Power BI Lead - Supply Chain Analytics

Is-International-Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Is-International-Services seeks a Power BI Business Analyst Contractor to translate complex requirements into scalable dashboards across S&OP, manufacturing, and operations.

You will own end-to-end BI lifecycle, build executive-ready reports, and collaborate with supply chain leaders to drive visibility and informed decisions.

Experience with Power BI, data modeling, and SQL is essential; contract role based in Houston.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Five or more years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, business analysis, or related field, with substantial hands-on Power BI experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service, including report development, publishing, refresh management, security, and performance optimization.
• Strong DAX capability for developing reliable business measures and analytical logic.
• Strong data modeling expertise, including dimensional modeling, relationships, data granularity, reusable semantic models, and performance-conscious design.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, PivotTables, lookup and analytical techniques, and structured data preparation.
• Working knowledge of SQL and data integration concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to gather requirements, define KPIs, analyze data, and present findings in a clear and decision-oriented manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a contractor environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with supply chain, S&OP, manufacturing, operations, planning, and leadership teams to understand reporting and analytics needs.
• Translate business questions into clear requirements, KPI definitions, data specifications, and scalable BI solutions.
• Facilitate requirement-gathering sessions, document business logic, and align stakeholders on definitions and expected outcomes.
• Communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences and serve as the bridge between business and data teams.
• Design, develop, test, publish, and maintain enterprise-grade Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Create intuitive dashboards that help leaders quickly understand performance, trends, exceptions, risks, and required actions.
• Develop reporting across S&OP, demand and supply planning, inventory, manufacturing, logistics, supplier performance, order fulfillment, and operational KPIs.
• Build effective drill-down, filtering, navigation, security, and self-service capabilities while maintaining a consistent user experience.
• Optimize report performance, refresh reliability, usability, and adoption.
• Design scalable, reusable, and well-structured semantic data models that can support future reporting requirements.
• Integrate and transform data from ERP, planning, manufacturing, operational, Excel, SharePoint, database, and other approved sources.
• Use Power Query, SQL, and established data modeling practices to prepare reliable datasets for reporting.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistent KPI logic, traceability, appropriate access controls, and adherence to data governance standards.
• Establish validation and reconciliation processes to build trust in dashboards and reported metrics.
• Own the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Power BI solutions after initial deployment.
• Document data sources, transformations, data models, KPI definitions, refresh processes, dependencies, security, and support procedures.
• Diagnose and resolve data, refresh, performance, and report issues in partnership with business and technical teams.
• Create reusable standards, templates, and development practices that reduce dependency on individual developers.
• Train business users and designated support resources on dashboard usage, KPI interpretation, and basic troubleshooting.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Data modeling

Excel

SQL

Requirements gathering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or related field

Tools

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Service

Excel

SQL tools

Job description

Is-International-Services seeks a Power BI Business Analyst Contractor to translate complex requirements into scalable dashboards across S&OP, manufacturing, and operations.

You will own end-to-end BI lifecycle, build executive-ready reports, and collaborate with supply chain leaders to drive visibility and informed decisions.

Experience with Power BI, data modeling, and SQL is essential; contract role based in Houston.