Business and Solutions Analyst

Boardroom Appointments; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Gauteng seeks a Business and Solutions Analyst to manage integration projects and provide consultancy to suppliers and customers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, strong communication skills, and IT solution design expertise. Responsibilities include documenting business processes and optimizing integration strategies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in partner integration projects, preferably in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Retail.
• Significant Project Management experience with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Strong English communication skills (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of all aspects of company's processing platform.
• Provide pre-sales consultancy to suppliers and customers.
• Document business processes and present solutions for sign-off.

Skills

Partner integration experience

Project management

Strong English communication

IT solution design

Integration protocols familiarity

Process analysis

Training delivery experience

Job description

About the job Business and Solutions Analyst

Business and Solutions Analyst

Competencies and Requirements

Proven experience in partner integration projects, preferably in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Retail environments.

Significant Project Management experience with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong English communication skills (spoken and written).

Skills Required

Technical expertise in IT solution design, specification, and development.

Familiarity with integration protocols.

Experience in delivering integrations to both external and internal solutions.

Understanding of business operations and associated processes.

Process analysis experience.

Systems understanding with testing experience.

Experience in delivering training to various groups, from Junior Staff to Executive Level.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of The Company's processing platform as related to integration projects.
• Provide pre-sales consultancy to prospective and current suppliers, principals, and customers in conjunction with Business colleagues.
• Proactively present The Company'spreferred technical architectures and integration methods to:
• Maximise functionality, platform consistency, and commercial advantage.

Minimise costs, risks, and time-to-market.

• Collaborate with technical staff from principals, suppliers, and customers to design end-to-end integration solutions.
• Create integration project plans in collaboration with PMO resources, internal teams, and third parties.
• Initiate projects within the IT team by:

Clearly communicating project plans and delivery expectations to all stakeholders.

• Document business processes, analyze for optimization/streamlining, and present solutions to business for sign-off.
• Take full ownership and accountability for execution of integration, development, and/or process optimization projects, including:

Facilitating physical network connectivity.

Coordinating technical calls with partner engineering staff.

Ensuring development aligns with specs and solution designs.

Facilitating file exchange and testing processes (DEV and UNIT).

Preparing documentation for sign-off processes.

• Lead efforts to scope, size, document, and implement approved solutions, including user training when required.
• Maintain visibility on all project efforts through weekly reporting to the CIO and other relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a technology Functional Expert to The Company Business, customers, suppliers, and principals; assist in incident/issue resolution.
• Promote standardisation, consistency, and quality throughout The Company and its stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CIO.