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This role plays a critical part in helping the organization understand, monitor, and reduce cargo loss and shrink across the supply chain by transforming operational data into actionable insights. The Analytics Engineer will work with data related to shipments, deliveries, claims, transportation activity, inventory movement, carrier performance, exception events, and loss investigations. By leveraging Snowflake, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, and Python, this individual will develop dashboards, automate data processes, and create analytical solutions that help identify trends, uncover root causes of losses, measure operational performance, and support the claims recovery process. The ideal candidate combines strong technical and analytical skills with the ability to work across large and complex datasets. While the role will primarily support Asset Protection Inventory Control initiatives, it also provides an opportunity to gain exposure to broader cybersecurity, risk, fraud, and asset protection analytics functions as the organization continues to expand its analytics capabilities. Duties &Responsibilities Business Intelligence & Reporting\nDevelop, maintain, and enhance Tableau dashboards supporting Asset Protection operations.\nCreate intuitive and actionable visualizations that enable stakeholders to monitor key performance metrics and identify trends.\nSupport ad hoc reporting and analytical requests from business and technical partners.\nValidate reporting accuracy and investigate discrepancies when identified. Data Engineering & Analytics Development\nDesign and maintain SQL-based analytical datasets within Snowflake.\nDevelop and support Alteryx workflows to automate data preparation, transformation, and reporting processes.\nCreate and enhance data pipelines that support operational and strategic reporting initiatives.\nCollaborate with engineering and analytics teams to improve data accessibility and reporting performance. Data Quality & Operational Support\nMonitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data quality and reporting issues.\nAssist in testing and validating new analytics solutions before deployment.\nDocument business logic, data sources, workflow designs, and reporting processes.\nRecommend opportunities for process automation and reporting improvements. Collaboration\nWork closely with senior analytics and engineering resources to deliver scalable and maintainable analytics solutions.\nParticipate in project planning, requirements reviews, and solution design discussions.\nContribute to continuous improvement initiatives across reporting and analytics platforms.\nRequirements Years of Experience 4-7 years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, data engineering, or a related field. 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