Senior S2P Business Analyst

Nomad Foods; Woking; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading frozen food company in the UK is seeking a Senior S2P Business Analyst to lead the SAP Ariba division. The role involves managing a team to drive business requirements, improve processes, and ensure effective delivery of initiatives. Candidates should have 5-8 years of business analysis experience, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of procurement processes. This position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and up to 25% bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Up to 25% bonus

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of Business Analysis in Waterfall and Agile environments.
• Demonstrable knowledge of business analysis techniques.
• Experience in IT Service Delivery and Application support.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic reviews and deliver systems and business functional change.
• Document and translate business requirements for complex projects.
• Provide business process design and documentation expertise.

Skills

Business Analysis

Strong analytical skills

Knowledge of SAP Ariba

Team management

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4 HANA

Job description

Competitive salary, car allowance and up to 25% bonus and other benefits

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:

We need someone who will lead the 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. Some of the must have requirement are the followings:

• 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.
• 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

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.