Select Milk Producers is one of the nation’s largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with 22 wholly owned subsidiaries, 8 processing plants, and 9 joint ventures including Fair Oaks Farms, Continental Dairy Facilities, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, Mill Haven Foods, Select Custom Solutions and Select Services. With over 1,100 employees, the Select Milk family of companies impact all aspects of the dairy farm business and at the heart of our family of companies, is you.
We strive to go above and beyond what’s expected in providing for our families, leading our employees, caring for our land and animals, serving our customers, producing quality milk, and serving one another. This commitment is more than our business, it’s in our culture and our character. We believe in being accountable, in doing what’s right, in performing at our best, in setting a higher standard.
Position: Business Analyst
Location: Dallas, TX
Reporting Relationship: Vice President of Integration & Improvement
FLSA: Salary, Exempt
Created/Revised: October 2023
Position Overview
The Business Analyst is responsible for delivering analysis of data and providing analytical support to multiple functions in the SMP organization. This position is responsible for assembling data, analyzing performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing data driven recommendations that supports all SMP functions. This individual will work on a variety of projects with multiple stakeholders, completing complex analysis involving multiple data sources, assessing opportunities for process improvement, developing innovative use for existing data, developing plans for capturing and utilizing supplemental data, and supporting the implementation of strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate possesses knowledge of the dairy industry, development and use of key performance indicators (KPIs), and demonstrates an ability to identify underlying causes and correlations. The candidate must exhibit exceptional analytic problem-solving abilities, strong attention to detail, as well as strong communication and presentation skills that enable them to lead discussions to drive data-based decisions to be made.
Primary Responsibilities
- Have the intellectual curiosity to actively seek out new areas of potential improvement and drill into the details to find the root cause of problems. This requires a willingness to question assumptions and an internal drive for continuous improvement.
- Be driven to always learn new skills and modeling techniques to better predict and explain the drivers and outcomes of critical operational and financial decisions.
- Develop statistical models for predicting future operational results, costs, and key performance metrics.
- Consolidate, prepare, and analyze financial and operational data to understand cause-and-effect relationships and identify root causes.
- Assist in preparing and presenting analytical results, operational data, and forecasts in written and verbal formats to senior leadership.
- Take ownership of the data and work to ensure that data is as complete and accurate as possible. This requires working with Operations, Accounting, HR, etc., to understand the business processes behind the data and with IT to understand how the data is processed and stored.
- Use independent judgment to analyze data and make recommendations for changes to support significant business initiatives.
- Identify key areas for process improvement through data analysis and strategic thinking.
- Perform a comprehensive review of the reporting packages and document detailed explanations for significant variances.
- Create process documentation and process flows for current and new processes.
Competencies & Characteristics Required
- Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to thoughtfully exercise judgment to improve processes and advance the reporting outputs for the team.
- Strong analytical and detail-oriented aptitude applying advanced knowledge of business protocols and metrics; a high degree of accuracy is required.
- Ability to assess metric outcomes on a relative basis and create sound recommendations based on accurate data evaluation.
- Be skilled in communicating and presenting complex trends and analysis in a way that is intuitive for those outside the section to digest.
- The ability to communicate, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to manage time effectively, set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to learn and adapt to change.
- Ability to standardize business processes and provide support to a variety of critical initiatives and projects.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft office, specifically Excel’s analytical capability, PowerPoint, Outlook and Power BI.
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively present to all levels in the organization.
- Apply diverse experience across functions and basic understanding of continuous improvement tools and processes to drive business results.
- Utilize experience with SAP / ERP systems to access and analyze data.
Required Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Statistics or Mathematics required
- 3-5 years’ experience in an analytical role is required, ideally in a food manufacturing environment.
- Thorough knowledge of company functions and the effects of data changes on those departments.
- Thorough understanding of SQL methods to query various size data sets.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and SSRS.
- Knowledge of statistical tools such as R or Data Analysis in Excel.
Minimum Requirements
- Must successfully complete a background check.
- Must have proof of legal authorization to work in USA.
Physical Requirements
- May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time and demonstrate manual dexterity while performing job duties.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk, see, and hear; use hands to handle objects, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must be able to concentrate for extended periods of time, paying attention to detail.
- Requires constant operation of standard office machines, including computer.
- Requires frequent ability to move freely about the office building.
Environment
- Environment involved is regularly inside the office.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Travel
- As needed to support key initiatives; expected to be less than 10%.
Additional Information
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Employees are expected to perform duties assigned and directed by management, which may be modified when deemed appropriate by management.
Select Milk Producers and its subsidiaries offer an attractive compensation and a best-in-class benefits package that can be tailored for you and your family. We are proud to promote an equal employment opportunity workplace and a drug-free workplace.
