Operations Data Analyst

Company: L.A. Gauge Company
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: October 16, 2024

Job Description:

Our Operations Data Analyst will be in charge of:

• Analyzing operations data to improve shop operations;
  
• Utilizing operations data and managing scheduling software to generate the company's production plan;
  
• Collaborating with managers and company leadership to formulate the operations strategy;
  
• Conducting operational performance evaluations to identify opportunities for improvement.
  Responsibilities
  
  • Collect, organize, and analyze operations data and communicate your insights to the operations team and company leaders.
    
  • Formulate the scheduling strategy to achieve on-time delivery targets.
    
  • With the support of scheduling software, simulate various scenarios to recommend strategic approaches for decision-makers.
    
  • Communicate the pros and cons of schedules and associated risks with internal stakeholders.
    
  • Operate scheduling tools like TACTIC and ERP systems like Epicor to create operations schedules.
    
  • Identify data issues and areas for training and partner with operations teams to support training to address these issues.
    
  • Track the success of our tools and processes through the creation and monitoring of KPIs and dashboards.
    
  • Collaborate effectively with partners and stakeholders.
    Requirements
    
    • 3+ years of total experience.
      
    • 2+ years of data analyst, business operations, intelligence, or analysis experience (e.g. business analyst, business operations, etc.) or a similar role within a manufacturing or production environment.
      
    • Knowledge of business analytics best practices and of the use of tools such as Visio or Lucid Charts.
      
    • Experience with ERP or CRM systems, scheduling software, and a strong understanding of production metrics and KPIs.
      
    • Experience and a good understanding of tools like SQL, Excel, and PowerBI (or other BI related tools) and experience in designing, tracking, and operationalizing analytical dashboards.
      
    • Exposure to a wide range of business issues, especially those across IT, Operations, and Finance.
      
    • BA / BS in a STEM or business-related discipline.
      Desired Requirements
      
      • Experience working with a scheduling system.
        
      • Operations research background.
        
      • Project management experience; a plus if it is in business or IT related projects.
        
      • Previous consulting or investment banking experience.
        
      • Experience in manufacturing, especially at job shops.
        
      • Proven experience in assessing and implementing IT solutions.
        
      • Python or other programming languages.
        
      • MS (in STEM) or MBA.
        Who You Are
        
        • You're highly collaborative, you thrive on receiving input, you know how to ask the right questions.
          
        • You enjoy challenges. Challenges excite you; they don't intimidate you. You are persistent and determined to continue working when you encounter obstacles.
          
        • You are an effective, succinct communicator. You can take something really complex and figure out a simple way to communicate it, so stakeholders follow your rationale.
          
        • You're flexible. You are not easily daunted by obstacles, but rather find ways around them.
          
        • You are humble. You realize that years of institutional knowledge are critical, and that your role is to make this knowledge readily available and usable.
          
        • You're a good negotiator. You're experienced enough to ask vendors the hard questions and to require rigor in quality and fairness in pricing.
          
        • You like numbers, you like digging into numbers and processes using various known techniques to understand underlying root-causes.
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