Business Analyst - IL Lisle

The future will be made from metal. From global infrastructure projects to smart energy initiatives, metal is the essential material for building a more sustainable society. Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., a leader in the global metals supply chain for 180 years, is at the center of it all, helping close the gap between metal producers’ supply and end-users’ demand.

Here is your chance to help tell the next chapter in our story. We are currently seeking a Business Analyst to expand our growing department's capabilities. Your strategic responsibilities will include assisting in the development of solutions for various business teams utilizing new and existing datasets, reports, dashboards, models, etc.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand the content and help enable ongoing expansion of the structure and business meaning of data from various systems such as Data Warehouse, ERP Platforms, web site or external sources.
• Collaborate on the development of analytic tools with business experts, programmers, developers and other analysts. These tools include reports, dashboards, models and ad-hoc queries used by decision makers to gain required insight into complex business circumstances utilizing software such as PowerBI, Cognos, Azure Analytics, SAP or Excel.
• Work with data from a variety of business disciplines ranging from the local service center operations to corporate departments such as Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Human Resources, Accounting, and Finance.
• Gather and document requirements for datasets and reports as well as business user training materials.
• Aid in the data collection, testing and validation for newly created and existing data sources.
• Provide tactical analytical support to meet business demands as required.
• All other duties as assigned

Compensation Range: 80k to 85k

Position Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or similar business area.

• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong quantitative and logical thinking skills, combined with the ability to think creatively in order to envision relationships between data, and communicate those findings to key decision makers.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and understand new software products and concepts, including ability to self-instruct using available texts and other resources.
• Excellent organizational skills with emphasis on attention to detail, ability to organize tasks, manage multiple projects, create and maintain documentation, prioritize work and meet deadlines with minimal direct supervision.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Access, including knowledge of pivot tables, vlookups, and query writing to collect, transform and evaluate data to provide actionable information.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact across multiple departments and levels within a medium to large size enterprise.
• Experience working with business analytic software such as Microsoft PowerBI, Azure Analytics, IBM Cognos BI / TM1 is a strong plus.