Analytics Business Partner

The role

You will be embedded with the Manufacturing and Fabrication team as a data partner. You will build analytics using BI and AI tools to help leadership make informed decisions.

What you will do

• Work with leaders to understand problems and determine data needs.
• Diagnose root causes of KPI changes and provide recommendations.
• Shape and prioritize the analytics roadmap for the assigned area.
• Define and maintain area metrics and business logic.
• Work with system owners to find and fix data quality issues.
• Design, build, and maintain analytics end to end using BI and AI tools.
• Partner with Analytics Engineers on dbt models and certified data sources.
• Support planning, goal-setting, and operating reviews.
• Train users and drive data adoption in the area.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in BI, analytics, or a data-driven operations role.
• Knowledge of the business area or years of embedded experience inside that kind of team.
• Analytical depth to form hypotheses and explain findings to non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on experience using Tableau and AI tools to build analytics.
• Consultative instincts and confidence to advise leaders.
• Experience working across multiple source systems and with SMEs.
• Strong judgment on data presentation.
• Strong SQL.
• Familiarity with Snowflake and dbt, or ability to learn quickly.
• Bachelor's degree in data analytics, Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with Infor SyteLine/CloudSuite Industrial production data (jobs, routings, labor, WIP).
• Familiarity with production and fabrication metrics such as OEE, cycle time, throughput, scrap/rework, schedule attainment, and labor efficiency.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher).
• Exposure to sheet metal fabrication, welding, or CNC/nesting operations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package

About the company

IEM builds electrical distribution systems and delivers solutions for complex power needs. The company has been operating for 75 years.