Data Analyst in Chicago, Illinois

LHH is currently seeking a Data Analyst for one of our clients located in the Chicago area. The Data Analyst will work with a network of plant managers as well as the leadership team and executives to ensure we leverage data to make informed decisions. The Data Analyst will also be expected to understand the business that they operate in to better provide insights from the data.

Duties And Responsibilities

Work with executives and other business leaders to identify opportunities for improvement.

Create reports for internal teams and/or external clients.

Collaborate with team members to collect and analyze data.

Use graphs, infographics and other methods to visualize data.

Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of business decisions.

Meets scheduled on time reporting requirements.

Maintains a professional and courteous attitude with internal and external customer regardless of customer response.

Structure large data sets to find usable information.

Work with a team of analysts and other associates to process information.

Create presentations and reports based on recommendations and findings.

Responds quickly to ad-hoc requests.

Applies strong communication skills: Effectively listens, probes situations, analyzes needs, recommends or resolves issues.

Demonstrates empathy to customer complaints and applies soft skills to diffuse angry customers.

Sets appropriate expectations.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The individual will possess the following knowledge, characteristics, skills and/or abilities:

Self-motivated and able to influence others positively in order to exceed business & customer goals.

Demonstrated multi-tasking abilities.

Strong quantitative skills, including use and analysis of large data sets.

Facility with sophisticated mathematical and statistical concepts and models.

Excel including VBA and PowerPoint.

SQL experience.

Data visualization (Power BI a plus).

Experience with Syspro, DAX365 a plus.

Prior Experience in rail industry -- knowledge of freight cars and components a plus.

Verbal Integrity: honest and realistic communication of deliverables and timeframes.

Consistently applies company policies and procedures guidelines. Understands and operates within the guidelines given.

Assures effective and efficient procedures for getting the work done.

Eliminates inefficiencies and roadblocks.

Actively pursues self-learning and self-development.

Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.

Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office applications to support functions.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, or another STEM Field.

Prefer two to four years related work experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records