Associate Solution Strategist

Job Description

Description

As we move forward to becoming the world’s retail network, we have to build out a team to help us get there! SPS Commerce is seeking an Associate Solutions Strategist to join our Enterprise Supplier Implementation team. This is a great entry-point into the Business Analysis space where candidates have a naturally long run-way for growth. Our Associate Solutions Strategists work to gather business requirements and translate them to technical requirements. Then, working with tech teams, will provide consultation to ensure delivery aligns with expectations.

Does this sound like you?

• Do you enjoy working in a cross-functional role where you work to capture functional requirements that will provide the road-map to on-point solution delivery?
• Working in a structured environment within a fairly-mature PM lifecycle process motivates you to get after the work you do daily
• You consider yourself to be “tech intuitive” and can inspire credibility and rapport with stakeholders
• This role will leverage your excellent communication skills – most of the communication occurs over the phone as our clients are located all over North America.
• SPS isn’t for the faint of heart – things move quickly here, so top performers are unflappable in the face of tough problems and have a demonstrated ability to handle stress while inspiring confidence with stakeholders

Why SPS?

• We're a market leader by almost any standard and this role will continue to push us to lead from the front - efforts and deliverables from this group will have meaningful contribution to the continued growth of the company.
• We are an organization that invests heavily in its employees. We believe that Employees Come First and demonstrate that through personal and professional development opportunities.
• We believe that hard-work and fun go together - we don't take ourselves too seriously or underestimate the potential we have to do something remarkable.

The Day-to-Day

• Partner with stakeholders on the design, testing, implementation, and evaluation of business process changes.
• Define and document data transformation and validations within a data mapping design for each transaction.
• Outlining project requirements in an EDI specification for the retailer’s trading partners.
• Assist in defining test plans to successfully implement and deploy the retailer’s solution.
• Support changes and/or enhancements to existing programs reviewing requirements to identify solutions as well as potential risks and impacts to existing trading partner integrations.

What skills and experience do I need to be successful?

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience, preferably in business or technology
• 2+ years of Business Analysis or Project Management Experience
• A general understanding of SaaS applications
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them to technical requirements
• Preferred but not required –
• SalesForce experience
• Retail and/or Supply Chain Experience