Business Insights Analyst

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Job Details
This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business

The purpose of the Business Insights Analyst role is to engage with key stakeholders, collaborate cross-functionally, and provide actionable insights and recommendations. The role aims to ensure that reporting needs are met, reports remain relevant and up to date, and stakeholders can make informed business decisions based on clear and understandable information. By understanding stakeholder requirements, explaining reports and analytical findings, guiding data utilisation, and fostering strong relationships, the Reporting Analyst plays a crucial role in delivering valuable insights and supporting productive collaborations throughout the organisation. This role will be on a 12 month Fixed term contract / secondment.

Principal Accountabilities

• Create, maintain, and manage a comprehensive suite of regular reports and interactive dashboards for key stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their reporting requirements and proactively enhance reports, analyses, and dashboards to meet their evolving needs.
• Streamline processes and implement improvements to drive efficiency in reporting and dashboard management.

Data Analysis and Insights

• Conduct in-depth analyses of key performance indicators (KPIs), market trends, customer behaviour, and other relevant data sources.
• Uncover meaningful insights and present findings to stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner.
• Provide insightful and data-driven commentary to enable informed business decisions and identify growth opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Engage with key stakeholders to ensure their reporting needs are met, reports remain relevant and up to date, and insights are provided effectively.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams (Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations) to gather data, maintain data integrity, and support reporting requirements.
• Support ad hoc data requests, provide actionable insights, and offer recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their information needs and desired insights from reports and dashboards.
• Explain reports and analytical findings in a clear, non-technical manner to enable comprehension and value extraction.
• Provide guidance on data sources, limitations, and possibilities for analysis, informing stakeholders about available options.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, foster effective communication, and establish trust for productive collaborations.

Process Improvement and Technology Adoption

• Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing reports, analyses, and dashboards.
• Proactively suggest improvements and implement necessary updates to enhance their value, usability, and alignment with business objectives.
• Assist in the implementation and adoption of business intelligence tools, data visualisation platforms, and other relevant technologies to enhance reporting capabilities.

Industry Knowledge and Documentation

• Stay up to date with industry best practices, emerging technologies, and data analysis techniques.
• Conduct competitor analysis and benchmarking exercises to inform strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to the documentation and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reporting and analysis processes.

We Would Value The Following Attributes
Knowledge

• Proficiency in data analysis, data visualization, and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SQL).
• Understanding of statistical concepts and data modelling techniques.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and data warehousing concepts.
• Knowledge of key business metrics, KPIs, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Understanding of database structures and data management principles.
• Awareness of industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies in data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to extract insights from complex datasets.
• Proficiency in data manipulation, cleansing, and transformation techniques.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data analysis and reporting.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to present findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Previous experience in data analysis, reporting, or business intelligence roles (internships or relevant projects may be considered).
• Experience with data visualization and dashboard creation.
• Familiarity with querying databases using SQL or other programming languages.
• Exposure to interpreting and analysing large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience in providing actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis.

What's In It For You

• Career progression – Growth opportunities to progress into senior positions, managerial roles.
• Play a role in influencing business decisions and driving company success
• Exposure to advanced tools such as Power BI, DevOps, Cognos, SAP, Salesforce and many more
• Opportunities to take ownership of key projects within the team and work collaboratively with teams around the business
• On-going development to help expand technical and analytical skills with training/apprenticeships
• Hybrid working

**What Cencora offers****
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

**Affiliated Companies****
Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

*Equal Employment Opportunity*
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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