Senior Business/Product Analyst Merchandising Job in Berkshire, Home Counties Uk
Senior Business/Product Analyst Merchandising
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and proactive Product Analyst to work for a business services Company and a leading provider of transaction processing solutions. This company operates on a global scale by connecting buyers and sellers in over 160 countries through traditional online and corporate channels.
Responsible for gathering and documenting product requirements for Merchandising solutions and managed new products to launch and existing products through their lifecycle.
Responsible for the design, development and delivery of the product and you must be able to lead and influence across functional team to ensure product meets the market requirements; achieves financial objectives and delivers operational value to the customer.
You will need to develop the market requirements and articulate product vision in order to brief the technology development teams, customers and industry bodies.
You will be expected to provide competitive analysis, and all costs associated with the designing, development and deployment of the product.
Main Accountabilities:
Collecting, understanding, and writing the business requirements for the product, and translating these into functional specifications and use cases
To provide the link between the customer, development team and any third party regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle
Day to day analysis and management of change requests in relation to the project plans to ensure agreed deadlines are met
Document workflows and results of business analysis and obtain sign-off from client on the specifications
Ability to perform and assist in UAT
Attend customer briefings, trade and travel industry bodies representing the company and its interests
Conducting competitive analysis and providing internal and external messaging both written and verbal
Analyzing and writing user scenarios / stories for agile development methodologies
Develop and deliver key product functionality messages for creation of sales and product marketing collateral
Requirements
Experience as a Product Analyst or Product Marketing Manager
Demonstrated success of defining, developing and deploying products
Graduate Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred) or equivalently qualified by experience
Formal training/qualification or demonstrate able experience of new product commercialization
Excellent relationship building skills with a good understanding of different cultures and how to work with them to deliver results, in a global organization.
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
Must be able to travel 40% of the time including global travel
Demonstrable track record of analyzing market requirements and defining product requirements
Experience in a software product management role in a global organization, but not essential
Extensive experience within the travel industry