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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Business Analyst is responsible for optimizing and modernizing processes, reporting, data integrity, and testing to improve operating system efficiency. They will work within a dynamic team to deliver results and support the company's transportation and logistics operations.
Job details
The successful applicant is responsible for optimizing and modernizing processes, reporting, data integrity, and testing to maximize the efficiency of our current operating systems. Responsibilities Configure, manage, maintain, and continuously improve business applications Ensure that all applicable system features and functionality are leveraged Work closely with Corporate IT to help ensure integrity, performance, accessibility, and system functionality In-house, first level support to resolve application or data issues Provide insight to business through reporting and data visualizations Provide process automation solutions through the use of power automate workflows or development of CoPilot AI Agents Work closely with other areas within the business to support system functionality and optimize business processes Qualifications Undergraduate Degree preferred 2-5 years work experience in a business environment Knowledge of Alteryx and Power BI considered an asset Experience with Microsoft Power Platform or CoPilot agents considered an asset Demonstrates high attention to detail Ability to multitask and pivot from one initiative to the next Can manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills Must be team oriented and an independent self-starter Experience in Transportation & Logistics Industry would be considered an asset Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) operates in Eastern Canada (New-Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador), as well as in USA. We are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities. Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly. We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Sunbury Transport is a premier transportation company, specializing in US and Canadian cross-border shipments as well as domestic Canadian shipments, offering logistics services and managing freight via truckload van, flatbed, bulk materials and container service. We draw on exceptional teams – in the office and on the road – to provide diverse and innovative trucking and logistics solutions.
What you’ll do
The Business Analyst is responsible for optimizing and modernizing processes, reporting, data integrity, and testing to improve operating system efficiency. They will work within a dynamic team to deliver results and support the company's transportation and logistics operations.
Requirements
Candidates should have an undergraduate degree and 2-5 years of experience in a business environment. Proficiency in Alteryx, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Platform is considered an asset, along with strong communication and multitasking skills.
Listed skills
- Power BI · Preferred
- Process Optimization · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- Negotiation · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Logistics · Preferred
- Multitasking · Preferred
- Business analysis · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Business analysis
- Process optimization
- Data integrity
- Testing
- Alteryx
- Power BI
- Microsoft Power Platform
- CoPilot agents
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Negotiation
- Team oriented
- Self-starter
- Logistics
- Workplace Inclusivity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bulk Material Handling
- Data Integrity
- Operating Systems
- Flatbed Truck Operation
- Truckload Shipping
- Innovation
Job areas
- Data & Analytics
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Business Analyst
- Business Analyst (General)
- Management and Organization Analysts
- Management Analysts
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