Salary: £13,000 - 127,500 per year Requirements: Minimum of 3 years Business Analysis experience is desirable. Proficiency with BA tools and techniques, i.e. Visio, Lucid chart, Azure DevOps, Jira, facilitation and elicitation. Experience managing complex business solutions. Understanding of both Agile and Waterfall principles, and when to use the right methodology. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experienced in meeting facilitation, with the ability to run successful sessions with various groups of people to ensure a successful outcome. Prioritise effectively and be comfortable taking ownership of issues and facilitating their resolution. Ability to challenge technology and business processes, when necessary, to ensure the right solution delivers the optimal business process. Qualification in Business Analysis is desirable i.e. Requirements Engineering, Business Process Modelling, Agile Business Analysis. Experience in the Trade, Retail and Digital sectors desirable. Responsibilities: Build strong relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs. Run workshops to gather requirements and identify risks and dependencies. Create process maps (current and future) and documentation to support changes. Document requirements in tools like Azure DevOps and turn them into user stories with clear acceptance criteria. Work with architects to define non-functional requirements and project metrics. Refine user stories with product, development, testing, and architecture teams to prepare for upcoming sprints. Validate requirements during delivery to ensure they meet business needs and acceptance criteria is met. Actively participate in team meetings, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Act as a bridge between business and technical teams for clear communication. Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and provide regular updates. Promote and lead best practices in Business Analysis across the team and department. Technologies: Azure DevOps Hardware Support JIRA Cloud Embedded More: We are Howdens Joinery, the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier, providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. With over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe, we are the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year, our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. We offer a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme, generous holidays, staff discounts, free onsite lunches, an Employee Assistance Programme, and exceptional Reward and Recognition events. Join us in a rewarding organization recognized for excellence in the workplace. last updated 5 week of 2026