Join Our Team as a Business Analyst
Who we are?
Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years.
The group employs over 1,100 people with 16 sales and customer services sites across the UK and Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, plus Europa's own teams in Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, China, India, the UAE and South Africa.
As a Business Analyst, you'll work at the heart of our business, bridging the gap between organisational needs and technical solutions. Collaborating with stakeholders and development teams, you'll design, implement, and enhance software systems that boost efficiency, productivity, and value.
What can we offer in return?
* Competitive package between £40,000 to £50,000 depending on experience and domain knowledge
* Very flexible hybrid working
* Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave.
* Enhanced Family Leave: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
* Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness.
* Referral Rewards: Earn up to £1000 by referring a friend to join our team.
* Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance.
* Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards
What you will be doing:
* Dive deep into Europa's software systems, business areas, and practices to build expert-level knowledge.
* Partner with various business units to refine and analyse software requirements, ensuring they align with business goals.
* Collaborate closely with the team to deliver high-quality software solutions.
* Develop detailed work items that empower teams to meet objectives.
* Embrace Agile practices like daily stand-ups, design meetings, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
Our Ideal Person:
* Can apply Agile/XP principles to foster collaboration and streamline development.
* Excels at translating business requirements into actionable software solutions.
* Collaborates seamlessly with cross-functional teams to deliver results.
* Crafts detailed work items, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams.
* Experience working on responsive websites or ecommerce projects
* Good understanding of website user journeys and/or UX design
* Figma experience is desirable but not essential
* Familiar with Azure DevOps / Jira or similar
* Thrives in Agile/XP environments, contributing actively to sprints, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
* Communicates confidently and effectively with team members at all levels.
* Understands software systems and development lifecycles.
Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Recruitment Team. Please do not submit speculative CV'S to our Recruiters, Employees, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV's received in this unsolicited manner.
Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note that an offer of employment is subject to the completion of a satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
* Work from home
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Blyth S81 0UE