Federated Co-operatives Limited Looking for Manager, Business Relations & Analysis at Saskatoon, SK Full Time

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Manager, Business Relations & Analysis on a permanent basis at our Home Office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The IT transformation team is open to exploring remote work options with candidates.

Who we are:

As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. Our work is guided by our values of integrity, excellence and responsibility and driven by our vision of building sustainable communities together. To learn more about who we are, visit www.fcl.crs.

What you’ll do:

You will provide operational leadership and supervision to the IT Business Analysts (BA) and Business Relations Managers (BRM) in directing, development, and delivery of all tasks for strategic initiatives, analytics, digital solutions, and operational tasks related to technical and business transformation.

• You will effectively manage and lead the BAs through the assessment, planning and delivery of analytic, operational, and transformational digital solutions. Based on strategic direction from the AVP IT Transformation, you will develop and manage the BRM approach for working with business units to understand business goals and nurture the BRM relationship to effectively help business plan, build, and execute on their transformational strategies
• You will drive collaboration from the BU’s idea/strategy development through solution delivery and act as an advisor for dealing with issues, risks, and shifting objectives. You will resolve issues and/or problems using professional judgment and escalate unique issues with recommendations to higher levels for resolution
• You will develop visibility to business plans of all business units and the organization in general to maintain a CRS wide understanding of goals and objectives through collaboration between the BRMs
• You will manage and recruit internal BA/BRM team members as needed and manage and deploy contractors as driven by demand. You will forecast and manage the allocation of BAs to IT projects by working with project managers and operational delivery teams
• You will identify synergies and redundancies in the requests and define transformational strategies based on priorities established by organizational goals and objectives as well as relevant KPIs
• You will drive audits designed to reveal lessons learned from the BRM/BA work and leverage those lessons to improve the way BA/BRMs conduct their duties

Why it matters:

We help local Co-ops grow and thrive by offering a range of professional services, including marketing, market research, information technology, human resources, accounting, risk management and business development.

Who you are:

You are looking for a career in Information Technology and:

• You have a Degree in Computer Science or Business
• You have a minimum of 8+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst or a Business Relationship Manager with progressive responsibility in leading BA or BRM teams (a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered)
• Exposure to or having worked in the retail industry is a plus
• You are comfortable communicating to Senior Leadership (Directors, AVPs and VPs)
• Business Analysis certification (CCBA, CBAP) and/or an understanding of PMBOK would be considered beneficial. BRM training or working towards BRMP would be a plus
• You’re honest and trustworthy, are results oriented and strive to be the best in what you do.
• You believe in collaboration, building relationships and value the perspectives of others.

Our Team Members receive competitive salaries, short-term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer-contributed pension plan. We encourage our Team Members to take advantage of learning opportunities, to grow and develop, and to foster a culture of teamwork and innovation.

FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience for all to allow you to be at your best. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we invite you to submit your accommodation requests to us via [email protected] and we will work through your request with you. All information received will be kept confidential.

If this opportunity speaks to you, we invite you to apply by March 23, 2023.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted.

Please note you may be required to undergo a background check and substance test in accordance with FCL policies. FCLLP

At FCL we are committed to creating a workforce that is as diverse as our communities, so if this sounds like something you would be interested in, we encourage you to apply!