Analyst II - Business in Chippenham

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement

We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for a Business Analyst to join our growing Team here at Holman UK. This role will be based out of our HQ in Chippenham with the opportunity for hybrid working. This is a contract opportunity.

Role Overview

Job Role: Business Analyst
Location: Chippenham HQ (Hybrid working available 3 days on site)
Day Rate: £600
Contract: 12 months

What You’ll Do

• Form part of the Supply Chain Transformation programme covering SAP, Kyriba, Workday Expenses and potentially BRIM/Leasing, acting as the bridge between business teams, SMEs, and technology teams.
• Lead requirements elicitation (functional and non‐functional), analysis, prioritisation, and sign‐off, identifying business value and performing gap, impact, and root‐cause analysis where required.
• Produce system, functional, and data‐flow documentation, mapping interactions, integrations, handoffs, constraints, inputs/outputs, and dependencies across applications.
• Create clear as‐is and to‐be process and workflow diagrams, identifying value vs non‐value‐add activities, analysing processes, recommending improvements, and collaborating with QMS/Finance teams to publish approved documentation in the QMS library.
• Evaluate technical options, make recommendations, and ensure alignment between business requirements, process design, and technical solutions.
• Maintain full requirements traceability and change control throughout the lifecycle, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Support creation of test scenarios and UAT scripts, and assist with UAT coordination.
• Identify, engage, and manage stakeholders, supporting the resolution of competing or conflicting requirements.
• Support identification of business change impacts and related change‐management activities.
• Work closely with UK Finance, the programme team, and all other impacted stakeholders.
• Highlight and manage risks and issues, proposing mitigations and reduction strategies.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant experience working in a Global Organisation on multi workstream transformation programmes with substantial demonstrable experience of Business Analysis practices (including process mapping, requirements gathering, root cause analysis, solution review, work, systems documentation, Testing & UAT, change management), Project Management practices, supporting business change, system testing, and quality assurance.
• Be able to demonstrate strong capability to work across functions, influence decision‐making, and collaborate and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Communicates clearly, listens actively, and responds effectively to customer needs.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation & communication skills.
• Used to working in Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid projects and adapting to methodology/templating required.
• Experience working with Financial/HR systems like SAP, Kyriba, Workday and Fleet Management/Leasing would be an advantage.

Education and/or Training

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Additional education, certifications, or other distinctions are a plus.
• Expert in using wide range of best practice analysis and modelling techniques to support activities.

The need-to-know parts

• You must have the right to remain and work in the UK.
• You must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'unspent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment, but they must be declared at the point of application. Please also be aware we do not provide visa sponsorship for any of our positions advertised.

We want to positively encourage differences within Holman UK and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Holman UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Holman delivers a unique range of automotive-centric services including industry-leading fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States. Guided by its deeply rooted core values and principles, Holman is continuously Driving What’s Right.

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.