BI Analyst (SQL / Power BI)

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

Job Description

This BI Analyst (SQL / Power BI) role within GEO-IS Solutions department working with a team of developers and analysts who support our customers and district operations.

Our department supports freight operations for a variety of products and services that include the following :

• Freight
• Customs
• Customer Analytics
• Compliance and other services

Successful candidates must understand or be able to translate complex business requirements into scalable and trusted solutions, including queries, automations, reports, and dashboards.

At the core, a successful Solutions Developer will excel at the following :

• Design, develop and maintain solutions
• Fulfill business needs through crafting and presenting data
• Presents information through easy-to-interpret reports, visualization, and dashboards
• Drives efficiency in operations through task automation

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into technical specifications to build solutions
• Design, build, and deploy solutions supporting reporting and automation supporting district operational teams (i.e., reports, dashboards, automating tasks / activities)
• Provides production support for existing solutions
• Conduct testing and troubleshooting with end users
• Conduct code reviews and ensure solutions are put through end-to-end testing
• Maintain proper version control and solution backup
• Develop and update technical documentation
• Create, collaborate and promote industry best practices within the team and department
• Train end-users and stakeholders to effectively utilize solutions
• Support agile work processes and keep work management systems current (i.e. Azure DevOps)
• Completes development within service level agreements and cycle time expectations as defined by team

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or three years of related professional experience
• 2+ Years of professional development experience
• Work effectively with a cross-functional development team
• Self-assigns work as necessary to meet the team's commitments
• Design creative, thoughtful, and professional-looking reports, and dashboards
• Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL or Python
• Proficient with BI and reporting platforms (i.e., Inetsoft, Power BI)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., VBA, Excel)

Desired Qualifications

• Microsoft PL-300 Certification
• Proficient in Python (i.e., pandas, numpy) and JavaScript
• Proficient in Microsoft DAX or M
• Experience with MS Fabric, Databricks or Azure Synapse
• Experience in task automation (i.e., Power Platform, etc.)
• Experience with code versioning using GitLab

Additional Information

This position must be based out of one of our offices located in Atlanta - GA, Detroit - MI, Edison - NJ, or Dallas - TX.

Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday (in office). We are an office business attire company.

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.

S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Expeditors offers excellent benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan : Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
• Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

For internal applicants, should you be interested in applying for this position, please discuss this opportunity with your Supervisor.