Job description
The Data Analyst is a role defined within the Global Data and Analytics Center of Excellence, which provides design, development, consulting and support services to European, North American, South American, Middle East and Asia-Pacific markets.
The Center of Excellence is formed of experts in Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse software platforms, Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Visualization and Data Science.
The Data Analyst will design and develop Global Analytics solutions to support Martin Brower’s strategic product and service offerings. In addition, this role will provide ongoing maintenance and support of Global Analytics solutions. This role reports to the Manager, Supply Chain Analytics.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Design and develop Global Reports and Analytics using modern data visualization tools.
- Work with business stakeholders to define data and report specifications.
- Understand and prioritize business requirements while managing the expectations of stakeholders.
- Align disparate business teams and stakeholders in the use of common Global Analytics metrics and standards.
- Visualize and present Global Analytics to key stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity.
- Execute a portfolio of global analytics projects that enable growth of the Martin Brower business, including enabling technologies such as self-service discovery and analytics that make it easier for Martin Brower personnel to use data to drive decisions, reduce costs, and optimize Martin Brower supply chain processes.
- Establish strong, strategic partnerships with key IT contacts, supply chain partners, and end users.
- Participate in Martin Brower global data governance processes to ensure data is both managed and used consistently and is compliant with enterprise standards.
- Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations.
- Other projects or duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration or related field.
- Strong understanding of business process analytics and/or business process management, including common methods for deriving business value from data.
- At least 2 years of experience in a business or business-facing IT role within a global or multinational organization, in which the following occurred:
- Demonstrated capabilities for analyzing business needs and finding solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge and real-world application of modern Business Intelligence tools.
- Demonstrated experience developing solutions within either Microsoft Power BI or Tableau
- Employed in the use of report design best practices in the areas of dimensional data modeling, UI/UX, and report performance.
- Worked successfully in both Customer- and Business-facing roles.
- Gathered business requirements and translated into data and/or report specifications.
- Conceptualized efficient and effective analytics solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
- Developed both functional and technical subject matter expertise
- Proven ability to collaborate with IT and business teams working at remote locations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to travel as needed for projects. Estimated to be 10% per year.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- This position must pass a post-offer background check.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Post graduate degree.
- Technical Certification
- Experience with Supply Chain business processes and analytics
- Experience working both in a business and IT role.
- Experience as a liaison between IT and business.
- Experience within the distribution or Food Service industry.
- Familiarity with data science concepts like statistical modeling, machine learning and forecasting models with an ability to explain them to non-technical audiences.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.
About Martin-Brower
CEO: Gregory A. Nickele
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Subsidiary or Business Segment
Website: www.martinbrower.com
Year Founded: 1956