Senior Business Analyst

Travis Perkins Central Services is now hiring for an analytical, influential, and forward-thinking Senior Business Analyst to join our Technology function. Reporting directly to the Lead Business Analyst, you will act as a key strategic bridge between operational stakeholders and technical delivery teams, shaping business analysis approaches across multiple projects and championing delivery standards.

If you are an accomplished Business Analyst who excels at solving ambiguous problems, challenging senior stakeholders constructively and translating strategic change into robust requirements, we would love to hear from you! Working Pattern: Hybrid Working: This role follows a hybrid working model with the expectation of regular attendance at the Head Office in Northampton 2 days a week.

The Opportunity As Senior Business Analyst, you will lead the analysis on, complex and high-impact initiatives. You will dive into ambiguous business situations to critically evaluate potential solutions, interrogate end-to-end processes and ensure proposed changes deliver genuine commercial and customer value. Beyond individual deliverables, you will serve as a role model across our BA community, setting best practice standards, conducting peer reviews and coaching colleagues to elevate our overall business analysis capability.

What You'll Be Doing Requirements Elicitation & Management: Leading the definition, elicitation, and documentation of clear, testable business requirements and acceptance criteria for large, complex initiatives. Stakeholder Engagement: Managing and influencing stakeholders up to a senior level, challenging assumptions constructively, and driving consensus across diverse teams.

Process Modelling & Continuous Improvement: Analysing, modelling and redesigning complex business processes to eliminate inefficiencies and enhance operational performance. Solution Assessment: Critically assessing proposed technical and operational solutions to ensure strategic alignment, commercial feasibility and tangible value delivery.

Mentoring & Capability Development: Mentoring, guiding and coaching Business Analysts and Junior BAs to support their development and ensure quality standards. Quality Assurance & Best Practice: Championing BA standards and delivery methodologies (Agile and Waterfall). Root-Cause Problem Solving: Exploring ambiguous business challenges, applying structured analytical techniques and translating complex business problems into clear IT deliverables.

About You

Essential Demonstrable experience operating as a Business Analyst, delivering large, complex business-critical projects. Experience driving continuous process improvement initiatives within a large organisation. Deep knowledge of business analysis techniques with the ability to share and teach these methods to others.

Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and operational concepts clearly. Growth mindset, professional curiosity, and comfort operating with autonomy in ambiguous environments. We'd Particularly Like to See Business Analysis Qualifications. Proven experience working across geographically dispersed teams within both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

in process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma). Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts. Prior experience working within product development methodologies or major enterprise transformation programmes. Exposure to vendor selection processes and contract or stakeholder negotiation. What’s in it for you?

Competitive base salary plus an annual bonus linked to business performance Company car allowance Generous pension scheme with matched contributions (based on length of service) Save as you earn and share schemes that let you share in the Group's success. Colleague discount across Travis Perkins Group brands - 20% off at Toolstation Private medical cover Ready to Lead Strategic Change?

If you are an experienced Business Analyst ready to influence business strategy and drive complex change, submit your application today!