Sr. Developer Business Analytics

Perdue Foods has a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins by creating products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe while changing the way animals are raised for food. It is part of Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve. From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we're committed to helping our team members thrive. That's Perdue.

Summary

Perdue Farms is hiring a Senior Business Analytics Developer. This position develops, enhances, and supports efforts related to analytics and business reporting. This position will work closely with the FP&A Analytics Systems Development team and the I/T Center of Excellence providing requirements for data modeling to be consumed in Power BI. In addition, this role will be assigned responsibility for maintaining and managing content areas in the existing legacy BI solutions and reporting. Someone who will strive for excellence and partner with leaders to align on leveraging BI for business outcomes. Must have strong communications skills and ability to pay attention to detail. Project Management skills, including goal setting, issue tracking, and status reporting are required. This individual is business-minded, customer-centric, team-oriented, self-motivated, a strategic thinker and results-driven. This role will develop and lead development, of PowerBI dashboards for FP&A and other business areas as assigned.

The salary range for this position is $97,000 - $145,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).

In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vison, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.

This position is based at Corporate Headquarters in Salisbury, MD.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• With direction from team leader, perform detailed data analysis through discovery, determining structure, content, and quality of data through examining source systems, data samples, dictionaries, and consulting co-workers
• Identify data sources and guide Analytics Systems team with translating business requirements into technical requirements
• Assist Business Analytics team in understanding data models and data sources for the design, development, deployment, and support of sustainable, scalable dashboards using tools such as Power BI
• Partner with various stakeholders to transition existing Excel reports as well as review new business requirements for enterprise-wide suite of dashboards
• Prepare and present regular reports to team leader on the progress and status of analytics projects and systems
• Responsible for maintenance and day to day activity of Essbase data models/cubes as well as data administration for Planning and Outlook process
• Complete special analytics projects as assigned by Financial Systems team lead

Minimum Education & Experience Preferred

• BS degree or equivalent work experience in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting or related discipline plus 10 years related work experience.
• Some minor travel to manufacturing plant sites or to attend training.
• SAP Business Intelligence Platform experience in Business Warehouse, Business Objects, or BPC.
• SAP business process experience in the following specific SAP module area: FI/CO - Finance and Controlling.
• An understanding of various data warehousing concepts including enterprise data, data staging, data transformation, and multidimensionality.
• Moderate understanding and experience in Dataiku, Oracle Essbase, and SmartView.
• Moderate understanding and experience in planning, budgeting, and consolidations software.
• High level understanding of SAP FI module integration with other SAP business processes including SD - Sales & Distribution, MM - Materials Management, CO - Product costing, PP - Production Planning, QM - Quality Management.
• Experience in SAP ERP and Business Warehouse reporting and analytics for subject SAP modules.
• Experience in Organizational Change Management requirements for subject SAP Business Intelligence modules including creation and delivery of training materials.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite including creation of Excel spreadsheets and MS PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience in project planning including creation of resourced project schedules with understanding of critical path planning.
• Strong systems solution and analytics and reporting skills.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes for manufacturing companies.
• Strong business and technical leadership and facilitation skills.
• Good communication skills - verbal, written and presentation.
• Ability to resolve conflict.

Experience Preferred

• MS degree is preferred
• Experience in SAP ECC/HANA, SAP BW, Dataiku, or Essbase/SmartView is a plus.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment
• When in a plant environment:
  • Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces
  • May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degree to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity
  • May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit
  • May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db
  • May be exposed to all chemicals found in poultry, food and processing plant.
  • Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company

Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.