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Pilot Freight Services

Pilot Freight Services

Business Analyst

Mendota Heights, MN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    PILOT FREIGHT SERVICES  is seeking a FULL TIME BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ANALYST for our  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN LOCATION

    JOB SUMMARY

    The Business Analyst, under the direction of the Director, Last Mile Business Intelligence will work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to support data management, client reporting, trade processes, and problem resolution. Analysts conduct research, investigate workflows, business procedures, and recommend changes. MUST HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND  ANALYTICS EXPERIENCE.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

    • Collaborate and build relationships with Sales, Operations, and Business Intelligence to create, and provide reporting tools, and presentations that are engaging and impactful
    • Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business processes, systems, and user needs
    • Communicates data gathering findings and recommendations
    • Understands business needs, including how data is used and managed across different functional areas to provide unified, consistent data solutions
    • Work closely with executive management to achieve outcomes based on company goals
    • Enhance workflow and cross-departmental engagements
    • Collaborate with the sales and operations team to improve cost-effectiveness across all platforms
    • Create monthly reports to management on key findings and assessments
    • Keep updated on industry and market trends

    This is a clerical administrative position in a professional office setting. The employee is frequently required to sit. Occasionally stand, walk, use hands, stoop, bend and reach. Extensive use of a phone and a PC is required. Position may require to work remotely at times.

  • Qualifications
    • Understands business needs, including how data is used and managed across different functional areas to provide unified consistent data solutions
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Excellent analytical skills
    • High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (.ppt, .xlsx, .docx, .vsdx)
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VBA, & Advanced Functions)
    • Experience with BI visualizations tools (Tableau preferred)
    • Superior communication and analytical thinking
    • Proficiency with statistics and dataset analytics
    • Must have excellent time management skills
    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
    • Adaptable to client and organizational change
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with all levels of an
    • Analytical skills to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflict, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding.
    • Willing to travel as assigned

    EDUCATION

    • Bachelor’s Degree or greater in computer science, mathematics, business management, Engineering, Computer Information Systems is a plus
    • 3 years’ experience in lieu of a degree

    EXPERIENCE

    • Minimum of three (3) plus years of business analysis experience working in a developed environment
    • Transportation and Logistics experience required
  • Industry
    Logistics and Supply Chain
  • About Us

    Pilot Freight Services is a leading freight forwarder and 3rd party logistics provider that ships heavy, bulky freight for business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers. Pilot’s customers include Fortune 100 companies to local businesses. The company focuses on providing customized solutions for customers, meaning Pilot excels when other carriers can’t!