Job Specifications
Ready to Transform Retail? Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.
Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 12 months contract opportunity for a Business Analyst - E- Commerce. This role can be based out of our main office in Mississauga, ON.
As a Business Analyst - E- Commerce with Sobeys, you will:
Work as a liaison among stakeholders to understand the objectives, policies, and operations of various functions within the organization, and recommend solutions that enable strategic goals to be met.
Responsible for the partnering with Operations to create business cases to justify new initiatives, programs, and services and technology.
Responsible for the development of business requirements for IT solutions including but not limited to business reports, systems and applications and vendor programs.
Hold requirements gathering sessions by identifying the right participants, preparing the appropriate material, reviewing the project scope, and identifying key assumptions.
Identify opportunities for new and more efficient ways of conducting business based on market research and competitive landscape; ensure proper vetting against regulatory requirements.
Meet regularly with the user groups in all divisions to identify opportunities for enhancements and maintain alignment between functional areas.
Communicate functional developments and enhancements to user groups through various media (Web, Email, On-site training).
Contribute to the acceptance of applications and application enhancements via a formal test process.
May participate in the development of user training material as required.
Seek final sign-off of the detailed business requirements from the business sponsor.
Improve business processes by defining the existing “As-Is” process and the new “To-Be” process using proper methodologies.
Assist in project planning and monitoring activities for projects and initiatives with an approved business case.
Work closely with the Application Developers to provide business requirements translation.
Work with the application support team to provide clarification of business requirements to aid in the development of solutions to production incidents and maintenance requests.
Work closely with Operations and support function to outline business requirements and cost/benefit analysis required for the business case.
Your Experience And Resume Will Show Us
An Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science or Business, or 5 years related experience in retail analysis.
Experience gathering business requirements, business process reengineering, process mapping and application testing.
Ability to prototype and/or process map at the requirements stage to firm up and validate requirements.
Ability to complete a detailed business case for incoming project/initiatives requests that include cost/benefit analysis.
Ability to complete detailed business requirements documents.
Ability to walk through the detailed business requirements document with the end-users of the system or process and make any final modifications.
Ability to resolve conflict between functional groups.
Who We Are
We started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fuelled by our purpose and values. It shapes our culture and drives business success. As a family nurturing families, we embed DE&I into everything we do. We know that it takes open minds and respect for distinct perspectives to create engaging workplaces, inclusive customer experiences and strong community partnerships. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
What We Offer
Our Total Rewards package is designed to help our teammates thrive—physically, financially, and emotionally. While offerings vary by role and employment type (full-time, part-time, contractual), eligible teammates may receive:
Comprehensive Benefits Package with health and dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Access to Virtual Health Care and an Employee and Family Assistance Program for personalized support.
Retirement and S
About the Company
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve -- from our full service format to the convenience f...
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