Translate structured & unstructured datasets into clear and compelling insights that lead to actionable recommendations to drive business results, using modern cloud-based analytical and reporting/dashboarding tools.
Evaluate and improve tools to respond to new ideas and changing business needs.
Participate in the development of analytical capabilities and digitization initiatives for the Supply Chain CS&T organization, including quick-win reporting and dashboarding/scorecard solutions to assist teams in rapid problem solving.
Attend and support key analytics presentations and provide analytical rigor/technical expertise to improve decision-making in support of product order and transportation processes.
Monitor effectiveness of delivered analytical solutions – both qualitatively (accuracy, timeliness, user experience) and quantitatively (productivity, improved stakeholder satisfaction metrics).
Work closely with leaders and members of peer teams and cross-functional business partners to analyze business data, define requirements, build and optimize data solutions and continually innovate new ideas to help NAOU Supply Chain drive productivity and improve customer satisfaction.
Support the CS&T Strategic Initiatives team in the implementation of strategic projects, financial analysis and process improvements.
Support optimization of CS&T data and reporting, visualizations and automation.
Drive the implementation of product order and transportation projects related to master data management.
Strategically align with stakeholder partners to ensure compliance to business requirements and data best practices.
Provide coaching and guidance to other analysts and support the Strategic Initiatives team on process improvements by acting as a subject matter expert on data policies, processes, and systems.
Support the development of advanced analytical methods by extracting and mining data from multiple sources to provide actionable insights for solving business problems, driving productivity and/or improving the customer experience.
Deliver insights while keeping an optimal balance of time to deliver and level of detail/accuracy given data availability and accuracy.
As tools are deployed, build and refine knowledge of the business to help the CS&T function move faster going forward.
Requirements
2-5 years of experience working in data-specific roles
2+ years experience with Power BI/Tableau/SQL
Advanced knowledge of data management and analytical methods, technologies and tools
Ability to execute highly complex or specialized analytics
Bachelor’s degree in finance, engineering, business, or supply chain, advanced degree preferred
Data visualization & storytelling expertise
Advanced experience in Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes
Familiarity with mathematical optimization and linear programming
SAP, OTM, Anaplan expertise and experience preferred
Working knowledge of data integration best-practices