Tableau Business Analyst
Company: Penske
Location: Reading
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
Tableau Analyst Location: Reading, PA. Shift: Hybrid - 3 days in
office, 2 days WFH (8am - 5pm) Position Summary: A Penske Logistics
Tableau Analyst manages multiple streams of data, develops
visualizations, and implements strategic solutions. This work
brings insights, which drive actions for the larger team. This role
can support multiple accounts in the Freight Management space. Good
communication, time management, and attention to detail are
essential. This role frequently collaborates with other groups to
find solutions and share best practices around visual reporting and
metrics, and requires cross-functional engagement with both
internal and external stakeholders. A successful Tableau Analyst
provides tactical support to enhance the strategic mission of the
team, ensuring customer goals are met, in partnership with leaders
and colleagues. They are enthusiastic about metrics, supply chain,
and/or data. They are curious thinkers, creative problem solvers,
and are eager to grow their career in a supportive and highly
collaborative environment. Major Responsibilities:
- Gathers and evaluates customer requirements, and developing
solutions that fit customer needs.
- Manages data streams for enhanced reporting capabilities
- Understands data structure and business context well enough to
join and blend data where necessary
- Maintains advanced reporting and visualizations through
Tableau
- Manipulates and prepares data, including using ETL tools (such
as Alteryx, Tableau Prep, or Talend) to clean and load data into
SQL databases or flat files
- Builds new visualizations or leverages existing templates to
create meaningful insights for the account stakeholders
- Handles own time management, including some project timelines,
while balancing recurring tasks and projects
- Communicates clearly and provides regular updates to team
members, stakeholders, etc. as it applies to project progress
- Uses Lean tools and other skills to improve processes, isolate
root cause of problems, and find solutions for customer
requests
- Thoroughly tests and vets all completed work before it reaches
the end user, ensuring continuity of reporting across
platforms
- Resolves situations quickly, communicating status of problems,
and working with the appropriate subject matter experts, as needed,
to find solutions
- Documents processes and creates standard operating procedures,
providing training to various audiences on processes and
changes
- Other projects and tasks as assigned Qualifications:
- 1-3 years comparable work experience - specific to
Transportation Management Systems
- Bachelor's Degree preferred: Business Administration, Logistics
& Supply Chain Management preferred
- Fundamental understanding or desire to learn transportation,
supply chain and logistics concepts are required.
- Tableau visualization experience required
- Please be prepared to share a Tableau portfolio if you have one
(Tableau Public or just images).
- Strong written and oral communication skills required
- Intermediate experience with Excel preferred
- Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Word, Outlook
and PowerPoint required.
- System aptitude, problem solving, ability to work within
multiple applications
- Consistently demonstrates proven ability to learn and use
necessary tools
- Ability to follow processes and standard procedures
required
- Experience with Transportation Management systems
preferred
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule,
work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment
application, submit to a background investigation (to include past
employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are
required Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer Headquartered in
Reading, Pa., Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Penske Truck Leasing. With operations in North America, South
America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain
management and logistics services to leading companies throughout
the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through design, planning
and execution in transportation, warehousing, international freight
forwarding and carrier management. Visit www.PenskeLogistics.com to
learn more. Job Family: Analytics & Intelligence Address: 100
Kachel Boulevard Primary Location: US-PA-Reading Employer: Penske
Logistics LLC Req ID: 2405158
Keywords: Penske, Reading , Tableau Business Analyst, Professions , Reading, Pennsylvania
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