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FGL Sports Ltd. is Canada's largest national retailer of sporting goods, offering a comprehensive assortment of brand-name and private-brand products, operating stores from coast to coast, under the following corporate and franchise banners: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, Athletes World, National Sports, Sports Experts, Intersport, Atmosphere, Tech Shop, Nevada Bob's Golf, Hockey Experts, The Fitness Source, and S3. FGL Sports Ltd. also has websites for several of its corporate and franchise banners which can be accessed through its main website at www.fglsports.com. Job Summary Business analysts are responsible for identifying the business needs of their clients and stakeholders, to determine solutions to business problems. As a translator between the users and the IT group, he or she elicits, analyzes, validates and documents business, organizational and/or operational requirements. The Intermediate Business Analyst can do most versions of tasks at hand with some coaching. The Intermediate Business Analyst is part of the business solutions team and reports to the Application Delivery Manager Responsibilities Elicit Requirements: Employs facilitation techniques in discussing requirements with clients and users. Uses specific group and collaborative methods for collecting requirements. Done through brainstorming, JAD/RAD sessions, and structured walkthroughs. Create Business Requirements Document: Publishes, distributes, and ensures sign-off of the business requirements document. Controls changes to the requirements baseline through documentation and analysis via a formalized change request. Structured Analysis : Communicates with clients using data and process models to clarify and validate requirements. Done through use-case diagramming, entity relationship diagrams, functional decomposition, data flow modeling, activity diagrams, and decision tables and trees. Testing : Designs user acceptance test strategy, test plans, and test cases, using entity relationship diagrams and use case diagrams to develop test plans. Publishes, distributes, and ensures sign-off of the testing documents. End User Support : Develops end user training content for use in instructor-led and technology based training. Business / IT Fluency : Displays to peers, technology team, and clients a good understanding of business and IT concepts. Done by working with clients and developers/administrators to develop as-is and to-be states of products from a systems perspective. Business Process Analysis : Participates in workflow analysis to identify/clarify requirements, to streamline existing operations, and document new processes. Done by conducting structured walkthroughs with clients using workflow diagrams. Change Agency : Understands process and issues inherent in change management and plans accordingly; instills confidence and trust in others; coordinates resources across departments/units; evaluates measures, plans and deliverables for alignment; acknowledges individual’s responses to change and helps them adjust. Create Functional Specification Document: Publishes, distributes, and ensures sign-off of the functional specification document. Develop system design specifications for the solution. Done through consultation with the development team and formal design sessions with clients. Build Business Relationships : Engages with business owners from affected business areas to understand current processes and document business requirements. Done by using functional decomposition diagrams and requirements gathering techniques to understand the business need. Experience : • Must have 5+ years experience in a relevant industry vertical. (Retail, Wholesale Distribution, CPG, etc.) • Must have 2+ years experience in Business Analysis practice • Must have proven proficiency / mastery of basic Business Analyst competencies • Must have experience with package (COTS) customization and deployment • Must have experience in one or more areas of Retail, Product Lifecycle, Sales Order, and Supply Chain management • Experience in Product Planning, Demand Management and Replenishment an asset. • Experience in Reporting/ Business Intelligence suites and application integration is an asset. • Experience in Data Retrieval & Analysis from application databases is an asset. • Knowledge of ITIL Framework and IT Service Management (ITSM) is an asset • Knowledge of both traditional waterfall and Agile project methodologies is an asset. • Practical knowledge and experience working with Agile roles and artifacts, and Scrum processes is an asset. Skills Required: Communication: Ability to formulate concepts; communication of technical information to a non-technical audience; communication of business information to a technical audience. Business : Knowledge of business processes; ability to have a business-oriented vision; case development; business writing; modeling techniques. Analytical: analytical and conceptual expertise; documentation, analysis and business requirements management techniques; object-oriented analysis; evaluation of profitability/risk; testing, verification and validation techniques. Desired Behaviors • Thinking (Analytical, Systemic, Creative): Identifies and integrates the critical elements of a situation, making correct inferences from data; breaks complex problems into component parts and organizes the parts in a prioritized and systematic way; uses innovation to develop novel solutions; explains to others how to understand / approach complicated problems. • Professional Knowledge: Continually enhances knowledge and skills to keep abreast of industry changes, developments and emerging issues; understands what it takes to be successful in this business; has a thorough knowledge of organization’s mission, history, stakeholders and customers. • Builds Trust and Credibility by consistently adhering to the organization’s business principles and values. Is seen as direct, truthful, and trustworthy by co-workers, vendors, and customers. • Committed to results by taking personal responsibility for achieving mutually agreed upon individual/team objectives. • Demonstrates a desire to help and serve internal/external customers to meet their needs. Is proactive, responsive, and focused on discovering, anticipating, and exceeding the customer’s needs. • Works collaboratively and cooperatively with others to achieve shared goals and objectives. Considers the wider team, function, banner or the organization and takes action or makes decisions which support the success of those groups. • Recovers quickly after change, disruptions, or mistakes and can remain productive and focused. Is adaptable and can apply lessons learned in one situation to another situation. Academic / Educational requirements • University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related discipline. • Business Analysis Certification from an accredited source is an asset (CBAP® , CCBATM) Working Conditions • Office environment • Periodically travel to corporate/franchise office, warehouse or store locations; or industry trade shows and forums. "Within the confines of applicable Human Rights and Privacy Legislation, FGL Sports Ltd. requires all successful applicants to provide a criminal record check." How to apply : DO NOT use the Apply Online button. Please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://forzani.contacthr.com/27848508 .aioe{position:absolute;clip:rect(471px,auto,auto,471px);} Apply here payday loans

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