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; and 

• 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 decisionmakers 

• 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 

What You Have Done 

• 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 useable 

• 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 

This is an on-site role in our Sun Valley, CA office. The start time for this job is 6 AM PT.