Backlog Data Analyst

Description:

Summary In this role, Backlog Data Analyst is responsible for management of the Backlog, which includes:

• Managing the Sales Orders
• Connection industry & Customer market intelligence with Customer contracts to have accurate backlog value
• Metrics: Backlog aging, Backlog value & Trends, backlog total vs scheduled, budget validation, revenue
• Audits (not policing), gives us the data to manage liability in planning, purchasing, operations
• Make sure sales orders align with quotes
• Terminations, Returns, Changes
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Consistently, regularly and predictably at work and on time
• Other duties may be assigned as needed

Backlog = Foundation & Guide to everything we do, allows ability to plan correctly & Move from discrete planning to forecast planning, Financial inventory, Gross Margins

Accountabilities

Communicate market information collaboratively with Internal Stakeholders

Performance Measurement & Performance Evaluation

Accurate data management of backlog

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in data analysis, statistical analysis desired.

All experience acceptable

Must have ability to see larger picture and connect dots

Additional Skills

• Market Savvy-Able to research the market place and monitor industry news and connect the dots for impact within the organization
• Exceptional multi-tasker- Working with multiple people in multiple department on multiple projects
• Enthusiastic- days will be hard and I need to know you will recovery from stressful situations quickly
• Good at leading a team – you will have to lead stubborn, hard headed, teams to work on continuous improvement events
• Building relationships – ability to get along and work with all types of personalities, whether they frustrate you or not
• Gumption – spirited initiative and resourcefulness, answers won’t be handed to you, you need to find them
• Accountability without responsibility - No one reports to you but you're accountable for everything
• Self-motivated busybody – must love to be busy all the time
• Confident yet humble – will be dealing with customers must have ability to speak confidently on what you know

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.

Successful candidate must be able to communicate across a wide variety of disciplines and personalities.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have advanced Excel skills and knowledge of MS office products, Outlook and ERP systems.