EDI Gateway Inc. - Montreal, Canada Area

Job Description

EDI Gateway Inc. one of Canada’s leading EDI service providers is looking to fill a position in the PMO with the responsibility to ensure that projects are developed in a most effective and efficient manner. The Business Analyst will be the liaison between internal and external stakeholders and the solution delivery teams. The BA will identify the business needs, analyze the possible solutions and recommend the optimal applicable solutions. The BA will provide examine each Project Charter and ensure it contains all the information required to do the analysis of needs. The BA will then provide a detailed business scope, clear functional requirements and ensure that the project is scheduled. Once the project is in development, the BA will monitor progress in order to minimize rework and errors. Good communication and documentation skills are required.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or equivalent in an EDI environment
  • Very good understanding of EDI documents usage
  • Very good understanding of Retail – Vendor supply chain
  • Very good understanding of ERP concepts as related to supply chain management and inventory management
  • Familiar with the use of XML/UBL documents would be a definite asset
• Bilingual, with excellent English verbal and written communication skills,
• Is able to drill down to data filed level and understands the concept of Gap analysis
• Has a good understanding of process and workflow
• Pro-active, prepared to dig for overseen details, identify risks and constraints
• Ability to work independently and with little directives
• Willing to seek advice from others in the team
• Ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Ability to produce rich documentation including flowcharts, “use cases” and process diagrams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Positive attitude
• Fluent with Microsoft desktop tools, including Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook…
• Exhibit strong analytical, problem solving, organizational, and teaching skills
• Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Provides business analysis expertise and support upon assignment

• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to identify functional requirements, business rules and processes
• Gather requirements using interviews, document analysis, business process descriptions, use cases and workflow analysis.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
• Interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Drive and challenge every stakeholders on their assumptions
• Escalate requirements disconnects, providing possible solutions with associated risks
• Deliver specification artifacts including Supply chain model, documents flow, use Cases and other required documentation in order that the IT department will clearly understand the deliverables
• Prepared to deliver IT design specifications and determine test criteria that will ensure specifications are met
• Prepared to work with the development team and evaluate results to meet the specifications
• Promote EDI best practices along with identifying the most optimal solution to meet the requirements

Company Description

EDI Gateway is one of Canada's leading EDI service providers focused on the EDI Retail Supply Chain. We provide a series of custom solutions to match the needs of our several thousand customers. Our Managed Services allows our clients the comfort of knowing that we will be there to help them understand the needs of their customer while allowing them to become superior suppliers.

Additional Information

Type:                     Full-time or Contract
Experience:         Mid-Senior level
Functions:        
Industries:           Retail Industry and Supply Chain 
Compensation:  To be discussed

EDI Gateway is always looking for talented people to join our team.
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"The Provigo EDI department is very satisfied with the quality service EDI Gateway is giving us.[They] respect cost effectiveness and keep track of all business needs. On the market today this means EFFICIENCY."

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