JDI IT is looking for a rockstar Business Analyst to help digitally transform J.D. Irving’s Retail division. The Retail division includes Atlantic Canada’s leader in Home Improvement – Kent Building Supplies, business to business supplier – Chandler Sales, award-winning pre-engineered structural systems manufacturer – Atlas Structural Systems, and Plasticraft Digital & Specialty Printing. The successful candidate will jump right in, take ownership, and apply critical thinking that pushes the status quo. If you are self-driven, a go-getter, motivated by a fast-moving environment, and consider yourself an agent for change, this is an opportunity for you.
Responsibilities will include eliciting and documenting the actual needs of stakeholders—which frequently involves investigating and clarifying their expressed desires—to determine underlying business requirements. You will, then, lead the implementation of those requirements working with the larger JDI IT team and the business leads in the Retail division.

This role requires on-site presence.

• As part of the JD Irving IT Team, you will be supporting the JDI Retail Division
• Modernizing processes through leveraging of technologies
• Understanding customer demand versus IT supply
• Understanding key business data and quality
• Performing requirements elicitation & documentation
• Building use cases (definition and development) and developing test cases
• Documenting business processes using BPMN
• Understanding capability of analytics tools and enabling business to act from analytical insight
• Managing integrity, confidentiality, and security of all datasets
• Expediting data analysis and reporting
• Understanding the risk tolerance/profile of the business
• Collaborating with design and architecture
• Translating business process model to technical realization
• A University Degree in a related discipline
• At least 3 years work experience in a business environment
• Preferably experience in an IT work environment
• Expert experience in Microsoft Technologies, particularly in O365, D365, and Azure Dev Ops (ADO)
• Experience with securely integrating external and internal systems

Bonus:

• Lean Six Sigma Methodologies
• Agile Product Owner
• Business Process Modeling
• Entry Certification in Business Analysis (ECBA), Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations, Microsoft MPOS, Microsoft O365, Visio, TT Perform

The belief that what people experience matters more than technology is part of our foundational core. We also believe that our ability as a team grows exponentially when we share success. These centering values – some of our non-negotiables - guide our decisions and inform how we show up daily. Join a team that aims to simplify the path forward and inspire commitment.
With over 380 employees centralized in Saint John, Fredericton, Dieppe and Halifax, we offer the opportunity to create real value by helping people and businesses work smarter. JDI IT supports the entire J.D. Irving Limited group of companies which means we offer opportunities and experiences across a wide breadth of IT areas, businesses and industries. As a member of the JDI IT team, you will be a key player in enabling the business to win by overcoming obstacles and “getting it done”!
We believe in the power of diverse teams and invest in continuous professional growth. We are seeking naturally curious change makers looking to join a collaborative and motivated team. Come help JDI IT Raise the Bar!
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.
We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.
We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

• As part of the JD Irving IT Team, you will be supporting the JDI Retail Division
• Modernizing processes through leveraging of technologies
• Understanding customer demand versus IT supply
• Understanding key business data and quality
• Performing requirements elicitation & documentation
• Building use cases (definition and development) and developing test cases
• Documenting business processes using BPMN
• Understanding capability of analytics tools and enabling business to act from analytical insight
• Managing integrity, confidentiality, and security of all datasets
• Expediting data analysis and reporting
• Understanding the risk tolerance/profile of the business
• Collaborating with design and architecture
• Translating business process model to technical realization
• A University Degree in a related discipline
• At least 3 years work experience in a business environment
• Preferably experience in an IT work environment
• Expert experience in Microsoft Technologies, particularly in O365, D365, and Azure Dev Ops (ADO)
• Experience with securely integrating external and internal system