Business Intelligence Analyst

What we offer
Irving Tissue is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective 1st of the month following start date
• 401K with 5% company match eligible on the 1st of the month 30 days following your start date
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Product Purchase Program
• Opportunities to take part in job related training and development
• Growth and progression opportunities within Irving Tissue and the larger network of the J.D. Irving group of companies
• This position is 100% onsite. Remote work is not available for this position. 

The Business Intelligence Analyst is an integral member of the Macon Tissue and Corporate Business Data team, designing and developing solutions to support data-informed decision making across ICP’s operations. Reporting directly to the Continuous Improvement Leader, the Business Intelligence Analyst will work with the Corporate Data Team to design and develop reporting and analytics solutions using data gathered from machine sensors and production systems to support strategic objectives.
 
As the Business Intelligence Analyst, you have a passion for turning disparate streams of data into organized and valuable data products and services. You will remove data blockers, develop reporting and analytics solutions, promote a data-informed approach to problem-solving, and provide coaching and mentoring to project team members in the effective use of data. Additionally, you will play a key role in promoting, maintaining, and administrating the operations team’s Power BI ecosystem. You will work closely with the Continuous Improvement Leader and Corporate Business Data Manager to influence our Corporate Data Strategy by recommending and developing reporting and analytics solutions that support our data-informed culture.

Developing Reporting and Analytics Solutions 

• Lead, prioritize, and execute on the development of reporting and analytics solutions in support of business objectives
• End-to-end development of reporting and analytics solutions as member of project teams
• Implement design thinking and agile methodologies to speed time-to-value for reporting and analytics solutions
• Analyze, study and test data inputs and outputs to ensure quality
• Collaborate with users and senior leadership to understand features and business requirements, and propose solutions
• Translate requirements into wireframes, mockups, and functional prototypes

Coaching and Mentorship 

• Improve data literacy of team members and promote a data-informed culture
• Coach and mentor supervisors/leaders/managers/process engineers to improve analytical capabilities across our manufacturing sites
• Facilitate hands-on training sessions to teach others about business intelligence tools and concepts

Power BI Administration  

• Promote best practices and standards for working with Power BI
• Test and publish reports to Power BI Service
• Monitor and maintain existing reports on Power BI Service
• Facilitate dataset creation with the team’s Data Engineer
• Standardize reporting where possible 

Research and Development 

• Research and self-educate on emerging technologies and themes relating to Business Intelligence
• Assess new technologies/approaches, and promote their use across the organization
• Research other areas of design, technology, and innovation that support Corporate Data Strategy

Educational Requirements:

• Postsecondary education in Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Data Science and Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar field of study 
• PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Preferred

Experience Requirements: 

• 3-7 years of Business Intelligence experience: 
• Designing and implementing reporting solutions in various BI tools as required (Excel, PowerBI, Cognos, Jupyter Notebook, etc.) 
• Querying SQL/NoSQL databases/data warehouses 
• Designing, developing, and communicating KPIs to business stakeholders 
• Creating mockups and prototypes to facilitate report design 
• Teaching others how to effectively build reporting solutions 
• Developing reporting solutions that are scalable, sustainable, and easy to maintain 
• 3-7 years of Microsoft Power Platform experience: 
• Developing and publishing reports and dashboards in Power BI 
• Developing data models in Power BI 
• Developing Power Automate Flows 
• Developing Power Apps 
• Administrating Power BI Service and Workspaces 
• 3-7 years of solution design experience: 
• Communicating complex technical solutions to business stakeholders 
• Performing stakeholder analysis as part of Systems Analysis and Design  
• Soliciting requirements from stakeholders at all leadership levels 
• Implementing Design Thinking and Agile methodologies to improve solution adoption 
• Monitoring and collecting usage statistics on solutions once implemented 
• Working as an influencer and evangelist for data-informed decision making