Mission and scope

The mission of the position is to support the implementation of effective solutions to answer business needs while keeping in check the overall structure and costs. The job holder will act like an internal consultant and will contribute to supporting a line of business/project from the IT perspective. He/she will understand the business and be supporting the business owner in keeping state-of-the-art processes and systems.

The scope of activity is all the business IT systems used in the MKS PAMP Group, with a particular focus on Manufacturing and Supply Chain Areas.

Main activities and responsibilities:

Business requirements

• Closely Interact with Business Owners to elicit, analyze, specify and validate functional requirements based on business needs
• Work with the project team to prioritize requirements
• Prepare documents including:
  • Process flows
  • Activity details
  • Functional specifications
  • Non-functional requirements (security, access, performance)
  • Test plan, Test data, and Test cases
• Coordinate with Business Owners/Other Teams to come up with an acceptable overall solution and own the final solution  
• Coordinate with Technical Team for development & ensure the technical solution meets business requirements
• Assist in translating conceptual business requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers/project teams.

Coordination of functional testing

• Coordinate with Testing Team to ensure functional testing/technical testing/formalizing test results
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing Sessions

Project Management

• Follow Project Plan/Timelines
  
• Update the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; monitor and redefine as necessary
• Coordinate with various stakeholders including management, business and IT teams
• Coordinate with Vendors and External Resources
• Participate in various project meetings including requirements gathering sessions, and project status meetings with various stakeholders including management, business, and IT
• Be part of Global Change Management

To take up this challenge, you will have the following profile:

 Education and experience:

• University  Master’s degree in the field of business administration, finance, or information systems
• 2-3 years of related work experience
• Prior experience in working as a business analyst in defining processes and requirements for implementation of ERP like Oracle, SAP or equivalent a plus
• Experience in the supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing processes is an asset
• Understanding precious metals refining, manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain processes will be a plus
• Prior experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development

Qualifications and skills:

• Project management skills including planning, organizing, and managing resources
• Excellent documentation skills including creating reports and presentation
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Excellent understanding of the organization’s objectives and business processes
• Able to exercise independent judgment and take action on it
  
• Analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure
• Excellent knowledge of Windows office systems, especially Excel
• Strong customer service orientation
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and French is required; knowledge of Italian is an asset
• Swiss or EU national or holder of a valid Swiss work permit.