Wesco is seeking an experienced and skilled Data Standardization Analyst as a new member of their rapidly growing and expanding data team. In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams to develop and apply standards to product data.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with assortment and merchandising managers to understand the strategy and define requirements for product data to support that strategy
- Establish standardization rules
- Design the functional logic for data transformation and conformation to those rules
- Define detailed requirements for technical developers to implement transformation rules
- Perform hands-on data analysis and manipulation to assess gaps in existing data and develop strategies for improving data content and quality
- Work with stakeholders to communicate our data standards and guide them in conforming their data to those standards
- Create functional definitions for data transformation to our standards for data elements that cannot be conformed
- Identify opportunities for improved efficiency in product data standardization processes
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required/Masters’ Degree preferred- Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in a Data Analytics role.
- Strong analytical background.
- Understanding of data, data flows and how data supports various business processes in a supply chain environment.
- Understanding of data quality and data risk management, including understanding of standards, methods, processes, tools, and controls.
- Self-starter with the ability to seek out new problems and develop solutions, while having strong sense of ownership.
- Analytical and data-driven with a knack for driving business decisions through data and analytics.
- Self-sufficient and motivated to obtain the skills or knowledge necessary to accomplish complex tasks.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- Ability to conduct root cause analysis and communicate recommendation to resolve, switch quickly between details and the big picture.
- Ability to travel 25-50% of the time
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