Business Systems Analyst

Business Systems Analyst
Business Area: Group IT
Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire and UK sites – Hybrid (open to flexibility)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Up to £50k per annum plus 10% annual bonus, private medical insurance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm

Why join us.
We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued Business Systems Analyst we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too.

What we do.
We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.

About this role.
Are you passionate about safety and technology? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact on business processes? We're seeking a Business Systems Analyst to join our innovative team and help us ensure the highest standards of safety across our operations.

In this busy and exciting role, you’ll deliver subject matter expertise and undertake responsibility for the management, development and implementation of products and services through their full life cycle from inception, growth, maturity and decline to retirement. This role focuses on the Technical and Health & Safety pillar within a specific sub-domain in Group IT.

Key role responsibilities.

• Product Expertise: Gain a deep understanding of our technical health and safety products, ensuring they align with our business processes.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure seamless product integration and support.
• Analytical Problem-Solving: Apply logical and analytical approaches to identify and resolve product-related challenges.
• Communication: Deliver clear, concise, and impactful business communications, including requirement documentation and report writing.
• Travel: Frequent travel across the UK is essential for this role.

About you.
Ideally, you’ll have previous experience within a similar role and the following knowledge/skills:

• A good understanding of business processes for which products are designed.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of IT and an excellent understanding of how the technical specialism relates to other areas of IT and how it impacts on our business functions
• The ability to take a logical and analytical approach to problem solving
• Proficient in Business Written communication and requirements building
• Business Analytical Foundation understanding
• Stakeholder Management capability
• A foundation understanding of Project Management
• UK Travel is essential – Full Driving Licence required
• A foundation understanding of Change Management
• Ideally, experience within the FMCG Industry

• Preferred Criteria
• Experience in SQL
• Report Writing (SSRS, Crystal, BI Solutions)
• An understanding of the development tools used to produce the software products and their system interfaces
• A good understanding of the development lifecycle and the role of software testing
• Experience and knowledge in technical food safety software and traceability software 

What you’ll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
 

You’ll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Short Term Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (employee & family cover)
• Free Carparking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor.

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

Find out more and apply.

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