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.