We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Business Analyst to join the Distribution Division. As part of the Service pillar reporting to a Sr Business Analyst, you will help develop a suite of strategic reports to support the entire Distribution Leadership team with actionable insights. The successful candidate will be responsible for building custom sales, procurement, operations, and other high-priority reports to measure and optimize the business plan. You will also deliver custom analytics projects to drive business strategy, such as pricing optimization, real estate space planning, initiative tracking, and other ad hoc requests as needed.
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for data and a proven track record of delivering results, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. If you bring supply chain analytics experience to the table, that is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with executive leadership to understand their data needs and provide solutions that meet their requirements, supporting leaders across the division including Sales, National Accounts, Finance, Operations, Talent, Category Management, Procurement, and Pricing.
- Integrate and analyze data across multiple sources and large datasets to identify trends, insights, and opportunities to improve business performance or business processes. Communicate these results and insights to key stakeholders and executives.
- Build a suite of custom sales, procurement, and other strategic reports to measure the success of business plans.
- Document detailed data and report specifications to ensure the accuracy and replicability of data-driven insights.
- Develop and maintain standard definitions of KPIs and other performance metrics to be used across the division.
- Build and publish insightful reports via online dashboards, spreadsheets, and/or executive summaries, using Power BI and Excel.
- Conduct strategic, exploratory analyses to support strategic business initiatives by summarizing large data sets and creating easy to use tools to help business stakeholders run their business units.
- Work with IT peers to ensure new reporting solutions are accurate and scalable.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Statistics, or a related field (MBA is a plus).
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in business analysis and data analysis.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
- Ability to analyze quantitative data and make strategic recommendations to an executive audience.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Strong bias toward clarity, efficiency, and elegant solution design.
- Creative thinker who can generate solutions to previously unanswered problems.
- Hands-on experience as an analyst within a highly matrixed B2B distribution company; supporting Supply Chain, Sales, Category Management, Finance, Procurement, or Operations.
- Advanced analytics techniques such as linear regression or cluster analysis experience.
- Working knowledge of business intelligence, ERP, and CRM systems.
- Previous experience in a tactical supply chain focused role such as procurement, customer service, category management, or transportation.
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