Job Title: Senior Consultant
Location: TRIL GTC
GCL:    D1

Job Specification/Role Summary

Function / Team / Location – GSC&S, Supply Chain CoE – Analytics/ India/ Chennai

The Senior Consultant BI should be an expert in data visualization with deep knowledge of BI tools with focus on supply chain and experience in working with complex datasets. As part of the Central Analytics team in Global Supply Chain, you will focus on providing data driven insights that streamline decision making.

You will be working closely with other analysts and developers, business partners, end-users, and senior leaders across the globe to jointly identifying improvement opportunities, develop powerful dashboards and executive summaries and supporting projects that enhance business value creation.

Candidate Knowledge, Skills & Experience –

• Strong analytical capabilities
• Strong data visualization experience
• Ability to work with large and complex datasets using various database management tools, including excel, SQL, etc.
• Ability to connect data to business decisions
• Ability to effectively present complex information to senior leaders
• Experience with developing dashboards and reports in different BI platforms
• Ability to handle ambiguity and change effectively, and working in an Agile environment
• Experience in using state-of-art visualization/BI tools, Qlikview, Qliksense & PowerBI

Experience / Skills this placement will develop

This role will provide a solid foundation of Analytics and Supply Chain. The role exposes you to end to end supply chain processes and the science behind supply chain management. It provides unique opportunity to develop functional and technical knowledge, along with personal development. This role will help enhance capabilities in the field of communication, partner management, and influencing, while developing good technical knowledge and deep understanding of supply chain management and logistics. You will get direct exposure to different systems and reports, opportunity to experiment with different tools and techniques, and enhance your skills in data visualization, and advanced analytics. This experience will provide a better understanding and appreciation of the global nature of operations and of how the different elements fit to drive excellence.

Must have:

• At least 8 to 10 years of work experience in the Business Intelligence, mainly on Qlikview, preferably in Qliksense and in PowerBI
• Solid experience and in-depth knowledge creating dashboards in Qlikview, additional advantage on the knowledge on other tools like PowerBI/Qliksense
• Solid understanding of the business context in which data is being reported
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Strong data visualization experience
• Ability to work with large and complex datasets using various database management tools, including excel, SQL, etc.
• Ability to meet competitive deadlines
• Ability to liaise with multiple partners across teams/regions/disciplines and successfully use the inputs that they might have to offer
• Ability to manage the development priorities of the team of 3 to 4 members

Good to have (not must, though):

• Professional certifications in any of the widely used BI tools.
• Exposure to working with key metrices and critical metrics of Supply chain processes like Demand planning, Supply planning, etc.
• Academic/Professional background in Supply chain management
• Certifications/Exposure to some of the process improvement methodologies like Lean/Six Sigma, etc.
• Exposure to working in a supply chain process before.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Date Posted

20-Feb-2020

Closing Date

28-Feb-2020

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.