Business Systems Analyst - Fulfillment

Company: Fresh N' Lean
Location: Anaheim
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

Description:About Fresh n' LeanFresh N Lean (FNL) is one of the top 4 players within the fast-growing Direct to Consumer ("DTC") market for Ready-to-Eat ("RTE") prepared meals. Founded in 2010 by a Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019), Fresh N Lean today generates over $100M of revenue by specializing in healthy, fresh meals made without preservatives, gluten, hormones or added sugar. As co-CEOs, founder Laureen Asseo and her brother Thomas Asseo are leading a talented team towards a healthy eating revolution.Fresh N Lean is headquartered near Disneyland in Anaheim, CA with more than 500 employees and has grown year-on-year by 100% over the last 5 years. FNL calibrates its own offering to produce best-in-class quality RTE meals at a price point only slightly ahead of lower-quality, mass market competitors. The FNL brand leads the competition by focusing on high-quality ingredients, SKU variety and on-trend meal plans all supported by a commitment to manufacturing safety. With industry-leading manufacturing efficiencies and scalable production capacity, FNL is prepared to continue its impressive growth trajectory.Fresh N Lean is looking to build the talent and capability of FNL's organization to help fuel the brand's next phase of explosive growth.Benefits:--- Medical--- Dental--- Vision--- 401(k) Matching--- PTO--- Free Meals--- Employee Referral ProgramRequirements:Summary:The Business Systems Analyst role serves as a liaison between multiple business units and technology teams to define processes, identify process improvement opportunities, and implement new functionality for Fresh-N-Lean a high-end food manufacturing brand.This position will document business requirements, measure/monitor process efficiency, and develop, manage, and implement strategies to improve overall operational effectiveness as well as develop and manage projects. They will coordinate implementation, testing, training, and communication efforts with vendors and multiple business units. This is a business-facing and technology-facing role, requiring excellent communication and organizational skills to create alignment amongst multiple business sponsors.The Business Systems Analyst works closely with all business users but is primarily focused on the Materials (Warehouse Management, Product Movement), Fulfillment (Pick, Pack & Ship) and Finance/Accounting (A/R, A/P, G/L, COGS) business operations.The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for using their knowledge of software programs, application systems, business process and business strategies to help maximize productivity, process efficiency, and improve communication and operation effectiveness. Duties include talking with management and department leaders to determine their needs, and requirements, coordinating with the rest of the organization and the team on those needs and training company employees on how to use and leverage the application software, process, or SOP effectively in their daily jobs and/or operations.All employees are responsible to follow all of Nutrition Corp. protocols of Food Safety.Essential Functions:--- Collaborate with team members to understand organizational and operational challenges--- Lead "Discovery/Innovation Sessions" to identify opportunities that delight users and enhance operational effectiveness in a meaningful way--- Produce high quality documentation for requirements, solution options, business cases, SOP, and recommendations on proposed solutions and/or process changes--- Participate as a change agent to implement new strategic directions and technology decisions that improve process effectiveness--- Ensure process documentation is created, stored in a shared environment, and remains current--- Assist business users with testing of system changes and analyze data flows for process improvement opportunities and increase in operational effectiveness--- Provide leadership for the implementation of process improvement opportunities by mapping out process changes, refining requirements and scope, and proactively communicating project capabilities to business leaders, stakeholders, and users--- Ability to apply cost/benefit analysis in assessment and recommendation of new system processes and/or solutions--- Strong change management skills and the desire to make a difference--- Ability to manage multiple projects in accordance with PMO standards and processes--- Performs other duties as assignedCritical Skills:--- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of team members, including executives, managers, IT professionals, and subject matter experts--- Strong leadership and organizational skills--- Outstanding Problem-solving skills--- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, presentation) to all levels of the organization--- Ability to develop strong relationships with key internal/external customers and approach every challenge with a customer-centric approach--- Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications that can be used for implanting process or operational changes, breaking down technical complexities so that they can be easily understood by business units and end users--- Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and all phases of the project management life cycle (requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, training, and measuring effectiveness)--- Strong ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently--- Focus on continual process improvement and improving business processes and workflows--- Experience working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment--- Excellent interpersonal & relationship skills--- Great listening & communication skillsCompetencies:1. Ability to lead others2. Desire to grow and learn new skills3. Positive attitude4. Take responsibility5. Self-confident6. Effective communicator7. Gives their absolute best8. Respectful9. Team-orientedSupervisor Responsibility:NoWork Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The area that this job is performed in is a general office / open workstation environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.Physical Demands:While performing the duties of the job, the employee regularly stands and sits for a long period of time. The position requires use of hands, fingers, and ability to talk and hear. Use of company communication devices, laptop, desktop, software/ app-based platforms.Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:This is a full-time position. Standard days and hours of work may vary time to time based on business demand which include weekends or long hours.TravelOccasionally, at company's expense.Required experience/education:--- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related field and/or equivalent experience preferred--- Prior experience with ERP or Food manufacturing focused environment required--- Passion for Warehouse, Pick, Pack, Ship operations--- Strong understanding of project management methodologies--- Ability to influence and gain the support of key stakeholders across the organization--- MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint expertise--- SQL Experience preferred but not required--- BI, Dashboarding and Alert notifications desired but not required

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