Data Analyst (Houston, TX)

Req ID: 427219  

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Data Analyst is a dynamic member of a software development team servicing Musket Corporation, a trading, supply and logistics company and integral part of the Love’s Family of Companies. This individual serves as a conduit between the business and development team, serving as the functional subject matter expert for the businesses supported, communicating business needs, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to build out tools that help optimize trading activity. The ideal candidate is ambitious and energetic with a passion for technology, development, and turning data into a competitive advantage.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Function as a key contributor to a software development team

• Fundamental understanding and some experience building data integrations
• Ability to analyze data sets to determine relevance and identify anomalies
• Experience working with ETL/ELT pipelines, including data acquisition, transformation/cleansing, and loading into an enterprise data warehouse
• Possess excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, exhibit strong listening and feedback skills
• Proven ability to thrive/be successful in a fast-paced corporate environment
• Track record of delivering on deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills and close attention to detail
• Ability to easily capture business requirements from the internal customer and communicate those needs to project team members including developers, project managers, IT staff, and management
• Ability to quickly understand and explain complicated processes clearly
• Ability to quickly analyze and identify more efficient workflows/processes
• Ability to serve as a change agent in the organization

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create efficient processes for gathering, organizing, and cleaning appropriate data for analysis
• Use data analysis to understand its value and extract meaningful insights
• Develop models that help identify potential trading opportunities and market trends
• Create user-friendly tools to analyze real-time data, simplifying complex mathematical concepts
• Collaborate with diverse teams, offering insights without overwhelming technical jargon
• Apply understanding of data imports/exports and common software concepts to facilitate discussions
• Document business processes in an understandable manner to enhance team efficiency
• Act as a bridge between technical aspects and user needs, ensuring system functionality aligns with business goals
• Provide user support, resolving issues promptly without delving into intricate technicalities
• Represent the team during Change Management discussions, presenting changes without overwhelming technical details
• Communicate updates clearly to users, including essential information in release notes and outage notices
• Develop user-friendly guides, making complex system processes accessible to all team members
• Conduct training sessions, focusing on practical functionality without unnecessary technical complexities

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years working in a software development team preferred
• 4+ years developing, maintaining and supporting relevant data solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems) with a focus on data analysis.
• Experience using applied mathematics to build analytical models, including linear regression and time-series analysis, as demonstrated in a working environment or collegiate project(s)
• Experience with Reporting Tools – PowerBI (required), Tableau, SSRS or similar technology
• Experience with Python, R, SQL, or similar a plus
• Experience with the software development lifecycle (SDLC), waterfall, Agile, Kanban
• Experience working in project management applications such as Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, JIRA, or similar
• Experience with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk or similar
• Experience in energy supply chain, specifically as it pertains to the movement of commodities such as oil, natural gas, refined products a plus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to engage in repetitive motions, including movements of the hands, wrists, or fingers
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods
• Ability to speak, including expressing oneself or exchanging information with others
• Ability to hear, including perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
• Ability to see and distinguish shapes with or without corrective eyewear
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound
• May be required to lift objects less than 25 pounds, occasionally

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love’s Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets.
• Speedco and Love’s Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.
• TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) protection subscription service.