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.

Jack Links is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst who will be involved in all aspects of delivering business insights by developing reports, dashboards and visualizations to be leveraged by our Jack Link’s business team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required. 

The candidate will possess robust business process acumen, excellent problem-solving/debugging skills and strong attention to detail.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Collaborates with business and IT Teams to deliver fully functional BI deliverables that are actionable and meet business needs
• Be available to attend daily stand-ups as needed and work with development teams ensuring a 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
• Participate in team activities and planning in regard to improving team skills, awareness and quality of work
• Provide mentoring on coding, design best practices and work direction to other BI team members
• Provide mentoring and training to business teams on use of BI tools and capabilities (SAP, Microsoft Power Suite)
• Develop quality code and its associated documentation adhering to team and Departmental development standards
• Troubleshooting and resolution of issues
• Keep abreast of BI trends and capabilities that are available in the current and future SAP/Microsoft releases.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education: 

• BA in computer science or equivalent job experience

Required Experience: (Business)

• 2+ years of recent experience in BI support and development for one or more of the following business functions, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Sales Planning and Promotions
• 2+ years of recent experience in delivering reports, dashboards and visualizations to business teams

Required Experience: (Technical)

• 2+ years of recent experience with SAP BW on HANA
• 2+ years of recent experience with Data leveraging SAP BW on Hana columnar database
• Strong experience with all aspects of the SDLC (analysis, design, programming, testing, support) and Agile development best practices
• 2+ years of recent experience in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
• 2+ years of recent experience with 2 or more components of SAP BI Business Objects suite, Analysis for Office, Webi, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate
• 2+ years of recent experience with SAP Hana Studio

Preferred:

• Exposure to SAP S4 analytics or SAC
• Understanding of SAP ECC functional
• Exposure and use of non-SAP BI tools

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
• Present Business Intelligence deliverables to business partners for review and feedback
• 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 Agile development methodologies and  has been part of an agile team

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Jack Link's is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify
Jack Link's provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new Team Member’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Jack Link’s has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).

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