Business Analyst – Process Excellence

Job Description

Job Title: Business Analyst – Process Excellence

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience and skills

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist on delivery of larger scale process improvement projects, and lead on smaller scale opportunities to drive efficiency and improved stakeholder satisfaction
• Support the Lead Process Improvement Analyst in identifying project stakeholders and define project scope
• Support workshops with stakeholders at all levels for requirements and business process capture and documentation
• Input into project schedules to enable consistent tracking and reporting
• Utilise Business Process Modelling and Notation skills and toolsets, applying Lean methodologies to support implementation of process improvements
• Ensure structured documentation and governance of process improvements
• Support the Lead Process Improvement Analyst with identification of potential risks and issues, and input into development of plans to mitigate and manage through to resolution
• Manage and administer the SAP Signavio platform on behalf of the Process Excellence team, ensuring data quality, utilisation, and accessibility requirements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of BPMN (Business Process Modelling and Notation)
• Demonstrable experience of analysing and documenting business processes
• Minimum intermediate Microsoft Excel user, practical experience using SAP Signavio, or other BPMN toolset

Desirable

• Good experience of delivering business analysis support to smaller scale project activity
• Experience working in an operational role with familiarity with existing processes and systems
• Builds relationships with peers and stakeholders, spanning multiple, cross-functional teams

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Process Excellence team:

As a Process Excellence Business Analyst, you will be supporting delivery of process improvement projects to optimise operational effectiveness and stakeholder satisfaction as well as documenting business requirements for small to medium scale process improvements.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to lead on small scale projects, helping to streamline processes, with opportunities for development and support in gaining relevant qualifications.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 7th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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