Job Description
The Skills You'll Need: IT, Technology, SQL expertise, Analytical skills, Python/PowerShell
Your New Salary: up to £55K per annum
Location: Redhill, Surrey
Duration: Permanent
Job status: Hybrid working, 2 days working from home per week
Working hours: 37.5 h per week/ Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
Job posting ID: 23276
Who You'll Be Working for: A multinational global dairy producer is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to join their IT Team to modernise the way the business works through smart development, integration, automation, and effective change delivery.
To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:
* Have IT/Technology tools experience to modernise the way the business works through smart development, integration, automation, and effective change delivery.
* Exceptional communication skills and detail-oriented problem-solving focus.
* Are eligible to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
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Business Systems Analyst - Main responsibilities:
* Work with business teams to understand processes, requirements, and improvement opportunities.
* Contribute to business change initiatives by gathering requirements, mapping processes, identifying inefficiencies, and proposing solutions.
* Challenge existing practices and champion modern, scalable approaches that improve efficiency and data quality.
* Develop small-to-medium technical solutions using SQL, scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell), and automation/integration tools.
* Build and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and data models to support both project work and reporting needs.
* Work with APIs, SFTP, and integration patterns to build and support systems interfaces.
* Support reporting needs by preparing SQL-driven datasets and maintaining/modifying BI dashboards (e.g., Tableau) as required.
* Apply data engineering fundamentals when designing transformations, pipelines, and data structures.
* Contribute to solution design and system understanding, including ERP-related processes and application integrations.
* Create and maintain technical and architectural documentation, including knowledge articles for support handover.
* Adopt and promote best-practice development processes such as version control, testing, and peer review.
* Own tasks within wider projects and lead small work streams or standalone pieces of development work when appropriate.
* Collaborate closely with colleagues across IT, Operations, Finance, Logistics, and wider Groupe teams.
* Occasional weekend work and bank holiday work which is covered across the team on a rota basis.
Business Systems Analyst - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
* Demonstrable development background — either through professional experience or strong personal project portfolio.
* Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, and performing optimisation - it is essential.
* Experience using scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell - it is desirable.
* Awareness of data engineering principles (ETL, modelling, pipelines).
* Experience supporting BI/reporting requirements using SQL and tools such as Tableau.
* Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and structured development practices.
* Ability to translate business needs into clear technical solutions.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
* Confident communicator with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
* Curious, proactive, and comfortable taking initiative when appropriate.
* Qualified by experience — no specific degree required.
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