BUSINESS DATA ANALYSTWHAT IS A BUSINESS DATA ANALYSTOur 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 RESPONSIBILITIESSupport the international Purchasing, and Procurement departments by partnering with the department Leadership team and associates around the worldWork 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 reportingIdentify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data setsFilter and 'clean' data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators, compare and validate data, identify correct code problemsWork with management to prioritize business and information needsOther job duties and special projects as assignedReporting & AnalyticsResponsible for pulling together relevant information from a variety of sources to support the needs of the Operational leadersGather requirements from Leadership group to design or modify reports and dashboards, submitting CRs to the BI Team as needed, conduct testing, and implementing processesPrepare quarterly Data Integrity and SLA metrics to support supplier quarterly business reviewsProcess Improvement & SharePointIdentify opportunities for process improvement to streamline, reduce rework and improve data integrityCreate & maintain SharePoint Custom Lists and connected Microsoft FlowsWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FORMinimum 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 databasesTeam Player with experience working in a cross functional environmentStrong Process improvement skillsKnowledge of demand forecasting, total cost Analysis, and supply chain management fundamentalsGood 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
