Data Visualization Analyst

at  Fastenal

JOB DESCRIPTION

Data Visualization Analyst
Position location is flexible and may office from a branch in Winona, MN or St. Paul, MN
Full-time Shift(s): MON TUE WED THU FRI 7:00am - 5:00pm

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

The following skills and qualifications are required for this position:
o Possess a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Business Administration, MIS, Data Science, Mathematics or a related field of study OR have at least 4 years of relevant work experience
o Excellent written and oral communication skills
o Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite
o Highly motivated, self directed and customer service oriented
o Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities
o Exhibit strong problem solving, deductive reasoning and decision making skills
o Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail and sense of urgency
o Work independently as well as in a team environment
o Learn and perform multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
o Demonstrate our core values of ambition, innovation, integrity and teamwork
o Pass the required drug screen (applicable in the US, Puerto Rico and Guam ONLY)

PREFERRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

o Possess 1-2 years of relevant work, internship, or project related experience in addition to position requirements
o Prior experience using analysis and visualization tools such as: Microsoft Power BI, R Studio, SAS JMP, Tableau, and Power Pivots
o Prior programming or development knowledge using SQL
o Project management experience
o Experience with Confluence, Jira and SharePoint to manage program documentation and work progress
o Previous work experience in supply chain management in a related industry with an understanding of MRO and OEM customer segments

ABOUT US:

Since 1967 Fastenal has grown as a distributor of industrial and construction supplies from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with over 3,000 servicing locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. As we’ve expanded across the world, we’ve retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders.
As a growth company with a solid financial position, we are committed to training, promoting from within, and creating opportunities for our employees. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to make your mark as part of an elite growth company, you won’t find a better fit than Fastenal.

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
o Collaborating with Stakeholders to identify and understand business challenges
o Assisting in the requirements gathering and Scope of Work creation for new BI reporting projects
o Inspiring business users by providing actionable reporting insights while harnessing descriptive, diagnostic, prescriptive and predictive models
o Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining user-friendly report visualizations and dashboards
o Identifying and efficiently extracting complex datasets from multiple sources
o Creating data definitions for new database file/table development and/or changes to existing ones
o Championing the automation of redundant manual reporting
o Adhering to the governance and role level security of data and reporting access
o Supporting data integrity and validation, identifying anomalies and seeking corrective action when identified
o Collaborating with Stakeholders, Leadership, Business Intelligence teams and Data Scientists across teams to leverage new models and standardize reporting needs