Business Analyst

Summary

Job title: Business Analyst

Job ID: null

Department: Profit Center Products

Location: null-null

Description

Summary:

Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Business Analyst in our Irving, TX Service Center to be part of the Internal Products development team. Together with product owners, field liaisons, and business stakeholders, the Business Analyst will drive user value to line-of-business applications as part of a continual digital transformation.

Reports to: Director, Internal Product Operations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Wholesale distribution and/or sales and accounting knowledge is mandatory

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years in similar role

• 3+ years experience eliciting and writing user stories

• Strong understanding of Scrum framework, with history of working in high-performing, self-organized and collaborative Scrum teams

• Proven ability to understand and create process flow diagrams, wireframes and other visual artifacts

• Use of ALM and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, Confluence, Jira, Rally, etc.

• Proficient with MS Windows, Office, Project, and Visio (or similar flowchart/diagramming tool)

• Exceptional verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to conduct independent research

• Ability to self-teach and learn via on-the-job training

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scrum certification (CSM, CSPO, CSP, or similar) preferred

• Business analysis certification preferred

• Excellent organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Results oriented

• Collaborative

• Facilitative

• Situationally aware

• Enthusiastic

• Continually improving

• Transparent

• Quick learner with ability to grasp concepts of new applications

• Recognizes and rapidly solves problems

• Connects big picture to specific implementation tasks and activities

• Draws out information from others effectively

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment and extensively uses computer equipment.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Essential Job Functions:

• Analyze broadly defined ideas from Product Owner and help decompose them into epics/features

• Champion product improvements from concept through implementation into ongoing maintenance

• Elicit and write user stories that are clear, concise and that articulate user value

• Facilitate and assist with backlog refinement activities as needed by the Product Owner

• Identify and help rationalize potential integration needs of related applications

• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives

• Engage with business users alongside Product Owner and team members to gather feedback

• Assist with input and review of training content and release notes as needed

• Provide input to test planning, and to pre- and post-release bug troubleshooting

CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran

Other Compensation:

The following additional compensation may be applicable for this position:

• Profit Sharing

Benefits:

Benefits available for this position are:

• Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision Care for full-time positions

• Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Vacation

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and matching

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Teledoc

• Paid Pregnancy & New Parent Leave