Business Intelligence Engineer (Remote) at United Natural Foods Inc in Providence, Rhode Island

Job Description:

Who We Are

We're pioneers who every day deliver new choices that shape the foodscape. We discover what's next. Bold ideas and new possibilities that drive the industry. Better food. Better future. Our teams are a highly innovative group of talented professionals; laser-focused on making a difference and having fun while we do it.

At UNFI, we're inspired by the unexpected. We look at things like our unmatched distribution network and full-store assortment through a new lens. From gourmet and ethnic to fresh, prepared foods to specialty cheese - we cover everything in the store and your kitchen. Energizing tomorrow, guiding a healthier road ahead.

We believe that:

• Freedom of food choice matters


• Discovering what’s next keeps us vital


• We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty


• We’re here to connect food, people and the planet


• New routes can take us anywhere


• Scale drives our ability to positively impact lives


• There is no limit to fresh ideas


• Sustainability is our responsibility

A Bit About You…

• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment


• You wake up in the morning with a passion to inspire others to be great


• You possess the ability to lead leaders to develop strong teams and deliver on your strategies


• You are a natural at connecting with others and building strong relationship networks


• You have a proven ability to leverage consumer insights to develop brand positioning


• You understand the importance of collaboration and partnership to enable business outcomes


• You strive to build and deliver the “big picture” strategy


• You possess a positive mindset and often spotlight opportunities that others may overlook

Purpose:

The Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer role is responsible for creating and maintaining reporting, analytics and custom data solutions leveraged to drive data-driven decision making across the business, as well as contribute to projects and initiatives delivering data solutions for external customers. This role is accountable for using and implementing a variety of technology tools to provide operational reporting, data visualization solutions, and advanced analytics (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence) to the enterprise.  The BI Engineer role achieves team and individual goals that align with broader IT goals and support the achievement of UNFI’s strategic imperatives.

 Job Responsibilities:

•   Builds analytical and data reporting solutions to deliver actionable insights by leveraging cloud-based tools and ensures appropriate documentation and artifacts exist for ongoing maintenance and operation activities

•   Collaborates with diverse stakeholders to develop models and metrics providing insights for enterprise functions (e.g., supply chain, logistics, finance)

•   Models problems of low to medium complexity and discover insights using statistics, data mining, and visualization techniques

•   Follows BI engineering and data visualization best practices and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives for enterprise analytics and reporting

•    Communicates issues impacting data solutions, project execution, and solution delivery

•   Collaborates with data engineering and database administration teams on data management standards, data acquisition, data modeling, and performance tuning

•   Adheres to department standards, guidelines, and data engineering and data visualization methodologies for all assigned tasks

•    Understands project management methodology and contributes to estimation process

•    Collaborates with other team members on data solutioning and problem-solving activities

•    Stays abreast of emerging technologies and trends in Data Management, Data Engineering, and Advanced

Analytics disciplines to drive innovation into the organization

•    Performs other duties as assigned

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education/ Certifications:

 

•   Bachelor’s degree in the field of data science, computer science, information systems, or software engineering, or equivalent work-related experience required

Experience:

•   2+ years of quantitative data analysis, complex problem solving, and successful business intelligence, analytical and reporting solution delivery experience required

•   1+ years of data visualization technology implementation and maintenance experience required (e.g., Tableau, QuickSight, Power BI, etc.)

   •     Proficient in data mining and data modeling tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Python, etc.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time

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