What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Data Analyst position at Rigaku Americas?
Job DetailsLevelExperiencedJob LocationRigaku Americas Corporation - The Woodlands, TXPosition TypeFull TimeTravel PercentageNoneJob ShiftDayJob CategoryInformation TechnologyDescriptionThe Business Data Analyst will combine solid reporting / data gathering experience with an understanding of business principles to align them with company objectives. A key factor to success will be making reporting accessible beyond the original applications. Specifically, working with departments and divisions to identify information opportunities within and between applications, to enhance business performance will define success within this position. ResponsibilitiesSupporting Infor SyteLine (CloudSuite Industrial), associated development tools, and connected enterprise level systems.Identify potential data sources, compile / mine data from a variety of sources, perform analysis of findings and trends using statistical and / or financial analyses, modeling, etc., summarize and present findingsIdentifying novel delivery methods to share reporting from named user platforms to readily available data-marts, information kiosks, commonly accessible resources.Responsible for managing and respecting highly confidential information.Business expertiseUtilize experience to deliver reporting and information that can be used to make organizational and business decision. Interact with all business units to identify local and enterprise level opportunities for data analysis. Investigate areas for mining data across business systems to yield process improvement opportunities.Find indicators that help management to control and identify variances.Project ManagementAssist CIO and other managers in completing special reporting and IS projects. Lead projects and coordinating resources (internal and external) to help the IS department identify new systems of software to improve existing processes. Change ControlWork with SyteLine users and administrators to implement programmatic changes to SyteLine using C#, considering all users and locations.Comp-Support ActivitiesWillingness to support the rest of the IS team by assisting on the resolution of Computer-Support requests. Especially with ERP (Syteline)Maintaining a connection to user level issues is critical to understanding and improving users overall experience with our systems.Other duties as assigned by department manager.QualificationsCollege degree in Computer Science, Statistics or Business Analysis / business related field. Must have some course work relating to business to understand key related business principles. 5 years of prior Business Data Analysis experience. Must have experience solid skills in SyteLine (CloudSuite Industrial).C# (C Sharp) Programming experience MS office and data base management principles desired.Experience in managing large volumes of dataPrior experience working in a manufacturing / distribution environment is preferredMust be a strong critical thinker and strong problem-solving skills. Must have excellent written and oral communications skills to interact with all levels of the organization.Strong project management and task skills.Supporting users based outside of the US a plus.
