IT Business Analyst, Supply Chain Planning

Bekaert

Business Analyst supporting digital transformation in supply chain at Bekaert. Collaborating across teams to ensure effective implementation of processes and technologies.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in supply chain planning processes and the ability to articulate and document business requirements effectively. Proven experience in facilitating collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery and user adoption.

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Supply Chain PlanningBusiness Requirements DocumentationUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)SAP APO ConfigurationFinancial Estimation

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Hard Skills

Demand PlanningForecastingSales & Operations PlanningMaster SchedulingProduction PlanningDetailed SchedulingATP/CTPConfigurationParametrizationBusiness Case Development

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsLeadership Skills

Tools & Technologies

SAP APOOMP

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s DegreeSupply Chain Certification

Industry Keywords

Digital Business ObjectivesProject ManagementMatrixed Technology OrganizationCross-Functional TeamsUser Adoption

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Have a detailed understanding of the digital business objectives and technology solutions
Navigate the product and technical organizations to consolidate business input and write business and platform requirements for medium to large sized projects
Own the collaboration process between the business and tech teams to finalize requirements gathering within an agreed timeframe
Submit final requirements (or initial stories, for agile methodology) for development and/or configuration/parametrization
Responsible for drafting the UAT (User Acceptance Test) plan and capturing input from users and provide engineers with consolidated change requirements
Facilitate scope change discussions and provide recommendations to Project Owners/Product Managers
Accountable for validating that business requirements are met through the project/product's delivery cycle and helping with solution adoption in business
Support the different roles in the Bekaert Supply Chain Planning community to deploy solutions and to ensure full user adoption and realization of the business case.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or above with 3-5 years relevant experience
Additional education or certification in the area of Supply Chain is an asset
Domain background and solid understanding of supply chain planning processes such as demand planning, forecasting, sales & operations planning, master scheduling, production planning, detailed scheduling, ATP/CTP, …
Financial background or proven competency in financial estimation and business case development
Must possess strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
Ability to articulate and document business requirements, identify risks and manage trade-offs
Demonstrated understanding or experience with configuration or parametrization of (supply chain) software tools such as SAP APO, OMP, others
Experience working in a matrixed technology organization and familiar with projects that span multiple cross-functional teams
Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
Additional language knowledge of Spanish or Chinese is an asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities
Health insurance