Data & Business Analyst

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Introduction

Your new team belongs to Production Logistics, which is a part of Group Trucks Operations (GTO). We are an organization of approximately 650 employees, globally connected to deliver logistics solutions with world class operational excellence. We ensure that transportation is purchased, packaging is made available at our supplier,material is transported to our production facilities and vehicles are distributed to our customers on time. We design and optimize the Production Logistics supply chain for the Volvo Group, prepare logistics for new products and drive the Sales & Operations Planning process. We strive for an innovative and diverse workplace, based upon the values of Volvo Group always with high focus on customer success."

What you will do?

Join our team to design and deliver digital solutions using analytics and automation tools that empower logistics and supply chain operations — all while driving Agile IT Change Management for transportation systems

Who’s your new team?

We are a tight-knit group with the sole mission of delivering the best supply chain solutions to our Volvo Group North American production plants and Distribution Centers.

With our can-do attitude and critical thinking team members, we continue to push the envelope of supply chain design, automation, visualization, and lean thinking.

We work with a suite of software to create a logistics “digital twin” of our transport system. We handle everything from design (Oracle Transport Management, SAP and Volvo IT systems) to data collection (SQL, Azure, etc.), to data visualization (Power BI, Qlik etc.).Our goal is to ensure smooth flow of information between these systems and our stakeholders so that a quality, low cost, and environmentally conscious transport is secured.

This position will work out of Bengaluru, India location and will report to Value Chain Development and Analytics Manager.

What’s your role in the team?

• You will be responsible for researching new technologies and methods across advanced data analytics and data visualization.
• Explore opportunities at the intersection of ML, AI, automation, and big data to drive innovation in logistics network design, visibility, and management.
• You will take ambiguous problems from our business and create integrated solutions using various structured and unstructured data (SQL, Azure DB, Volvo Systems etc.).
• The key objective is to proactively inform and manage change of the logistics network design using internal and external data.
• You will do this using automation (to retrieve & combine data sets) and advanced (predictive/prescriptive) analytics to find correlation or causality within millions of data entries and across several systems.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate and implement change requests in IT systems. After deployment, lead regression testing efforts to verify that existing features continue to perform as expected and that no unintended issues arise.
• You will be the liaison of adoption of these new technologies by the team. As a change leader, you will find or create education material and coach all stakeholders impacted by newfound technologies.

Who are you?

• We are looking for candidates with the following skills, knowledge, and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (i.e. SQL Server, Azure SQL DB) and proficiency in writing complex SQL queries
• Proven experience with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data integration and transformation across multiple systems
• Proficiency in data visualization tool(s) (i.e. Qlik, PowerBI, etc.) and Microsoft PowerApps products
• Hands on skill and experience in one programming language used in data science applications (such as Pythonor R)
• Experience working with IT system change management processes and regression testing
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas to diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across time zones and collaborate with globally distributed teams

Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!

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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us?