Senior IT Business Analyst

Kohler


Job Location:

Quedgeley - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior IT Business Analyst

Hybrid-with at least 3 days out of 5 per week onsite at our Quedgeley offices
Salary to be discussed on application excellent benefits including car cash allowance company bonus private health care and generous pension scheme

The Kohler EMEA IT function partners with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the UK Europe the Middle East and Africa as well as Kohlers Global Product Innovation (GPI) teams.

The EMEA IT team is responsible for delivering business-facing technology solutions supporting day-to-day operations and driving digital and technology-enabled transformation across a complex and varied landscape of markets functions and brands.

Within EMEA IT Senior Business Analysts (SBAs) act as an interface between the business and IT during all stages of the project lifecycle strengthening our ability identify shape and deliver high-impact projects and solutions. The SBA is critical to in driving practical outcomes and building foundational capability within our businesses.

The SBA will work in a matrixed way partnering with other Project & Programme Managers as well as central platform teams to drive their projects SBA role also plays a key role within EMEA IT working across our teams to continually develop and improve BA standards and outputs.

Role Purpose

As a Senior Business Analyst youll be instrumental in driving business change partnering with stakeholders to identify opportunities define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.

Youll lead analysis activities across complex projects from discovery through to delivery while mentoring other Business Analysts and promoting best practice. Acting as a trusted advisor youll influence decision-making challenge thinking and champion continuous improvement.

Working closely with Solution and Functional Architects youll help shape innovative business and technology solutions that deliver real value while fostering a collaborative and high-performing analysis community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage with stakeholders to identify define and document business needs and objectives
  • Utilise domain experience and expertise to enable businesses to maximize the benefits of existing system capabilities.
  • Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the business acting as a key point of contact and conduit into the wider IT organisation
  • Partner with stakeholders to identify and bring high-level definition to new project demand and initiatives
  • Lead and manage complex analysis projects and initiatives including defining BA approaches resource needs inputs required and outputs to be delivered
  • Coordinate and oversee the work of Business Analysts and Junior Business Analysts
  • Review and ensure the quality of analysis and documentation produced by other BAs
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to Business Analysts and Junior Business Analysts
  • Collaborate with Solution and Functional Architects to assess feasibility and shape appropriate solutions
  • Support the development of business cases and impact assessments
  • Create process models workflows and use cases to support understanding and alignment
  • Participate in solution validation activities including user acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Monitor project progress and ensure alignment with business goals
  • Provide training and support to end-users during and after implementation

Skills/Requirements

  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement abilities
  • Domain Experience in Supply Chain and Logistics including experience with SAP (or equivalent)
  • Proficiency in tools like Excel SQL Tableau Power BI or JIRA
  • Experience with requirements gathering process mapping and documentation
  • Understanding of business process modeling (e.g. BPMN)
  • Expertise in Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methodologies

Education & Experience

  • Bachelors degree in Business Information Systems Computer Science or related field
  • 5 years of experience in a business analysis or similar role

Preferred Qualifications

  • Industry-specific knowledge (e.g. finance healthcare retail)
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams with architects and developers
  • Familiarity with CRM ERP or enterprise platforms
  • Change management or project coordination experience
  • Professional certifications from IIBA (e.g. ECBA CCBA CBAP) or BCS (e.g. BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis)

We can offer you a lot in return!

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing access to career growth and development opportunities a diverse and inclusive workplace and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows were driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious healthy and sustainable lives.

About Us

At our EMEA Corporate Services we support Kohler businesses in our region we have an excellent team of dedicated associates focused on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring every interaction is a genuine positive and rewarding experience for both our internal and external represent the Corporate Functions found in Kohler Wisconsin here in the EMEA region Finance Tax IT Internal Audit Procurement Regional Operations for Global Shared Services Environment Health & Safety Legal & all pride ourselves on adding value to the Kohler businesses we support in the region and work closely with our Kohler Corporate colleagues in Wisconsin on global initiatives and projects.

Beyond the competitive benefits and compensation Kohler proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and a commitment to our associates and invite you to learn more about our culture and company at is an equal opportunity employer. It is Kohlers policy to recruit hire and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to gender age disability religion belief sexual orientation marital status or as an individual with a disability you require any adjustments during the recruitment process please contact the HR department through

Note for Recruitment Agencies the Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.

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Senior IT Business AnalystHybrid-with at least 3 days out of 5 per week onsite at our Quedgeley officesSalary to be discussed on application excellent benefits including car cash allowance company bonus private health care and generous pension schemeThe Kohler EMEA IT function partners with a diver...