Strategic Footwear IT Business Analyst

Rocky-Brands; Nelsonville (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocky-Brands is seeking an IT Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and technology teams across footwear and apparel operations. You will analyze processes, gather requirements, and support solutions that improve efficiency, data accuracy, and profitability.

The role covers product development, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, wholesale, retail, eCommerce, and customer service. You will develop BRDs, process flows, and functional specs, while collaborating with numerous departments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Three or more years of IT Business Analyst experience.
• Experience in footwear, apparel, retail, manufacturing, or consumer goods preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as System 21 Aurora, Infor M3, SAP, Oracle, or MS Dynamics.
• Experience supporting cross-functional business operations and technology projects.
• Advanced Excel; Power BI or similar reporting tools; SQL familiarity.
• Proficiency in requirements gathering, process mapping, data analysis, testing, and project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify process improvements and gather requirements.
• Develop process flows, use cases, and BRDs.
• Facilitate interviews/workshops and translate requirements into functional designs.
• Analyze footwear processes including product lifecycle, SKU creation, sourcing, manufacturing, and inventory.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Merchandising, Sourcing, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Operations, Distribution, Retail, eCommerce, and IT teams.
• Analyze data, develop reports, promote data integrity across ERP, eCommerce, and warehouse systems.
• Support enterprise projects from planning to deployment and post-implementation support.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validate system functionality.
• Create procedures, user docs, and train end-users.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional knowledge of business processes and systems.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

SQL

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems

Cross-functional work

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

System 21 Aurora

Infor M3

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Rocky-Brands is seeking an IT Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and technology teams across footwear and apparel operations. You will analyze processes, gather requirements, and support solutions that improve efficiency, data accuracy, and profitability.

The role covers product development, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, wholesale, retail, eCommerce, and customer service. You will develop BRDs, process flows, and functional specs, while collaborating with numerous departments