Business Analyst (Industrial Engineering)

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Business Analyst specializing in Industrial Engineering in Cape Town. The candidate will design specifications from client requests, document business processes, and develop training manuals. A BCom Supply Chain is preferred along with strong analytical skills. The role includes interaction with stakeholders and requires proficiency in Excel and Word. Ideal for those with experience in Industrial Engineering and knowledge of production processes. This position offers an opportunity to influence clients significantly.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as an Industrial Engineer or similar role.
• Basic knowledge of a programming language.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and create specifications as requested by the sales and account management team.
• Collaborate with managers and consultants to document business processes.
• Develop training manuals and conduct training for clients.

Skills

BCom Supply Chain

Understanding of databases and networks

Stakeholder analysis

Good analytical and evaluative skills

Creative thinking

Education

BCom Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

About the job Business Analyst (Industrial Engineering)

BUSINESS ANALYST

• Design and creating specification as requested by the sales and account management team
• Collaborating with managers and consultants to effectively document business process
• Ensuring that the appropriate infrastructure elements, such as documents. Policy documents, manuals, periodicals, etc; are up to date and readily available
• Creating and developing functional system requirements for improving performances, quality, external interfaces, and constraints
• Checking and analysing derived requirements using standard templates for both used cases and detailed software
• Outlining specifications of the requirements using standard templates for both used cases and detailed software
• Managing requirements and making sure that are stored in automated systems
• Recording, manipulating, and making reports on the requirements that are in the rational tool suite
• Supervising requirements traceability and recording the status of the requirements through the course of the project
• Monitoring the changes in baseline requirements through effective application of change control processes and tools
• Contributing to the development of test plans and test scripts as well as performing test execution as required
• Document requirements gathering sessions with business partners and document use cases, requirements, UAT scenarios and other artifacts as applicable.
• Develop training manuals and conduct training to clients
• Develop automated functional testing and regression testing tool for business applications including web-based applications. Provide tools for automated testing capabilities for functional, regression, GUI, and data-driven testing.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

• Design control systems for clients to minimise costs and production issues
• Develop design and production standards in cooperation with management and client personnel
• Prepare material and equipment lists, cost analyses and estimated production costs
• Design the layout of facilities and determine personnel requirements of client
• Train client staff for new processes and provide instructions and manuals
• Ideally the successful incumbent should have.

BUSINESS ANALYST REQUIRED SKILLS

• BCom Supply Chain
• Basic software knowledge and skills
• Basic knowledge of a programming language
• Understanding of databases and networks
• Stakeholder analysis
• Planning, organizing, and structuring work
• Excel, Word, and other Word processing software programs
• Good analytical and evaluative skills
• Written and oral communication abilities
• Multitasking
• Good interpersonal skills
• Creative thinking
• Supply Chain knowledge

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING REQUIRED SKILLS

• Proven work experience as an Industrial Engineer or similar role
• Knowledge of production machinery, processes, and standards
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and presentation abilities
• Troubleshooting expertise and attention to detail