It Business Analyst I-Remote

Who We Are

We're pioneers who every day deliver new choices that shape the foodscape. We discover what's next. Bold ideas and new possibilities that drive the industry. Better food. Better future. Our teams are a highly innovative group of talented professionals; laser-focused on making a difference and having fun while we do it.

At UNFI, we're inspired by the unexpected. We look at things like our unmatched distribution network and full-store assortment through a new lens. From gourmet and ethnic to fresh, prepared foods to specialty cheese - we cover everything in the store and your kitchen. Energizing tomorrow, guiding a healthier road ahead.

We believe that:

• Freedom of food choice matters

• Discovering what’s next keeps us vital

• We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty

• We’re here to connect food, people and the planet

• New routes can take us anywhere

• Scale drives our ability to positively impact lives

• There is no limit to fresh ideas

• Sustainability is our responsibility

A Bit About You…

• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• You wake up in the morning with a passion to inspire others to be great

• You possess the ability to lead leaders to develop strong teams and deliver on your strategies

• You are a natural at connecting with others and building strong relationship networks

• You have a proven ability to leverage consumer insights to develop brand positioning

• You understand the importance of collaboration and partnership to enable business outcomes

• You strive to build and deliver the “big picture” strategy

• You possess a positive mindset and often spotlight opportunities that others may overlook

Job Overview:

The IT Business Analyst I is responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business to assess processes, determine, document, and align requirements, deliver data-driven recommendations and reports to stakeholders for their assigned team or function. This role ensures the solution matches the needs of the business and enables change in the organization by comprehending business problems and providing product or service solutions that will maximize its value to its stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Building a rapport with business and IT partners. Provides agenda items, follow up and action plans to meet day to day business needs as well as project deliverables.

• Provide support and resolution for technical system issues; follow up with internal and external partners to ensure level of service is met

• Evaluates business requirements against system capabilities by reviewing application configuration capabilities and technical requirements.

• Engages with business stakeholders, end users and other IT teams to understand how data-driven changes to process, products, services, software, and hardware can improve efficiencies and add value

• Partners with product manager and business stakeholders on defining what is technologically feasible and financially and functionally reasonable

• Creates and maintains functional and non-functional documentation for IT and end users

• Create and provides input on data models, business processes, test plans, technical design documents, user stories and other artifacts as appropriate

• Manages the application change life cycle through documentation

• Facilitates discussions on product and/ services recommendations to stakeholders

• Presents end user requirements, functional specifications, technical specifications and process flow diagrams to technical teams and other stakeholders

• Partners with data services, information security, and architecture teams to ensure solution meets business requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer science, or related discipline (preferred)

Experience:

• 0-3 years’ experience relevant IT experience

• 0-3 years’ experience working with process flow diagrams, data models, test plans, technical design documents, and business process documentation

• 0-3 years’ experience working in software, networks, databases, or other technology

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of assigned specific software system or application

• Experience in badge access, physical security systems area

• Corporate Systems; legal, loss prevention and safety

• Knowledge in Data Analytics and the ability to create data models

• Foundational technical writing and requirements skills

• Organizational and Facilitation skills

• Foundational interpersonal and consultation skills

• Foundational critical thinking skills

• Ability to work independently and break down and organize assigned work into workable tasks

• Ability to learn new systems, concepts, and procedures

• Communication skills written and verbal

• Customer Focus and Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to collaborate across teams and work in a remote environment

• Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time

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