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Vard Group expands its focus on digitalization and streamlining of our value chain, and the company's IT solutions are a central part of this. The goal is to continue to strengthen and develop existing systems, as well as to find new solutions and new ways of working. The IT department at VARD is a global organization with 30 employees in Norway.

To facilitate and exploit new opportunities, VARD seeks a motivated person with experience in business and demand analysis. The right candidate will have experience both from working on the business side and in IT and has a strong focus on further developing and improving systems and services together with users and IT globally in VARD. 


About the position

You will be part of the IT Governance team at VARD IT, where you will play a crucial role in understanding business needs, obtaining and documenting requirements to be adapted and implemented as new solutions or improvement of existing ones. You will collaborate with colleagues in the IT department, with our suppliers and with business stakeholders to further develop IT's services and applications. This is how you influence that VARD's IT services and systems are efficient, secure, user-friendly and meet business needs. In this way, you will contribute to IT strategic planning for the Group, as well as plan and support concrete solutions in close cooperation with business areas and suppliers. The position reports to SVP DI &IT in VARD Group's IT department.

  • Translation of business requirements into IT delivery descriptions (Demand Management)
  • Contribute to the architectural design, development and implementation of new systems and applications
  • Help plan VARD IT project portfolio
  • Provide support by understanding and analyzing user problems and needs, as well as suggesting improvement measures
  • Participate in the preparation of documentation related to needs analysis and the pre-project phase
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and requirements
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of business processes, systems, and data to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Extrapolate and document clear and comprehensive business requirements
  • Analyze and interpret information to provide actionable insights and recommendations
  • Assist in the development of project plans, timelines and budgets
  • Orchestrate Request for Quotation (RFQ) process to match best-fit solution and suppliers to business needs
  • Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams

Competencies you posses

  • Relevant higher education or documented relevant experience
  • Experience as a Business Analyst or a similar role
  • Experience in gathering business requirements and specifications for the design and delivery of IT systems or services
  • Knowledge of ITIL and ITSM
  • Knowledge of change management and project management
  • Knowledge of business analysis tools and methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills in both a Scandinavian language and English

Not essential, but desirable

  • Experience with supplier and solution analysis
  • Experience from following up IT suppliers (Supplier Management).
  • Experience with PRINCE2 or other project management concepts

Personality skills

  • Service-minded and customer-focused
  • Business understanding
  • Good analytical and strategic skills
  • Both self-driven and teamworker; adaptable and flexible
  • Structured and thorough

Why choose us?

For the right candidate we offer an interesting opportunity to be part of a highly dynamic and knowledge driven sector, to develop and implement digital solutions in a global organization. You will get the opportunity to utilize internal business and process knowledge in collaboration with the best IT vendors, in building great solutions.

  • Positive benefit package
  • Competitive pension scheme and insurance package
  • Flexible working from home policy
  • Central office location and free parking

Kontaktinformasjon

Trine Helle Stensrud, Senior Vice President Digital Innovation & IT, +47 484 61 972
Lynsey Saliba, ICT Change & PMO Governance Manager, +47 917 85 141

Arbeidssted

Skansekaia 2
6002 ÅLESUND

Nøkkelinformasjon:

Arbeidsgiver: Vard Group AS

Referansenr.: 4744646742
Stillingsprosent: 100%
Regular
Søknadsfrist: 14.01.2024