Obtain a deep understanding of relevant business area(s) and business processes to be able to recommend solutions and build high-quality requirements.
Oversee business to system knowledge management, documentation, and assisting in overall system design from user interface to backend processes in both custom application development and software configuration projects.
Business analysis processes mapping, including assorted requirements gathering methodologies, and creating user stories.
Interact as IS contact with business unit partners to facilitate identification of process improvements, risk management, system design, testing and implementation of complex solutions.
Lead and facilitate workshops and discussions to effectively gather requirements, analyze them against available capabilities, and achieve a detailed understanding of client objectives and desired outcomes
Responsible for interpreting and validating horizontal business strategies and operational needs into technology solutions that drive efficiency and process improvement.
Provide business and technical leadership and work with the IS Project Team to ensure that projects progress on expected timelines and alert project team to risks and issues related to IT solutions.
Identify and understand up/down-stream impacts of requests and accommodate for or mitigate risks accordingly.
Lead the planning, support, and execution of user acceptance test cycles, including identifying and documenting all relevant business scenarios and test cases.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and written, with business and technical teams
Domestic and international travel required up to 10%
Represents Driscoll’s in an ethical and professional manner during all interactions with growers, co-workers, suppliers, customers, and the business community at large.
Ensure the security of Driscoll’s confidential and proprietary information and materials.
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business Administration, Agribusiness, or Information Systems related field
- 5+ years of work experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar Business Systems Analyst role
- Experience with testing ERP, custom-built software solutions, and integrations between both
- Requires strong written, verbal, and people skills to convey both technical and non-technical concepts to a wide audience.
- Customer Service focused with strong facilitation skills.
- Requires excellent analytical and critical thinking skills. A comprehensive understanding of business processes and the ability to quickly learn new processes.
- Basic level experience using SQL for querying and analyzing data.
- Ability to create high-quality User Stories based on business requirements.
- Strong experience with Microsoft product suite, including Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and SharePoint required.
What We Do
Driscoll’s is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll’s is passionate about growing great tasting berries. Driscoll’s exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – that means no GMOs. A dedicated team of agronomists, breeders, sensory analysts, plant pathologists and entomologists help grow baby seedlings that are then grown on family farms. Our independent berry growers then work with Mother Nature, using experience and know-how to get the very best out of each strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry plant. Driscoll’s is serious about yummy berries! Driscoll’s is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries ™.
