Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Full-time
  • Department: IT
  • Site Location: Minneapolis

Company Description

When it comes to being wild, we know a thing or two. We’re not afraid of trying something new or the hard work it takes to make it happen. It’s in our DNA. We’ve turned a family recipe into a new snacking category. And the wilderness into the world’s largest meat snack business, that’s still proudly family owned and operated.

We’re a company built by innovators, and are driven to not only satisfy your hunger, but to also feed your journey – whether that journey is on the road, on the run, at the campground, at the playground, in the office or in the moment. It’s a journey we share with you. It’s the journey forward of our people, of our communities, of our category…with a reverence for quality and an irreverence for the status quo.

At Jack Link’s Protein Snacks, we see every moment of every day as an opportunity to move forward, to forge new ground. To realize our vision of becoming the World’s #1 Protein Snack Company. We never give up. You never give up. Together, we keep going. Are you wild enough to join us?

Jack Link’s Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s Protein Snacks also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company is made up of over 4,000 passionate team members, across 11 countries, who share an uncompromising commitment to delivering awesome products and feeding the journey of those who move things forward. The Jack Link’s Protein Snacks portfolio of brands includes, Jack Link’s, Lorissa’s Kitchen, MATADOR Jerky, BiFi and Peperami.

Status for our Support Centers beginning January 10, 2022:

Beginning January 10, 2022 we will adopt the following hybrid schedule for all Team Members in our support centers:

Our new hybrid work environment allows for face-to-face interaction and collaboration while still providing flexibility to work remotely:

  • All Team Members are expected to work in the office 3 Days/Week with the option to work remotely 2 Days/Week
  • Team Members will work closely with their managers to identify which days they will be in office, and which will be remote
  • In person group meetings are encouraged; Team Members will not be required to come to the office for meetings that occur on days that they plan to work remotely. All meetings should be set up to succeed as a hybrid call using Teams or WebEx technology.

Job Description

Our Senior Business Intelligence Analyst is constantly looking for ways to provide actionable business insights to improve a business process and enable business decisions in a user-friendly way.

You are constantly engaged with business teams and leaders and listen carefully to business challenges in order to offer ideas and possible solutions that are relevant in today’s marketplace. You are involved in providing insights from concept to delivery, while managing and prioritizing the product delivery backlog.  You possess solid understanding of SAP capabilities, domain knowledge/expertise and are capable of translating business requirements into visual insights and reports.

Specifically, you will: 

  • Collaborate with business management team to identify top priority BI deliverables that generate revenue, improve the bottom line, eliminate complexity or drastically improve business processes
  • Collaborate with business and IT Teams to deliver fully functional BI deliverables that are actionable and meet business needs
  • Subject matter expert who understands the business needs and translates them into user stories (or Specs) and backlog items
  • Ensure each story or backlog item has the correct acceptance criteria 
  • Be available to attend daily stand-ups as needed and work with development teams so that clear understanding of backlog items is achieved by providing guidance and clarification when sought.  When needed participate in direct development activities.
  • Participate in sprint planning and sprint retrospective meetings
  • Establish strong, open and real business team leader relationships and represent the customer/business teams on development efforts
  • Participates in team activities and team planning in regard to improving team skills, awareness and quality of work
  • Provide mentoring and training to internal BI and business teams on use of BI tools and capabilities
  • Develop quality code and its associated documentation adhering to team and Departmental development standards
  • Troubleshooting and resolution of issues
  • Keep abreast of industry BI trends and capabilities
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary

Qualifications

Required Education: 

  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Sciences, Finance or equivalent job experience

Required Experience:

  • 5+ years of recent experience in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
  • 5+ years of experience in Production Planning and/or Supply Chain Analytics
  • 5+ years delivering Insights, Dashboards, Visualizations/Reports to business teams using tools like Microsoft Power BI & SAP Webi
  • 3+ years of Agile Development

Preferred:

  • Analytic experience with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Sales Planning and Promotions
  • Understanding and experience with SAP ECC, BW on Hana, Hana Modeling, SAP Hana Modeling tools, S4 Hana
  • Understanding and experience with AI, ML, IOT, Data Sciences, unstructured data

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

  • Ability to conceptualize, analyze issue and deliver solutions
  • Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills must work effectively with all levels of management and employees
  • Must demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills
  • Identify and define business questions and associated data needs
  • Partner with business team to create actionable Business Intelligence deliverables and insights leveraging an iterative approach
  • Team player with a “can do” attitude
  • Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
  • Quick learner
  • Ability to work with an iterative and incremental development environment
  • Familiar with multiple Agile development methodologies, has been part of an agile team and is comfortable leading an agile team

Additional Information

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.