Strategic Applications Analyst: Drive Process Improvements

Winchester Ammunition; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Winchester Ammunition in Independence, MO seeks an Applications Business Analyst to gather, define, and document functional and technical requirements for application development or deployment, collaborating with business stakeholders and IT to enhance operations and ensure successful implementation of new or enhanced solutions.

The role focuses on analyzing processes, leading requirement sessions, translating needs into developer specs, and delivering clear documentation and testing outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in application development, data visualization, and innovative system solutions.
• Strong technical, analytical, and user-centered design skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and present findings clearly across business groups to design a cross functional application.
• Experience in process documentation, project management, user testing, and stakeholder collaboration, with the ability to prioritize and adapt as needed.
• Proficient in Microsoft Visio, Teams, PPM360, and PowerBI; demonstrates exceptional critical thinking and reliable follow-through

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current-state business processes, anticipate requirements, and uncover areas for improvement based on industry standards and user needs.
• Schedule, plan, and lead requirement gathering and review meetings; Convert business requirements to developer-friendly specifications and ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Drive identification of detailed requirements analysis across business units; Identify and document systems processes through evaluation of real-time data.
• Develop forward-thinking systems prototypes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels; Ensure maximum functionality of systems in production through the development of user requirements.
• Perform, evaluate, and communicate thorough quality assurance at every state of systems development, and perform user acceptance testing.
• Partner with stakeholder teams across business units (i.e., sales, finance, operations, engineering, security, compliance) to collaboratively develop necessary analysis and documentation.
• Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate and deliver requirements and documents.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

User-centered design

Data visualization

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Technology/related field

Tools

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Teams

PPM360

PowerBI

Job description

Winchester Ammunition in Independence, MO seeks an Applications Business Analyst to gather, define, and document functional and technical requirements for application development or deployment, collaborating with business stakeholders and IT to enhance operations and ensure successful implementation of new or enhanced solutions.

The role focuses on analyzing processes, leading requirement sessions, translating needs into developer specs, and delivering clear documentation and testing outcomes.