Associate Business Operations Analyst - Summer 2024 at Medline Industries, Inc. in Northfield, Illinois

Job Description:

With more than 50 years of consecutive growth, we've created a dynamic workplace where over 36,000 employees worldwide are empowered to grow and add to our entrepreneurial culture.

To support our continued growth, we're looking to add new talent, like you, to our team! Our people are genuine, creative, and proactive problem solvers who have access to leadership for rapid alignment to make decisions driven by what's right for our customers.

Medline offers entry-level candidates benefits and experiences that strengthen personal and professional development, such as recognition programs and awards, employee resource groups, volunteer opportunities through ESG, employee appreciation week, competitive healthcare benefits and so much more.

Under direct guidance/supervision within our Textiles product division, the Associate Business Operations Analyst perform basic data research and financial analysis to support business operations and present findings to manager or project leader. Assist in the preparation of business, financial and data analysis. Develop recommendations to solve problems and issues related to business operations. Collect and analyze data to evaluate trends and results.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Provide basic analysis and reporting by working with Inventory Management, Information Systems, Financial Audit and other such groups in the organization.

• Analyze scorecards, providing insight into trends or unusual performance. Analyze market strategies, related products, market or share trends.

• Organize plans and recommend basic analysis and reports consistent with continuous oft processes and procedures. Recommend, develop, create and implement standard reporting for routine business reports.

• Monitor for data accuracy, timeliness and integrity in data used in analysis and reporting. Communicate to appropriate personnel if data inaccuracies exist. Collect business intelligence from available industry reports, public information, field reports or purchased sources.

• Ensure follow-up so that analysis and reporting outcomes are reviewed and implemented.

• Support unit or department by performing specific individual assignments. Perform due diligence and transition activities as required.

• Maintain and/or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems or methods.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Mathematics or Applied Statistics

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: SUM/SUMIFS/INDEX(MATCH)/IF(THEN)/VLOOKUP functions, Pivot Tables, Filtering and Sorting, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling)

• Intermediate level skill in utilizing data warehouses (for example: designing and creating simple queries, modifying data types, adding dates, working with required fields and/or creating labels).

• Experience applying standard financial, accounting and business problem-solving skills to business problems with multiple variables.

• Experience calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, volume.

• Experience in an analytical role in a sales environment.

• Experience with SAP & Tableau; experience with data warehouses.

• Experience with financial analysis and data reporting.

• Unrestricted permanent US work authorization

COVID-19 Vaccination

Please be aware that Medline requires all employees starting in this position to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated by their start date. Medline is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodations to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated for COVID-19 consistent with federal, state, and local law.

Medline's policy is to employ the best qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, disability, and citizenship status as a veteran with a disability or veteran of the Vietnam Era.