Senior Business Transformation Data & Reporting (Finance Data)

About the role

Serves as the primary reporting and analytic lead to the business functional lead, assuming ownership of the data migration effort within their assigned domain to set strategic data and reporting direction and prioritize development efforts for solution integration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a roadmap of reporting initiatives and partner with various teams across the organization to deliver on this roadmap, ensuring timely delivery and successful implementation of new capabilities.
• Serve as a liaison between domain SMEs and the data architecture team, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Collaborate closely with Reporting and Insight managers to identify where data-driven optimization opportunities exist to support this roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of data transformation efforts with broader business strategies.
• Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop metrics to track and measure the effectiveness of data transformation initiatives.
• Responsible for selection, set up, and oversight of multiple tools and systems (both off-the-shelf and developed in-house) that support simulation and optimization.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies related to data and reporting and provide insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results of the team.
• Facilitates an open dialogue with a wide variety of contributors and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Business or Supply Chain Management.
• 6+ years relevant experience, with a preference for retail and/or grocery.
• Proficient understanding of data analytics principles and ability to effectively partner with SMEs and data architects to drive reporting process enhancements.
• Effective communication skills to bridge the gap between business and technical language, conveying complex concepts and findings to data architects and fostering productive collaboration.
• Pioneering experience defining and operationalizing future-state business processes, ways of working, and value realization strategies in multi-brand, complex organizational environments.
• Ability to leverage data to analyze complex problems, create solutions that positively impact the business.
• Proven success in building strong relationships to drive adoption of new processes, tools and ways of working across multiple teams.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable business outcomes and sustaining value post-implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or MS in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Data Analytics or similar discipline preferred.
• Preference for progressive experience in business data management, domain leadership, or enterprise transformation, with hands-on involvement supporting a functional domain in a large-scale ERP or enterprise technology program.
• Direct experience with SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP platforms preferred.