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Business Analyst - Data and Analytics

LaunchCode, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63146

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Business Analyst - Data and Analytics Job Title: Business Analyst - Data and Analytics

Position Type: Full-Time W2, Hourly

Pay: $25/hr + LaunchCode Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision) provided at no cost

Location: Hybrid (2 days in office) - St. Louis, MO

Years of Experience Required: 1+ years

Hiring Timeline: Immediate

Company:

The name of our partner organization will be disclosed during the interview process. This is not a direct role with LaunchCode; it is a position through LaunchCode, working with one of our partner companies.

Disclaimer:

We are unable to provide work sponsorship for this role. We are unable to consider candidates for this role who have a current or future work sponsorship need (this includes those holding extended OPT Visas).

Position Summary Our Company Partner is seeking an experienced and results-driven Business Analyst to join the Distribution Data Strategy team. Reporting to the Data Strategy Manager, you will help develop a suite of strategic reports to support the entire Distribution Leadership team with actionable insights. The successful candidate will be responsible for building custom sales, procurement, and other high-priority reports to measure and optimize the business plan. You will also deliver custom analytics projects to drive business strategy, such as customer segmentation, sales hierarchy, and item or vendor segmentation.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for data and a proven track record of delivering results, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. If you bring Digital Analytics experience to the table, that is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with leadership to understand their data needs and provide solutions that meet their requirements. This includes supporting leaders across the division including Sales, National Accounts, Finance, Operations, Talent, Category Management, Procurement, Marketing, Ecommerce, and IT.

Integrate and analyze data across multiple sources and large datasets to identify trends, insights, and opportunities to improve business performance or business processes.

Communicate these results and insights to key stakeholders and executives.

Build a suite of custom sales, procurement, and other strategic reports to measure the success of business plans.

Document detailed data and report specifications to ensure the accuracy and replicability of data-driven insights.

Develop and maintain standard definitions of KPIs and other performance metrics to be used across the division.

Build and publish insightful reports via online dashboards, spreadsheets, and/or executive summaries, using Power BI and Excel.

Conduct exploratory analyses to define customer, item, vendor, and/or salesforce segmentation schemes. Collaborate with IT and master data teams to update data in source systems (such as ERP, PIM, or HRIS) to operationalize data-driven segmentation.

Requirements

Experience in business analysis and data analysis

Strong analytical skills and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar

Ability to analyze quantitative data and make strategic recommendations to business users

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Strong bias toward clarity, efficiency, and elegant solution design

Creative thinker who can generate solutions to previously unanswered problems

Good To Have

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Statistics, or a related field

Hands‑on experience as an analyst within a highly matrixed B2B distribution company

Hands‑on experience as an analyst supporting Sales, Category Management, Finance, Procurement, or Operations

Experience with advanced analytics techniques such as linear regression or cluster analysis

Experience with business intelligence, ERP, and CRM systems

Hands‑on experience with Web Analytics implementation or reporting (e.g., Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics)

Hands‑on experience with Digital Marketing campaign reporting (e.g., CPC, CPM, or email)

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries Wholesale

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