Analyst Quality

Functional & System Testing 

• Write and Execute test cases for: 

• Demand Planning 

• Supply Planning 

• Inventory Planning 

• S&OP processes 

• Reporting and Analytics 

• End to End business process flow, including MDM and PLM applications to support S&OP, P2P (Procure to Pay) and O2I (Order to Invoice) cycles. 

• Perform System Integration Testing (SIT), Regression Testing, and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT). 

• Validate planning calculations, business rules, and data flows within: 

• Anaplan models 

• Blue Yonder ESP 

• Support validation of solver outputs in BY ESP including pegging results, constraints, and inventory balances. 

• Document test cases, test results and report defects using standard tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps). 

Data Validation & Reconciliation 

• Perform data validation between planning systems and upstream/downstream systems. 

• Validate: 

• Demand feeds 

• BOMs 

• Master data 

• Supply signals 

• Execute SQL queries and basic data comparisons to ensure data accuracy. 

• Support root cause analysis of data discrepancies and planning errors. 

• Assist in validation of role-based access and user security configurations. 

 

Integration & Interface Testing 

• Support testing of integrations between: 

• Anaplan and upstream/downstream systems 

• BY ESP and upstream/downstream systems 

• Data platforms 

• Validate API-based integrations and scheduled data loads. 

• Perform reconciliation of inbound and outbound data files. 

 

Production Validation & Release Support 

• Perform smoke testing and post-deployment validation. 

• Support production validation during planning cycles (forecast runs, month-end, S&OP cycles). 

• Assist in verifying bug fixes and configuration changes before production release. 

• Support documentation of test cases, release notes, and test evidence for audit compliance. 

 

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement 

• Work closely with: 

• Anaplan Model Builders 

• BY ESP Developers 

• Data Engineering teams 

• Business Planning users 

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint reviews. 

• Contribute to improving QA processes, templates, and test coverage. 

• Maintain structured documentation of test cases and results. 

 

Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field. 

• Experience: 2-3 years of experience in QA testing, preferably in enterprise applications or supply chain systems. 

• Technical Skills:  

• Basic understanding of supply chain planning concepts: 

• Forecasting 

• Supply Planning 

• Inventory Management 

• S&OP 

• Experience executing functional and regression test cases. 

• Basic knowledge of SQL for da