BUSINESS DATA ANALYST
WHAT IS A BUSINESS DATA ANALYST
Our awesome client, a leading/start-up Merchandising company based in Australia is looking for a Business Data Analyst to be part of their Purchasing and Procurement team.
Maintain and evolve existing weekly and monthly reporting for the Purchasing and Procurement departments.
WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the international Purchasing, and Procurement departments by partnering with the department Leadership team and associates around the world
Work with departments' leadership to design and develop reporting to support leadership and manage daily work as well as drive to company goals.
Identify areas where business analytics and new processes can drive accuracy, data integrity and efficiencies, and provide ad-hoc analysis to answer business questions as needed.
Develop, maintain and evolve dashboard reporting
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
Filter and 'clean' data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators, compare and validate data, identify correct code problems
Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
Other job duties and special projects as assigned
Reporting & Analytics
Responsible for pulling together relevant information from a variety of sources to support the needs of the Operational leaders
Gather requirements from Leadership group to design or modify reports and dashboards, submitting CRs to the BI Team as needed, conduct testing, and implementing processes
Prepare quarterly Data Integrity and SLA metrics to support supplier quarterly business reviews
Process Improvement & SharePoint
Identify opportunities for process improvement to streamline, reduce rework and improve data integrity
Create & maintain SharePoint Custom Lists and connected Microsoft Flows
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Minimum 2 - 4 years in analytics, reporting of inventory management experience and/or analysis role supporting department Leadership delivering scheduled reporting, gathering requirements, performing ad-hoc analysis as needed.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Computer Science, or other related area.
Demonstrated experience in expert manipulation of data to quickly highlight trends and draw accurate conclusions from the data.
Successful experience in process improvement initiatives.
**Job Skills & Traits**:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as a flexible and resourceful approach.
Manage workload with a high-level of autonomy and effectively communicate workload priorities with leadership.
Advanced Microsoft Excel, including complicated nested function formulas, reference functions (VLOOKUP & INDEX/MATCH), Pivot tables, Power Query, and Power Pivot data models & DAX functions.
Preferred Experience creating SharePoint pages & custom lists, and designing workflows using Microsoft Flow.
Good understanding of supply chain metrics, master data, and databases
Team Player with experience working in a cross functional environment
Strong Process improvement skills
Knowledge of demand forecasting, total cost Analysis, and supply chain management fundamentals
Good organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
Multi task, and to adapt to frequently changing priorities and changing deadlines.
BUSINESS DATA ANALYST