Business Systems Analyst – Supply Chain & Finance Technology

About the job

THE GIG: As a Business Systems Analyst – Supply Chain & Finance Technology, you will work closely with business users, product owners, solution architects, and delivery teams to ensure that technology solutions are clearly defined, well-documented, and aligned with our business strategy. Main Responsibilities: - Collaborate with stakeholders across supply chain, operations, and finance to understand current processes, challenges, and goals. - Conduct detailed requirements gathering through interviews, workshops, and data analysis. - Translate business needs into user stories, functional specifications, process flows, and system requirements. - Work with technical teams to ensure that solutions meet business expectations and integration needs. - Support solution design across multiple domains such as demand planning, procurement, logistics, inventory, sourcing, and product development. - Collaborate with Finance teams where supply chain processes intersect with costing, inventory valuation, and financial reporting. - Participate in testing and validation to ensure system functionality and data integrity. - Contribute to process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for automation, simplification, or improved user experience. - Maintain up-to-date documentation of processes, system configurations, and data flows. - Act as a functional subject matter expert across assigned technology areas and participate in ongoing support and enhancements. THE STUFF THAT SETS YOU APART Experience and Skills: Must-Haves: - 6–10 years’ experience as a Business Systems Analyst. - Strong domain expertise in supply chain processes, including planning, sourcing, logistics, and inventory. - Proven ability in gathering requirements, drafting user stories and specifications, and supporting technical delivery. - Understanding of finance processes that overlap with supply chain operations. - Excellent analytical and documentation skills, such as process flows, functional specifications, and data mapping. - Excellent in person and remote presentation skills. - Track record of working with cross-functional and global teams within a matrixed environment. - Familiarity with supply chain technology tools, for example PLM, WMS, planning systems, and procurement solutions. - Familiarity with technology implementations of any ERP tool like D365, Oracle, SAP, etc. - Keen understanding of finance processes. - Exposure to finance tools or ERP systems in a support or analysis capacity, though not central to the role. - Experience within the fashion, retail, or consumer goods sectors. - Acquainted with Agile delivery approaches, such as Scrum and Kanban. - Proficient in utilizing platforms like JIRA, Confluence, Visio, or Lucid chart. Soft Skills: - Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to think both short and long term. - Good communication and stakeholder management skills, both technical and non-technical: demonstrating the ability to work with finance or global supply chain business teams. - A proactive, innovative approach to solving challenges and driving change. - Proactive in identifying inefficiencies and proposing innovative tech-driven solutions. At DM your technical ability will go hand in hand with our leadership characteristics: - Inspire people: share a vision and plan linked to our strategy; make people feel they are part of something bigger; grow your people’s confidence and capacity through coaching and development. - Think like a custodian: think and act strategically about the long-term health of DM; make courageous decisions to grow and protect the brand; leave DMs in a better place for consumers and the next generation of leaders. - Build connections: form authentic collaborative relationships; build self, talent, diverse & inclusive teams and partnerships; create space to have open and honest discussions with your team and peers. - Deliver results: empower and hold yourself and your people accountable; create a safe environment to drive performance and progress, not perfection; be agile, find solutions and deliver with integrity.

Requirements

• Supply Chain Processes
• Analytical Skills
• Documentation Skills
• Finance Processes
• Stakeholder Management

Qualifications

• 6-10 years’ experience as a Business Systems Analyst

Preferred Technologies

• Supply Chain Processes
• Analytical Skills
• Documentation Skills
• Finance Processes
• Stakeholder Management

About the company

ANSR is a consultancy that partners with global companies to transform their operations and integrate technology-driven solutions. Their client Dr. Martens is a renowned British footwear brand known for its durability and cultural significance.