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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About the role</span></p>\n<p>Ritchies is looking for an <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Intermediate Business Analyst </span>on a fixed term basis, to support key business improvement initiatives across our depot operations, payroll processes and technology systems.</p>\n<p>This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working with data, understanding operational processes, identifying gaps, and turning business requirements into clear, practical outcomes. You will work closely with depot teams, Payroll, Operations and Technology to improve how information flows across the business and ensure processes are well understood, documented, tested and embedded.</p>\n<p>A key part of this role will be acting as the conduit between our depots and the Payroll team. 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