IT Business Analyst

Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally 2-5 years within food manufacturing or a wider manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of business process mapping and modelling, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience producing clear requirements documentation, including user stories and acceptance criteria, with the ability to communicate effectively across IT teams, third-party providers and business stakeholders.
• Experience working with enterprise systems, IT infrastructure or digital transformation projects, ideally with exposure to Microsoft Business Central and system optimisation.
• Knowledge of SQL and data visualisation tools such as Qlik Sense or Power BI, alongside a relevant degree in Business, IT or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with key stakeholders to gather, analyse and clearly define business requirements, ensuring expectations and project objectives are aligned.
• Review existing processes to identify inefficiencies, risks and opportunities for improvement, recommending and supporting effective process enhancements.
• Produce clear, high-quality documentation including business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and process flows, maintaining traceability through to delivery.
• Work closely with internal teams and third-party developers throughout the full project lifecycle, supporting feedback, requirement clarification and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Develop and present reports, dashboards, analysis and project updates, providing meaningful insights to stakeholders and supporting informed business decision-making.

Technologies:

• Power BI
• Qlik
• SQL

More:

We are partnering with a Northamptonshire-based food manufacturer to recruit our next Business Analyst. This is a central role within our business, acting as a key link between stakeholders and technical teams to help deliver technology- and process-driven solutions. The position is based outside of Kettering, with a salary of £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.

last updated 33 week of 2026