At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive business analysis for retail data projects and improve processes.
- Company: Join a leading consulting unit in retail and consumer goods.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with travel opportunities and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on retail strategies and customer experiences.
- Qualifications: Experience in business analysis and data tools like SQL.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Cognizant’s RCGH Consulting unit is seeking talented consultants with domain and data experience. The role will drive business analysis efforts across retail data and analytics projects, including current state assessments, business use case development, requirements gathering, and solution design. The analyst will ensure alignment with retail operations, merchandising, supply chain, and customer experience strategies.
Responsibilities
- Lead and drive Business Analysis across workstreams to support the execution of retail and consumer goods initiatives for customers.
- Improve processes across the business by identifying and implementing logistical practices.
- Engage with business stakeholders and conduct workshops for requirement elicitation.
- Map business processes and user journeys, developing business domain models and associated documentation – business process modelling, process flow modelling, data flow modelling, stakeholder analysis.
- Create the business requirements document including non‑functional requirements.
- Create process maps (L1–L4) and undertake gap analysis.
- Document BRDs, FSDs, NFRs and RTMs.
- Support internal and external delivery teams with project planning, functional and non‑functional requirements, testing, reporting, implementation and post‑implementation activities.
- Facilitate the test team and business teams during business process validation.
- Support end users in adopting functional changes (e.g., training documentation, implementation support).
- Contribute to research design and writing of articles/white‑papers and participate as a team member in collateral development.
- Support the creation of data strategies tailored to retail environments focusing on improving customer insights, inventory optimization and sales performance.
- Develop data domain expertise and perform technical analysis.
- Be flexible to travel to client locations as required by the project.
Data Quality & Governance
- Champion data integrity across retail systems (e.g., POS, CRM, ERP). Identify and resolve data quality issues, ensuring consistency and reliability for reporting and analytics.
Technical Proficiency
- Utilize SQL and other data tools to analyze large datasets, validate business requirements, and support the development of dashboards and reports.
- Collaborate with data engineering and architecture teams to ensure scalable solutions.
- Act as a subject matter expert on retail data flows, including customer transactions, product hierarchies, and promotional data.
- Ensure business requirements are technically feasible and aligned with strategic goals.
- Design frameworks to measure the impact of analytics solutions on retail KPIs (e.g., conversion rates, basket size, footfall).
- Improve discoverability of data assets through documentation and metadata management.
Tools & Methodologies
- Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), data modelling techniques, and agile delivery frameworks.
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP, Snowflake) and metadata management tools.
Nice to Have
- Agile Business Analysis Professional Level Certificate (BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis).
- Experience of agile ways of working (SAFE, SCRUM).
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Consultant - Elijah in Leeds
Business Analysis
Requirements Gathering
Process Modelling
Data Analysis
SQL
BI Tools (Power BI, Tableau)
Agile Methodologies
