Position: Business Analyst III

Position Type: W2 Contract - No Benefits

Position Location: Houston, TX

Job Description:
The Systems and Optimization team manages transportation and transactional system interfaces, ensures data integrity, creates data analytics, and supports optimization modeling for the Global Supply Chain and Logistics group in the Commercial organization. The team strives to improve the quality of data in our business systems, deliver trusted data analytics efficiently, and identify logistic value chain optimization opportunities.
The Systems and Optimization Analyst is responsible for monitoring and resolving daily EDI issues, enhancing transactional data for transportation logistics needs, developing data analytic dashboards for enhanced data visibility and transactional data monitoring, ensuring the data integrity of transportation logistics data and processes. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an aptitude for working in a team environment. This position provides exposure to the overall system process improvement within the Commercial Organization and value chain while allowing individuals that demonstrate aptitude and initiative, increased opportunities for advancement.
Responsibilities may include:

• Monitor the SAP R/3 SCD (Shipment Cost Documents) and SAP S/4 VDB (Vendor Billing Documents), and vended solutions (error logs) in support of Bulk Truck and Rail Logistics
• Support Business Unit requests related to the overall freight accrual process
• Streamline the process of maintaining freight rates to support the freight rate processing
• Monitor daily Rail BOL transmissions and facilitate Rail EDI BOL error resolution, including Truck EDI 210
• Identify areas of improvement for error monitoring (i.e. EDI, system error logs) in support of Bulk Truck and Rail Logistics
• Enhance the freight rate processes and support of transportation logistics
• Ensure data integrity for the systems in scope of transportation logistics
• Enhance control reports to ensure data integrity in Truck and Rail Systems
• Develop and propose new analytics, tools and reports using Alteryx, Tableau, and Power BI to enhance data visibility and facilitate improved decision making and freight payment processing
• Interface/collaborate with key business stakeholders to develop reports and KPIs to provide transparent and timely access to logistics data
• Support in building KPIs for ST&L group to better measure performance and drive continuous improvement
• Work cross-functionally and be accountable for delivering results within time commitments
• Provide continuous communications of project progress to customers and stakeholders
• Demonstrate guidance to the Systems and Optimization organization for continuous analytical reporting and error monitoring
• Participate in special projects/cross functional efforts or provide backups as needed
• Own business process development, improvement, optimization, and sustainability for assigned Commercial functions and stakeholders
• Determine process gaps and root causes on incorrectly processed Rail BOLs for successful rail freight payment processing (Routes, EDI Error Logs etc.)
• Execute exception reports to enhance the monitoring of Global supply chain and transportation logistics process improvements
• Enhance and generate performance analytics and metrics such as Rail EDI (Electronic Data Interface) monitoring, VBD (Vendor Billing Document) monitoring, rate processing monitoring, and invoice data monitoring
• Collaborate with IT to execute SAP system changes to improve transportation logistics needs and process improvements
• Collaborate with IT on continuous business requirements in the freight accrual and transactional processes within logistics for continuous improvement
• Provide subject matter expertise in global supply chain systems, processes, functions, performance tools and interconnectivity to drive business performance improvements
• Create and enhance analytics for storage activity, rail utilization inbound/outbound rail activity within facilities, rail lease expiration, predictive analytics for embargoes, and transloading

Basic/Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's degree
• Working knowledge of SAP
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, & PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of supply chain and/or transaction processing
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with 2 or more years of experience in Commercial, Procurement, Transportation or Logistics support function
• Attention to detail, strong organizational skills
• Able to adapt and learn quickly
• Business aptitude to understand Commercial operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of experience using SAP S/4 HANA
• 2 or more years of direct experience working in the oil and gas logistics or transportation industry
• Proficient in the use of ERP search routines, electronic requisitioning, and electronic interfaces with vendors
• Experience in multi modal supply chain transactions
• Ability to adapt to a wide range of computer software applications
• Ability to manage responsibilities on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to interact effectively with many stakeholders across one or multiple functional areas
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ensuring common understanding
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to support business focused analysis and decisions
• Demonstrate a high level of personal initiative and sense of urgency to get the job done, with the potential and desire to advance to a higher level of responsibility and to learn the underlying commercial business
• Self-starter with the ability to recommend changes to improve processes resulting in greater efficiency in the position and the organization
• Operate effectively in a dynamic work environment