Senior Business Analyst

Anko Sourcing the exclusive direct sourcing arm of Kmart Group that operates the iconic retail brands Kmart Australia, Target Australia and Catch. Anko Sourcing operations span the largest sourcing markets across Asia including China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, supporting an annual sourcing capability of US $ 2.5 billion.

With our strong commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing, we provide a full suite of procurement services from sourcing, merchandising, packaging, quality assurance, quality control and international supply chain.

At Anko Sourcing, whether with KAS Pty Ltd or Target Australia Sourcing, you will be part of a dynamic, growing business that delivers incredible results through a clearly defined purpose and strategy. You will work in an environment that is highly supportive, collaborative and encourages innovation whilst providing autonomy and challenge.

You will have access to flexible working hours, health and wellness programs, competitive remuneration and training opportunities with development plans to support your career growth. We offer an empowering culture with strongly embedded organisational values that define who we are and everything we do.

Position - Sr. Business Analyst

Overall Qualifications:

• 7 to 10 years of relevant experience
• Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in Business, IT or related discipline
• Experience working in Retail domain especially Retail Store Operation

Business Analysis:

• Using established techniques, produce artefacts that clearly articulate the user interaction, systems and business processes, design intent, assumptions, constraints and risks.
• Create requirements specifications comprising user stories, use cases, process flows, prototypes, conceptual designs/models, etc.
• Oversee teams across the entire SDLC to monitor the design, development, testing and delivery of new and enhanced functionality for the platform.
• Develop rapport and work with clients/stakeholders to elicit requirements and determine the best technical approach to address clients’ business problems.
• Leading workshops and facilitating to get the right outcome for stakeholders

Collaboration and Coordination:

• Liaising between business, IT teams and system vendors
• Regular collaboration with stakeholders to shorten feedback loops and encourage the development of a product which adds value to Kmart.

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Establish, maintain and share industry level product and services knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate self-leadership and guidance to the team and wider IT community about related technologies
• Ensure intiatives align to IT strategy

Leadership:

• Undertake technical leadership, managing and mentoring other team members within the Cloud team and other Technology functions.
• Foster a ‘low-cost, high velocity’ mindset and culture whereby the team does its utmost to: reduce costs; retire technical debt (anything that holds us back); and increases the speed with which we deliver Innovation and Solutions to our end customer
• Develop and deliver a suite of contemporary technology solutions that enables high performing teams, through accelerated innovation, and data-driven insights, at scale.
• Has fun and is imbued with a positive outlook – sees opportunities more than problems.
• Works hard to find a way to say Yes, thinks long term, and innovates continuously
• Contribute to the BA capability by participating in BA meets,guild etc.

Stakeholder engagement and management:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders/product owners
• Work with the business to identify business process improvement opportunities

Anko Sourcing values diversity and we pride ourselves on representing the diverse and multicultural communities of which we are a part. All information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purpose.