Business Analyst

Job Description:

The business analyst is directly engaging with the planning organization, supporting them to drive the right decision making. First focus area for the business analyst is inventory management, to enable the organization to use inventory as a leading KPI for delivering the right service, cost and cash targets. 

The business analyst support with advanced analytics, thorough root cause analysis and democratizing data. If the business problem is reoccurring, the analyst is responsible to translate the business need into a trusted digital solution; to create a user-friendly and intuitive dashboard, driving continuous improvement. Key to this is to ensure that the digital solution is communicated and explained to the planning team in a non-technical way to ensure the result is accepted and not overwritten. This requires the ability to listen to market feedback, evaluate statistical findings / improvements, provide business insights on different level an aggregation and clearly communicate to stakeholders in their language.

The role needs a high business acumen, advanced analytical skills and has strong technical skills (Phyton) to unlock the data required and is also handy to make the data swiftly accessible for the business (PBI).

Key Responsibilities

• Define focused value added planning problem-statements for balancing service, stock and cost for the business based on use-cases, design thinking and value stream analysis.
• Providing insights from data to support the organization making more and more data driven decisions in the area of: forecasting, supply planning, risk analyst in supply & demand, inventory setting
• Presenting results in a compelling and clear manner to drive business decision making
• Build algorithms to unlock the right data

Experience / Background

Education and Professional

• B.S. or BA in computer science, data science, machine learning, mathematics, statistics or related natural science or technical degree. Master or advanced degree preferred
• 2-3 years of experience working in a technical / analytics role

Knowledge / Experience

• Experience in a programming language such as Phyton
• Experience with data structures (SQL, Azure)
• Experience with ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (preferably E2Open or Rapid Response)
• Understanding of Lean / Six Sigma / root cause analysis, e.g., 5 why’s
• Ability to support complex analysis in understandable forms to business stakeholders
• Attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy
• Fluent in English
• Experience in the aera of Supply Chain Management
• Strong expertise in combination of Mathematics, Statistics, Business acumen and programming

Skills:

Ation oriented, Business Data Modeling, Business requirements-analyze, Customer and Market Analysis, Data Collection and Analysis, Planning and Organizing

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.