Supply Chain Business Analyst (Finance & Analytics)

About Ascendion :

Ascendion is a full service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000 Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands

Solve complex problems - and learn new skills

Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients

Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

Title: Business Intelligence Analyst 3

Location: Redmond, WA

Explain a typical day in the role:

• Building dashboards, systems, and automating processes across CPI Finance and supply chain workstreams
• 40%: Cross-collaborating and gathering data and insights from various areas.
• 30%: Independent work, including building databases and coordinating with others.
• 30%: Analysis and Modeling: Significant portion of time spent on analyzing data and creating models to understand the data better.

Purpose of the Team: The team is part of the supply chain finance sector and manages all supply chain functions. This includes partnering with suppliers, receiving data from suppliers, setting up prices, and managing overall inventory.

Key projects:

This role will contribute to :

• Database and Reporting: The role requires someone proficient in querying databases, building reports, and creating dashboards.
• Inventory Management: The role involves creating metrics and tracking overall inventory and inventory excess. Using data for automation to ensure a holistic view for decision-making.
• Cross Collaboration: The role requires excellent communication skills for cross-collaboration with other teams and functions, gathering data, understanding it, and testing assumptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders in all business and finance functions to align technology solutions with business strategies.
• Gather and document requirements from business units, translating them for our programmers and developers to implement.
• Prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decision-making on system implementations.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of business functions to identify and resolve problems, while capitalizing on opportunities for improvement.
• Support highly complex business processes, leveraging technical expertise to implement effective solutions.
• Participate as a member of project teams, working on multiple projects concurrently to achieve organizational goals.
• Act as a liaison between the business community and the Finance organization, ensuring technical solutions meet user needs.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management, inventory management, and data analysis.
• Proven experience in developing KPIs and metrics for inventory management and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large datasets and perform complex data analysis.
• Experience in automation tools and technologies for inventory management and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in relevant software and tools, such as ERP systems, database management systems, and reporting tools.

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management, inventory management, and data analysis.
• Proven experience in developing KPIs and metrics for inventory management and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large datasets and perform complex data analysis.
• Experience in automation tools and technologies for inventory management and reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in relevant software and tools, such as ERP systems, database management systems, and reporting tools.

Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills

• 5 years of proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and Tableau.
• 5 years creating and generating insights and generating automated deliverables that also create insights.
• 5 years of strong experience in automation, dealing with ambiguity, and large data sets.

Thanks

Salary Range: $1,35,000 - 1,45,000 Annually -Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year]. The paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year]

Want to change the world? Let us know

Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk!