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Cash car allowance

Private medical health care

Flexible discounts and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale projects involving business process and technology changes.
• Fluency in English and French is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear technical requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with technical teams.
• Plan and manage small-scale change initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Experience as a Technology Business Analyst

Tools

Business Analyst tools and techniques

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - French Speaking

Full-time

London - Remote

Competitive

Job Description

Sysco, who’s operating companies are made up of Brakes, Fresh Direct, kff & Medina, are now recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst to join the Technology team on a 2-year fixed term contract.

What will I be doing?

Reporting to the Technology Lead, you’ll support our European Supply Chain strategy by working across a range of strategic initiatives. In this key role, you’ll partner with cross-functional internal and external teams to elicit, interpret, and capture business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements and acceptance criteria. You will help prioritise these requirements based on business value and alignment with strategic outcomes. Throughout the change lifecycle, expect to work closely with both business and technical stakeholders to ensure proposed solutions effectively address business needs. This role will also play a critical role in bridging communication between operational and technical teams, acting as a translator where needed, and be empowered to challenge and influence decisions to maintain alignment with overall business strategy and delivery plans. Additionally, you will be responsible for planning and managing small-scale change initiatives.

This is a home-based role within the UK, however occasional travel across our GB and European Supply Chain network will be required, so flexibility with travel is required.

Fluency in both English and French is essential, as this role involves regular interaction with teams and stakeholders across multiple European regions.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for translating business needs into clear technical requirements, ensuring proposed solution meets agreed outcomes.
• Key role in communicating between the business and technology, acting as a translator where necessary.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and surveys to gather detailed insights.
• Collaborate with technical teams to design scalable solutions aligned with business goals.
• Support change initiatives by documenting processes and identifying impacts.
• Planning and managing small scale change where needed.
• Ensure personal knowledge and exposure to business change opportunities remains up to date, appropriate and relevant.
• Promote knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving.
• To work within internal project delivery governance processes, with familiarity of both agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams—including supply chain planners, logistics experts, IT developers, and third-party vendors—to design and implement technology-driven solutions that drive operational efficiency, enhance visibility, and support strategic decision-making across the supply chain network.

About you:

Experience as a Technology Business Analyst, particularly in large-scale projects involving business process and technology changes is required, preferably within the Supply Chain technology domain areas such as: Planning, Forecast, Demand, Vendor Portals and / or a FMCG / wholesale / retail environment. Fluent with written and verbal communication in both English and French language is essential.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to build strong, long-lasting relationships with stakeholders through positive and proactive engagement. With excellent communication and questioning skills, enabling you to extract detailed requirements and insights effectively. Strong attention to detail and organisational skills is required to clearly present and document information tailored to project needs. A strong analytical and inquisitive mindset with the ability to think both tactically and strategically, offering practical solutions to complex problems. Experienced in identifying risks and issues early in the project lifecycle and suggesting appropriate mitigation strategies. You’ll also demonstrate leadership by guiding and coaching peers in similar roles and will be comfortable taking initiative and leading with minimal supervision. With solid Business Analyst experience in a technology-driven environment, you will have previously supported the successful delivery of large-scale projects involving both business process and technology change. Proficiency in Business Analyst tools and techniques, with experience working in both waterfall and agile methodologies, is essential.

You can expect to receive a competitive salary, cash car allowance, enrolment into the Sysco pension scheme, private medical health care and a range of flexible discounts and benefits you can opt into.

Additional Information

At Sysco International everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco International and we recognise that Sysco International can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.