Business Systems Analyst

Alcon

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; high school diploma + 8 years; or Associate's degree + 4 years
  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken
  • Preferred degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or related fields
  • Experience with Warehouse Management Systems like RedPrairie, JDA, or Blue Yonder
  • Proficient in Alteryx for data processing and reporting
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, and experience with SQL

Responsibilities

  • Identify and analyze business needs through requirements gathering and defining objectives
  • Recommend solutions or improvements for business processes via new technology or optimized existing methods
  • Document business requirements and relationships between users, processes, systems, and reporting needs
  • Translate business requirements into functional system requirements
  • Analyze processes and workflows to discover opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness
  • Perform data analysis to support operational and business decision-making
  • Develop and maintain data visuals, dashboards, and reports using Tableau and Excel

Benefits

  • Health and life insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Flexible time off for exempt associates
  • Paid time off for hourly associates
  • Focused growth and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to contribute to innovative products and solutions
Full Job Description
This role is part of Alcon's Information Technology function, a team that delivers cutting-edge technology solutions to Alcon associates and customers to help our people and the world see brilliantly.

The Business Systems Analyst (Science/Tech/Engineering Path) is primarily responsible for serving as a bridge between business stakeholders and organizational functions, helping improve processes, systems, and operations through data-driven analysis and effective solution design. This person will identify business needs, gather and document requirements, analyze workflows, support business-critical systems, and recommend solutions that enhance operational effectiveness and align with strategic business objectives.

Specifics Include:
  • Identifying and analyzing business needs, conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives
  • Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology.
  • Researching business requirements and documenting the relationships between business users, operational processes, data, systems, and reporting needs.
  • Translating business requirements into functional system requirements and process improvements.
  • Analyzing business processes and system workflows to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Performing data analysis to support operational and business decision-making.
  • Developing and maintaining data visualizations, dashboards, and reports using Tableau and Excel.
  • Automating data processing and reporting workflows using Alteryx.
  • Partnering with warehouse, supply chain, and business operations teams to support day-to-day system performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Serving as liaison to the Special Operations team and other cross-functional business partners.
  • Supporting system maintenance activities, issue resolution, testing efforts, and implementation of approved enhancements.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business-focused solutions that improve operational performance.


WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:
  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)
  • The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
  • Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM EST - 5:00 PM EST with flexibility needed based on business needs
  • Travel Requirements: 0 to 10%
  • Location: Onsite
  • Relocation & Sponsorship: Not Available


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
  • Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field Preferred
  • Experience with a Warehouse Management System, specifically RedPrairie, JDA, or Blue Yonder
  • Experience supporting business operations, distribution, logistics, warehouse, or supply chain environments
  • Advanced ability to use Alteryx for data processing, reporting, and automation
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with SQL for data analysis and reporting purposes
  • Experience with data analysis, visualization tools, and creating data visualizations using Tableau
  • Experience gathering business requirements, documenting processes, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
  • Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, operations teams, and cross-functional partners


HOW TO THRIVE AT ALCON:
  • Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!
  • See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!
  • Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
  • Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!


Alcon Careers:
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