Analytics Lead

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Metro Supply Chain is a strategic supply chain solutions partner for some of the world’s fastest growing and most recognizable organizations. We advance our customers’ business through innovative, real-world solutions within a culture that supports our communities, protects our environment, and enables our team to thrive. Managing 14 million square feet in 98 sites across North America and Europe with a team of 6,000, it is the largest privately-owned supply chain solutions company based in Canada.

The Supply Chain Analytics team at Metro has one mandate - drive change through data.

**Analytics in Supply Chain**:
As per Deloitte, supply chains are a rich place to look for competitive advantage, partly because of their complexity, and partly because of the significant role they play in a company’s cost structure. With the power of new analytics, companies can now fine-tune their supply chains in ways that simply weren’t possible in the past. As a supply chain company analytics and insights are everything
Based on this, Metro Supply Chain is embracing and driving change which is critical to our success. As such we are relentlessly focused on innovating at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and attracting the best talent to drive the company forward.
At Metro we focus on efficiency, effectiveness, people, and financial metrics to drive change and improve prediction and planning.

**A small sample of what you will be involved in**:
Produce insightful business analytics related to the distribution centres, transportation, contract packaging, and time critical teams.
Using customer data to visualize, analyze, and simplify the performance picture it is not just boxes going from point A to point B.
Work proactively with key business partners to identify opportunities and to drive transformational business growth initiatives, which deliver customer and shareholder value and meet targets as agreed with company senior leadership.

**Who you are**:

- A high performing and motivated individual who is:

- Creative, agile, and innovative, able to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help shape our evolving strategy through building, launching, and managing initiatives/strategies producing results for our organization and customer.
- Effective communication style with a demonstrated ability to work with teams.
- A natural leader, leading by example and not afraid of questioning the norm and changing behaviours.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution skills
- Problem solvers with the ability to analyze and prioritize to meet business objectives
- A strong business acumen and thrives on bringing data and numbers to life with excellent analytical and visualization skills
- Project management mastery
- Humble intelligence and confidence
- Great attitude and demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on capacity
- Ability to have fun, work hard and make a difference

**Qualifications**:

- University/College degree in Data Science/Analytics, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant and demonstrable experience in the business intelligence and analytics field and 3+ years of experience in a leadership role as this is a hands-on role.
- Coding skills in languages such as, SQL (must-have) and PySpark/ Python (preferred)
- Strong understanding in SQL programming language and cloud-based platforms (Azure, Snowflake, others)
- Ability to work on data science tools (R, Python, Apache Spark, others) is preferred.
- Understanding of data pipelines and ETL (extract, transform, load) processes.
- Expert knowledge of data visualization tools, such as Tableau, PowerBI (must-have)
- Ability to work with IT and Data Engineering teams to help embed analytic outputs in business processes.
- Proven track record of delivering impactful analytics/technology projects.
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to engage and effectively manage relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Experience in supply chain or transportation industry is a plus.

Why Join Us
- Work in an environment where safety is our first priority
- The opportunity to build a career with a growing company
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness programs to support your family’s well-being
- A Retirement Savings Program with a company match
- Company team wear allowance
- Employee Appreciation Day
- Company sponsored social events
- Community volunteering

Should you require accommodation for a special ability or need during the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of our Human Resources Team.