KARL STORZ United States is currently recruiting for an Operations Analyst II. This role will be part of the US Operations Team generating and maintaining cross-functional operations, project, and service level performance reports. The Operations Analyst will be responsible for implementation of improvements in operational reporting by automating reports, analyzing results and variances, identifying trends and formulating recommendations. In this capacity, the operations analyst will support multiple production & distribution sites and a diversified product portfolio to generate consistent, accurate data and empirical analyses for influencing business decisions and the achievement of product, process and project portfolio goals in the United States.

This is a hybrid role and will be required to work onsite in our Stafford, TX office 3-4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• The position will support the following areas of the business: Production, Logistics, Global Supply Chain, Quality Control, Demand and Supply Planning and Project Management. The role will collaborate closely with Finance/Accounting, Compliance, Quality and Regulatory as well as the Strategy & Transformation Office.
  • The role will be primarily responsible for the establishment, validation and recurring maintenance of the US Operations Dashboard.
  • Based on a comprehensive understanding of the workflows in the business, reporting requirements, programs, owners and best practices, this role leads all analysis activities including data gathering, continuous trending and presentation with a focus on lean and value streamed best practices.
  • Participates in the design of short term and long-term reporting solutions that meet and/or exceed business expectations providing analysis to help identify cause and effect relationships in operational performance.
  • Responds to reporting issues surfaced by management, conducting root cause analysis to identify and help with resolving issues.
  • Delivers engaging, informative, well-organized communications.
  • Continually increases analytics productivity by automating models and applications; identifying and executing process improvements utilizing software to drive strategic utilization of automated insights in process mining and data analytics.
  • Develops and delivers interactive guided analytics applications and dashboards to create a streamlined and comprehensive experience across all the data platforms used that support global operations.
• This position will also support continuous improvement projects throughout the organization.

• Supports documentation of project scope, ROI and roadmap.
• Supports coordination of project activities and documents execution.
• Acts as a change agent to drive teams toward success.
• Promotes and engages in reporting needs for projects to drive reduction in Cost of Goods Sold, while improving product quality and profitability.
• Performs other job-related duties or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• 6 years' experience as a data analyst, operations analyst or business analyst (or similar analytical role) plus a bachelor's degree; or 3 years relevant work experience plus a master's degree in data analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Economics, Information Management, Statistics, Business, or other relevant field with exposure to data analytics.
• High level proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, S4-Hana BI reporting and Tableau. Solid experience with Visio, Celonis and Qlikview.
• Comfortable in reaching out to people to build relationships, ask questions, listen, and gather data.
• Extensive teaming and collaboration experience
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to turn data into information, and information into insight to support senior leadership reporting
• Ability to summarize and present technical issues to non-technical audience, including executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to clearly articulate meaning of information derived from data analytics
• Ability to lift, on occasion, approx 20 lbs.

Preferences

• 10 years' experience as a data analyst, operations analyst or business analyst (or similar analytical role)
• Advanced Excel skills to build data models and templates
• Fiori applications
• SQL or equivalent programming language
• Experience and knowledge of information sharing principles, methodologies, and tools
• Experience documenting data models, processes, workflows, and procedures to support compliance efforts
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings