Analyst II - Bus Intelligence

PODS Enterprises - Clearwater, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Clearwater, FL

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

The Analyst II - Business Intelligence will play a crucial role in collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team and IT to define key performance indicators (KPIs), design and create executive reporting, and develop business scenario models. This position is essential for guiding analytic roadmaps and activities related to demand planning, segmentation, resource planning and allocation, company financial performance, and revenue optimization. The Analyst will continually partner cross-functionally to ensure that relevant and accurate performance data, metrics, reports, and tools are in place to facilitate effective management of the business, improve revenue performance, and maximize asset utilization. In this role, the Analyst will advise leadership on the development of analytics capabilities, frameworks, and systems for sharing reports and dashboards across various areas of the organization. This will help ensure consistency in the definition of metrics used to analyze the business. The Analyst will work closely with leadership and both internal and external stakeholders to gain a holistic understanding of PODS business operations. They will facilitate shared learning, coach and develop analytics talent, and ensure that the business implications of insights are understood and acted upon. The essential duties include defining KPIs and metrics that provide comprehensive coverage of PODS business for Senior Leaders, supporting and informing operational reporting needs of cross-functional partners, and aligning those needs to Corporate KPIs. The Analyst will partner with leaders in Marketing, Sales/Service, Operations, and Finance to ensure alignment on data definitions, interpretation, and consistent presentation. Additionally, they will collaborate with IT and the Data Analytics team in designing and architecting the reports and data structures needed to meet business needs, acting as a liaison between commercial/operating functions and IT regarding data quality and governance. The Analyst will also lead the strategy for developing shared tools and reports to be utilized across multiple user groups, assisting senior management in defining and managing the analytical agenda to support revenue and profitability performance.

Responsibilities

• Define KPIs and metrics that provide thorough coverage of PODS business for Senior Leaders
• Support and inform operational reporting needs of cross-functional partners and align those to Corporate KPIs
• Partner with leaders in Marketing, Sales/Service, Operations, and Finance to ensure alignment on data definitions, interpretation, and consistent presentation
• Collaborate with IT and Data Analytics team in the design and architecture of reports and data structures needed to meet business needs
• Act as a liaison between commercial/operating functions and IT regarding Data, Data quality, and Data governance
• Lead the strategy for developing shared tools and reports to be used across multiple user groups
• Assist senior management in defining and managing the analytical agenda in support of revenue and profitability performance
• Focus on sales funnel performance, asset utilization, revenue optimization, improvements in measurement, identification of key drivers of revenue performance, and risk and opportunity assessment

Requirements

• BS degree in a business discipline such as Finance, Marketing, Accounting, or Operations Research; MBA desired
• 2 - 4 years of experience performing marketing or financial analysis, preferably in a fixed asset intensive industry such as Hospitality, Travel, Cargo Transportation, or in an Analytics Consulting role
• Strong communication and presentation skills to influence and expedite the decision-making process; experience working directly with and advising Senior Leadership is a plus
• Ability to see the big picture and 'tell the story' behind the data to drive consensus and action
• Understanding of the strategic levers of the business and how analytics is a catalyst for decision making
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and demonstrated ability to put structure around vague and unstructured requests/discussions
• Ability to quickly solve problems in complex situations using creative and conceptual reasoning
• Experience working with Business Intelligence reporting and development using tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, Google Data Studio, etc.
• Comfortable with SQL and large transactional data sets
• A positive team player with the ability to communicate effectively, influence cross-functionally, and develop solid working relationships across multiple levels and organizational boundaries