Associate Business Analyst at Medline Industries, Inc. in Northfield, Illinois

Job Description:

Under direct supervision, perform basic data research and analysis to support business operations and present findings to manager or project leader.

Assist in the preparation of operational business analytics for supply chain, marketing, and the sales force.

Develop recommendations to solve problems and issues related to business operations.

Collect and analyze data to evaluate trends and results.

Responsibilities:

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

• Analyze scorecards, providing insight into forecast trends or unusual performance. Analyze production performance, enhance turn around times and expedite or prioritize production for key items.

• 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 the division by performing specific individual assignments. Including implementation of newly stocked items and a clear transfer to a revised product.

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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operational Management, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Mathematics or Applied Statistics.

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, VLOOKUP, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers, and pivot tables/power pivots.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying standard forecasting trends and business problem-solving skills to business problems with multiple variables.

• Experience calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, volume, weighted averages and forecasts.

• Experience in an analytical role in a sales environment.

• Experience with SAP; experience with FoxPro and Visual Basic.

• Experience with financial analysis and data reporting.

All duties and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor(s)/manager(s).

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/ handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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