Business Analyst

Description

The Community Business Analyst will be a supporting member of the Program Management team. The position’s primary responsibilities consist of working with internal and external data sets to optimize the information in a way that best sets our teams up for success and cross collaborating to mine data and perform ad-hoc analytics to spot business trends. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a high growth and fast paced team.

Based in our office in downtown Minneapolis, our hybrid work model provides the best of both worlds. We #succeedtogether through a combination of in person collaboration and remote work.

Does this sound like you?

You have a reputation of being a self-starter. You have a wealth of internal motivation, and you have a particular affinity for #GetAfterIt, but it’s balanced by your attention to detail and quality.

You have a passion for supporting team members and customers to drive results for your organization.

You love data. Period. Creating systems of clean, accurate data gives you a great sense of satisfaction. You’re willing to chase down the details just to make sure it’s right.

Why join SPS?

We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers, and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process, and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.

At SPS, we believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources, and training to explore new ideas and execute them. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win. Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.

What is the day-to-day like?

Coordinate with a Program Manager to accurately represent a Buying Org’s trading partner list in a way that is easy to analyze and provides accurate information to our sales team.

Mine data and perform ad-hoc analytics to highlight and spot business trends that help support our Buying Organizations and the Community Sales department.

Utilize tools such as Salesforce/Power BI/Zoom Info to obtain optimal trading partner contact information to support our sales outreach.

Drive best practices, create training, workflow enhancements, reporting, and overall system enhancements to promote usability and adoption.

Propose new methods for evaluating information, incorporating best practices from other areas of the organization

Support internal requests related to supplier engagement & outreach

Keep business stakeholders informed of important developments, potential problems and related information necessary for effective and timely delivery

What experience and skills do you need?

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, AND 3-5 years of relevant work experience

Manage and prioritize simultaneous requests with the ability to manage laterally and upward

Strong organizational skills with an eye for detail

Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel

Ability to build dashboards within Power BI

Must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment and exhibit grace under pressure

Clear, concise, and confident communicator (verbal, non-verbal, written)

Demonstrated ability to focus on projects to their completion and be responsible for outcomes

Inherent aptitude for change and challenge of the status quo

Nice to haves

Experience with basic Python Sills

Experience with Salesforce

SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

**EOE including veterans/disability**

Regular