Senior Project Analyst

The Sr. Project Analyst plays a critical role in supporting large-scale transformational initiatives by providing insights, analysis, and reporting as part of the Business Innovation and Transformation Services (BITS) department of Wakefern Tech. You will collaborate with Tech and business teams to ensure that project methodologies and workflows align with business goals and technical requirements with a detail-oriented and strategic approach.

• Develop detailed analysis, reporting and KPI’s working closely with Business and Tech Leadership to ensure proper control of Tech projects.
• Monitor project KPIs and provide status reporting as required.
• Support risk management and change control processes.
• Create operational improvement plans, and report measurements and trends of operating efficiency, reported out of our incident management application and our portfolio and project management systems.
• Work with Tech Leadership to manage vendor contracts and system usage to reduce overall software spending.

• Act as a liaison between PMO, technical and business departments to gather requirements and align process improvements.
• Support Tech Project Managers to develop project plans, create status reports, manage budgets and communicate to necessary stakeholders
• Generate reports and dashboards for leadership to track process effectiveness and project health.

• Monitor and report on Project KPI’s and status to Sr. Management.
• Monitor and track project budgets, forecasts, and actual expenditures for large transformational projects.
• Maintain tracking, reporting and visual dashboards of project ROI and benefit realization.

• Work closely with the Project Managers and Business Process Optimization lead to ensure realization of benefits from process improvement and large Tech projects.
• Audit projects post-implementation to validate return on investment and benefit realization.
• Provide recommendations for corrective actions where benefits are not achieved working closely with Tech Leadership, Project Managers and Business Process Optimization.

• Work with various Tech teams, corporate compliance and accounting to coordinate various audits including IT Corporate Audit, SOC1, Tax rebates, Privacy and Business Continuity.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in business or financial analysis, project management, or similar roles.
• Understanding of Technology Implementation lifecycle, familiarity with project management methodologies.
• Understanding of how improvement of business processes and the application of technology improve business performance.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Business Intelligence and reporting tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, transformational environment.
• Ability to work independently and work with various teams to accomplish team goals.
• Experience in large-scale transformation projects.
• Grocery, CPG and Wholesale experience is a plus.

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for long periods of time.
• Ability to sit, stand and walk frequently.
• Ability to adhere to the company’s four day in office work requirement.
• Ability to travel, as business needs dictate.

• Communicate Effectively:
  Share thoughts, ideas and information in an organized, clear and precise and persuasive manner (written and oral communication).
• Drive for Results:
  Understands how the role impacts the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Embrace Change:
  Adapts to new environment, jobs, technologies and processes.
• Develop You:
  Identifies opportunities for career development.
• Build Relationships:
  Works as part of a team to achieve company goals.
• Stay Competitive:
  Shows passion and enthusiasm for their work.