IT Business Analyst
Summary
Analyzes and documents business processes for a food manufacturing IT environment, bridging gaps between IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 per year
Requirements:- Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally 2-5 years within food manufacturing or a wider manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of business process mapping and modelling, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Experience producing clear requirements documentation, including user stories and acceptance criteria, with the ability to communicate effectively across IT teams, third-party providers and business stakeholders.
- Experience working with enterprise systems, IT infrastructure or digital transformation projects, ideally with exposure to Microsoft Business Central and system optimisation.
- Knowledge of SQL and data visualisation tools such as Qlik Sense or Power BI, alongside a relevant degree in Business, IT or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Engage with key stakeholders to gather, analyse and clearly define business requirements, ensuring expectations and project objectives are aligned.
- Review existing processes to identify inefficiencies, risks and opportunities for improvement, recommending and supporting effective process enhancements.
- Produce clear, high-quality documentation including business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and process flows, maintaining traceability through to delivery.
- Work closely with internal teams and third-party developers throughout the full project lifecycle, supporting feedback, requirement clarification and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Develop and present reports, dashboards, analysis and project updates, providing meaningful insights to stakeholders and supporting informed business decision-making.
- Power BI
- Qlik
- SQL
More:
We are partnering with a Northamptonshire-based food manufacturer to recruit our next Business Analyst. This is a central role within our business, acting as a key link between stakeholders and technical teams to help deliver technology- and process-driven solutions. The position is based outside of Kettering, with a salary of £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.
last updated 33 week of 2026