Position Snapshot Location: Panama City, Panama Start Date: Q2, 2020
Stream Unit: Marketing Sales & eBusiness
Function Group: H/4
Deadline for Applications: February 20th, 2020
Position Summary
We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver standardized, integrated technology products and services to create tangible business value.To strengthen our Marketing, Sales & eBusiness Panama Hub team we are looking for a Senior Business Analyst for Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and to play the role of a Functional Relationship Manager (FRM) to lead the effort for Central America and Latin Caribbean.Under the guidance of the LATAM Regional Manager M&S Technology based in Mexico City and two IT Business Relationship Managers based in Panama and Dominican Republic, you will be supporting the business in the markets on M&S IT matters, raising the business needs to the relevant IT product representative and coordinating the deployment of IT solutions. Your role is critical by bringing innovation to the Marketing & Sales functions by exploring new technologies, eradicating business disruptions in operations and enabling efficiency in LATAM operations.
A day in the life of...
Align the various Product Group’s roadmaps and support strategy with the relevant markets functional stakeholders, members of the IT Product Group organization and the Regional Manager M&S Technology.
Coordinate the execution of deployment and support activities in the region.
Represent the markets interests vis-à-vis the relevant Product/Product Group representatives in the region.
Support business integration initiatives including Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestures.
Organize and execute the delivery of M&S projects on time and within budget.
Translate technical requirements into functional specifications for the business M&S team.
What will make you successful
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems or related discipline, or equivalent; M.B.A. preferred.
5+ years of relevant experience of business analysis in a relevant functional area.
Project management experience and understanding of business processes and ability to translate them into application requirements.
Experience working in an Agile/DevOps environment using design-thinking methodology.
Strong understanding of basic system engineering, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards.
Understanding of various software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall).
Extensive experience on SAP modules within Marketing & Sales related solutions and also on Complementary solutions related to Sales Force Automation tools including Direct Store Delivery (Van Sales) model.
Working knowledge of Business Analytics tools (Power BI, etc.) is also desirable.
Proven experience in effective communication in Spanish and English at different levels of the organization.
Experience working in a global environment and with virtual teams.
Master data governance knowledge.
We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
