Business Analyst

Company description:

The Metcash story began from the humble origins of our first family-owned corner store in 1927. And for almost 100 years since then, we've been backing independents and strengthening the communities we operate in.

Today, Metcash (ASX: MTS) is Australia and New Zealand's leading independent retail partner and wholesaler in the food, liquor, hardware, and tools industries, with sales of $19.5 billion in FY25. We provide our network with marketing, purchasing, warehousing, distribution and systems support

Job description:

Business Analyst

Macquarie Park | Hyrbrid

About the Role

At Metcash, we're transforming the way our corporate teams leverage technology to deliver great business outcomes. We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our Corporate Applications team and play a key role in supporting projects and business improvement initiatives across People & Culture, Finance and other corporate platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, solving problems, improving processes and delivering meaningful technology solutions. Whether you're an experienced Business Analyst or looking to take the next step in your career, we're keen to hear from candidates who bring curiosity, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partnering with business and technology stakeholders to understand business needs and objectives.
• Gathering, analysing and documenting business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitating workshops, meetings and requirement discussions.
• Mapping current and future state processes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting solution design, testing, user acceptance activities and business readiness.
• Managing requirement traceability, risks, issues and dependencies throughout delivery.
• Contributing to training, communications and adoption activities to ensure successful outcomes.

What You'll Bring Essential Skills & Experience

✔ Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes

✔ Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and build relationships across a wide range of stakeholders

✔ Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities

✔ A proactive mindset and motivation to explore AI, automation and new technologies to improve ways of working and business outcomes

✔ Enthusiasm, curiosity and a genuine willingness to learn and grow

✔ Experience gathering and documenting business requirements, processes and user stories

✔ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

✔ Proficiency across the Microsoft Suite, particularly Excel

✔ Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams and agile delivery environments

Nice to Have (But Not Essential)

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous, but is not a requirement:

• Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) tools and processes
• Experience working within portfolio, project and agile delivery frameworks
• Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Microsoft Dynamics / D365
• HRIS platforms and related business systems

If you bring strong business analysis skills and a desire to learn, we'd love to hear from you regardless of your experience with these tools.

Why Join Metcash?

At Metcash, you're part of something bigger and we're proud to offer a workplace that supports your wellbeing, growth and success:

🏖️ Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 wellbeing days and 1 volunteer day annually

📚 Career Growth: Access learning, development and career progression opportunities

👶 Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers

🌈 Inclusive Culture: Proud Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion

⚖️ Gender Equity: Gender pay gap under 5%

🧠 Wellbeing: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia

🏡 Flexibility: FlexReady accredited workplace

💸 Team Member Benefits: Exclusive discounts through the Our Local app

Ready to Apply?

If you're a motivated Business Analyst who enjoys working with people, solving business challenges and driving continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us shape the future of corporate technology solutions at Metcash.