Staff Analyst - Product Costing

Company: Tyson Foods
Location: Springdale
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

Job Details:

What is Tyson Technology?

The IT Team at Tyson Foods is building the technology of the future. We're transforming an 85-year-old company into the most modern food company in the world. We're developing technologies that are used in our offices, they're used in our plants, in our farms, they're used everywhere. We're building technologies that are changing the way this company works. Everything from machine learning to artificial intelligence to utilizing cutting edge tech like drones, that will help drive our business forward. At Tyson Foods we're driving world class technology to revolutionize a world class company.

What is the role?

Tyson Foods is growing! Come be part of a team that wants to help transform Tyson Foods by enabling technology to improve processes and our customer and team member experiences. The Staff Analyst provides strategic business analysis services to business partners, stakeholders, and IT. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of business strategies, processes, services, roadmap, and the context in which the business operates. This role is key to understanding and documenting capabilities needed to address business challenges. Responsibilities will include a full range of activities from documenting business and functional requirements to assisting on more complex projects related to operational business functions and strategic initiatives.

Ideal candidate for the Staff Analyst role is a problem solver who will play a critical role in defining and enabling business change, make a real difference to business success and influence the way the company operates to amplify positive impact.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholder teams across business units to document necessary business cases to frame opportunities, benefits, and risks to decide on a course of action
• Cultivate strong business relationships by demonstrating an understanding of related processes, requirements, systems, and terminology
• Stay current with stakeholder needs and strategies by developing a communication process utilizing formal and informal methods to communicate updates and findings and facilitating project meetings and presentations to all types of diverse audiences (e.g. senior management, customers, technical staff)
• Document business requirements and detailed functional and technical specifications from multi-department stakeholders for review and delivery to the development team using traditional waterfall model as well as develop epics, user stories, and their acceptance criteria for agile delivery
• Participate in project delivery and process optimization to support the execution of projects using various project methodologies.
• Maintain awareness of best practices including processes and technology and identify opportunities for improvement of existing functionality.
• Analyze and interpret information technology proposals and evaluate and develop alternative implementation plans
• Handle multiple engagements simultaneously without compromising accountability or reducing level of engagement
• Be a mentor to junior analysts within the team to elevate their level of capabilities
  
  Requirements
  
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other technical area
  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in Information Systems or related area with proven experience as a business analyst
  • Strong knowledge of SAP FICO with primary focus on Costing and Material Ledger as well as experience with integrations to SAP utilizing IDOCs or SnapLogic.
  • 10+ years of experience in gathering and documenting requirements
  • 10+ years of business process modeling experience preferred
  • Computer skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
  • Communication skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to tell the "story". Experience communicating technical information to stakeholders, peers, senior management, and non-technical team members. Experience communicating functional requirements to highly technical team members.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and effectively across the team with a growth mindset towards action and learning
  • Ability to work independently and set priorities based on key milestones, impact to strategic initiatives and high-level direction of management
  • Ability to handle many projects simultaneously in a high-paced environment
    
    Preferred Skills
    
    • Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
    • Basic knowledge of Jira, HP Quality Center, ServiceNow
    • Proficient in the use of process mapping software and tools (mind-mapping tools, Visio, etc.)
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher is desired
      
      Relocation Assistance Eligible:
      Yes
      
      Work Shift:
      
      1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
      
      Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
      
      Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
      
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