Sr. Analyst, Business Intelligence

Company: XPO Logistics, Inc.
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: December 9, 2018

Job Description:

Logistics done differently. Are you ready for a new challenge? Fortune named XPO Logistics among the most admired companies in the world this year, and we are on Forbes' list as one of America's best employers in 2017. At XPO, we know that the future is built on positive results. As a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, you will support key business partners with implementing process improvements, modeling, reporting, and analysis. We want you to generate, maintain and ensure the accuracy of BI for various lines of business as part of the overall Enterprise Business Analytics dashboards. This role is critical in positioning XPO for long-term success. On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work, and the resources to build a growing career you can be proud of. Pay, benefits and more. We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan. What you'll do on a typical day: Generate, maintain and ensure the accuracy of BI for various business lines as part of the overall enterprise business analytics dashboards on PowerBI.com; design creative solutions in PowerBI.com that are concise, logically arranged and easy to update Provide key decision makers with the real time capability to view financial performance of their business and other critical metrics; ensure the user interface for Power BI, system communication, design, and implementation are on target and supporting the business Maintain work stream using the following tools SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, MDX, DAX, and MDS to support overall BI environment Using tools like MatLab, Python or R statistical packages to drive forward-looking projections using data science techniques to identify patterns/seasonality and correlations with leading indicators to predict future performance Define and drive back testing process within specific defined risk tolerance levels to ensure accuracy; ensure the build of projection models to exist in the PowerBI environment with dynamic adjustment capabilities to manipulate baseline assumptions Build and maintain rolling trend reports with various trailing day averages Complete ad hoc reporting and complex modeling analysis to support multiple partners in a multi-functional matrix environment Ensure data accuracy across all platforms due to the complexity of the data from various resources, so that every business user sees the same results Support key business partners with implementing process improvements, modeling, reporting, and analysis; understand current technology stack and solution capabilities to apply process enhancements to current manual processes Manage a full project life cycle for system implementations or system upgrades using Visio and MS Project What you need to succeed at XPO: At a minimum, you'll need: Bachelor's degree in business analytics, finance or STEM field It'd be great if you also have: Graduate work preferred 3 to 5 years of experience in BI with some exposure to Finance related needs Be part of something big. #LI-FM1 XPO provides cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the world's most successful companies, including Disney, Pepsi, L'Oréal, Toyota and many others. We're the fastest-growing transportation company on the Fortune 500 list and we're just getting started. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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