Data Analyst - Global Supply Chain

Costco Wholesale; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and employee-centric environment at a leading retailer, where you will play a crucial role as a Data Analyst. In this exciting position, you will import, transform, and validate data to drive decision-making, working closely with Depot and Traffic operations. Your analytical skills will be put to the test as you identify trends, ensure data quality, and provide insights that shape business strategies. With opportunities for growth and a commitment to community service, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact while being part of a company recognized as one of the best to work for globally.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Health Benefits

401(k) Plan

Stock Purchase Plan

Short-term Disability Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience with reporting tools and methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data for quality and completeness according to governance standards.
• Develop scripts for data extraction and reporting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Technical Documentation

Verbal Communication

Attention to Detail

Tools

PowerBI

Alteryx

Google Workspace

Job description

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Data Analysts are responsible for importing, transforming, and validating (or querying) data with the purpose of understanding or drawing conclusions from the data to drive decision-making. They may use modeling techniques to form data in ways that can be analyzed and/or queried to identify data quality issues, anomalies, or deviations. They generate ad hoc reports and regular datasets or report information for end-users using system tools, database or data warehouse queries, and scripts. They also integrate data from multiple sources to produce requested or required data elements. They work closely with business groups, IT verticals, and governance teams to provide information to drive data quality and usage decisions.

This role will sit with the Depot and Traffic business in Building 4 and will work directly with the VPs in the Depot and Traffic Operations area. The team will receive a prioritized list of items to deliver from the Vice-Presidents in the area. These may vary and may be re-prioritized based on business need. They are expected to provide full transparency of progress on any assigned efforts through an online backlog and tracking document shared with Depot/Traffic Operations and CDS team members. While the team reports into CDS, the daily assignments will be provided by the Depot/Traffic Vice Presidents.

The team is required to be in the office for five days per week (the first 90 days) with a majority of time spent in the office after that (Mondays in-office after the first 90 days are required based on business reporting needs). There may also be the need for Saturday work as well as travel to the depots.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

1. Identifies and interprets trends, patterns, and correlations among various data points for Depot/Traffic operations.
2. Analyzes data for quality and completeness in accordance with established data governance policy and standards.
3. Develops scripts to report and extract data for analysis.
4. Designs and creates the data reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata.
5. Creates data quality control processes to audit extracted lists ensuring data governance is maintained on all processes.
6. Performs data profiling and business analysis (logical modeling) to determine the most effective ways to measure and provide data.
7. Applies statistical methods and visualization techniques in generating business insights.
8. Provides insights as to the best means to analyze and combine multiple data sources to form accurate and meaningful datasets.
9. Travels to depots may be required to better understand requirements and operations.
10. Defines and ensures adherence to new process improvement opportunities.
11. Performs testing and validation of data and data sources.
12. Applies best practices and data governance to database and reporting solutions.
13. Performs data mapping and tracing from system to system in order to solve a given business or system problem.
14. Supports initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
15. Provides technical expertise on migration, mining, and cleansing of data.
16. Supports and informs data stewards and custodians to ensure quality of master data changes and additions.
17. Prepares documentation of relationships, integration, and flow of data.
18. Supports tooling for capturing and maintaining metadata elements within a repository.
19. Identifies and resolves problems often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow; develops and evaluates options and implements solutions.

REQUIRED

1. 2-4 years of experience in industry-standard reporting tools and methodologies.
2. A very strong sense of urgency and responsiveness in support of the Depot Vice Presidents.
3. Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
4. Detail oriented and possess strong problem solving skills, with the ability to analyze a situation for potential future problems.
5. Strong technical documentation and writing skills.
6. Self-motivated and able to work independently, with little supervision.
7. Demonstrates an ability to grow technical skills and learn new technologies.
8. Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.
9. Strong verbal communication skills.

Recommended

1. Proficient in PowerBI, Alteryx, and other reporting tools.
2. Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume

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Pay Ranges:

1. Level 1 - $36.06 - $48.08
2. Level 2 - $90,000 - $120,000
3. Level 3 - $110,000 - $140,000
4. Level 4 - $130,000 - $160,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.