Data Analyst

About the Role

This role will directly support our Novi Seating Purchasing organization. This role will focus on leveraging business knowledge of our internal systems, the processes within, and how those processes impact the data that is then used for reporting and analytics.

Responsibilities as a Supply Chain Analyst include being very knowledgeable of processes within the company, helping to decide when and how those should change specifically from the perspective of data integrity and continuity, and intimately knowing the data of each commodity within the business. There will also be heavy involvement in the planning, staging, and implementation of new data points.

Your Responsibilities

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  Help with integration SAP Price Upload Tool and Power BI Reports into business process.
• Manage and development of Purchase Price Variance Report.
• Maintain commodity index tracker with all updates.
• Work with our Team in India on report development.
• Maintain tracking device for savings and increases, working with Buyers on all items to ensure accuracy.
• Liaison with Plant Controllers ensuring accuracy of business plan and forecasting data.
• Help to develop standard processes and develop tracking systems for the Purchasing group
• Putting new procedures in place to support Purchasing
• Support development, training, and guidance of best practices for SAP, reports and analytics for buying groups.
• Assist & train buying groups in development of analytical tools and analysis.
• Assist in standardization of all financial related aspects across groups.
• Analyze vendor list to eliminate excess vendors
• Analyze different cost saving trends
• Assist Buyers to supply data for commodity strategies
• Data validation in various ERP systems including SAP
• Support with SAP module launch with daily data monitoring and technical issues
• Support with vendor creation in SAP
• Standardize the cost break drown sheet for buyers to utilize
• Research, develop, and test data methodologies, and generate cross-functional solutions through the collection, interpretation, evaluation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Apply your skills and analytical mindset by simplifying technical requirements and trends, based on audience.
• Establish quantitative and qualitative metrics and key performance indicators to drive technical outcomes.
• Apply data visualization through different formats such as graphs, tables, and PowerPoint slides.
• Aid in various analysis duties as required
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Supports Internal / External Audit efforts regarding ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949 Certification for remote site location (Group Office).
• Supports the requirements as detailed in Standard Operating Procedure 8000 (Quality Management System).
• Ensure employees work in the manner consistent with the organizations established objectives and targets utilizing protective equipment, devices, measures, and procedures as promulgated by state and federal regulations. Establish clear goals for workplace health and safety. Complete safety talks, safety meetings, and required training occur, as defined.

Who we are looking for

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or an Operations Management related field strongly preferred.

Physical Demands/Work Environment
Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer, may require travel.

Your preferred qualifications

What we offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Site Benefits

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At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.