FourKites

Senior, Business Intelligence Analyst

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Supply Chain Management, Logistics, BiotechnologyIndustries

Data Analyst

Position Overview

FourKites is seeking a Data Analyst to support business intelligence and analytics efforts across the organization. This role will identify opportunities for improvement through data-driven decision-making. The analyst will join the Customer Operations team, align with the US Central time zone, and collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product, operations, and engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Data Mining: Utilize state-of-the-art methods for data mining.
  • Data Enhancement: Extend company data with third-party sources as needed.
  • Data Collection Procedures: Enhance data collection procedures to include relevant information for building analytic systems, including robust ETL processes.
  • Data Integrity: Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis.
  • Ad-hoc Analysis: Perform ad-hoc analyses and present results and insights clearly.
  • Anomaly Detection: Create automated anomaly detection systems and continuously track their performance.
  • Performance Baselines & Dashboards: Establish performance baselines, build dashboards, and transform data using SQL/Python programming and Salesforce plugins.
  • Performance Analysis: Analyze performance in terms of revenue, cost, and service to identify optimization opportunities, maintain efficiency, and minimize cost.
  • Metric Guidance: Provide guidance on developing performance metrics, required data structures, and connecting them to business goals and objectives.
  • Leadership Support: Support ad-hoc requests from the leadership team by providing data-driven conclusions and recommendations to drive customer retention and growth.

Requirements

  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Business, Economics, or other related fields.
    • Preferred Master’s degree in Data Analytics or a related field.
  • Experience:
    • 5 years of related work experience in data analytics, sales operations, management consulting, or supply chain management.
  • Skills:
    • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative analysis skills using structured and unstructured data.
    • Excellent business acumen with the ability to translate technical findings into clear business recommendations and identify key metrics.
    • SQL Proficiency: Master complex queries, data modeling, and optimization.
    • Python/R Expertise: Ability to build analysis pipelines, automate data processes, and create statistical models.
    • Data Visualization: Experience creating compelling dashboards with tools like Tableau or similar BI tools.
    • Salesforce Analytics Expertise: Utilize Salesforce Analytics Cloud (Einstein Analytics) for actionable dashboards and customer insights.
    • Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure or AWS, Salesforce, Jira, and Confluence. Solid knowledge of database, data lake, data analytics, and visualization tools.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Strong planning, project management, and organizational skills.
    • High attention to quality and detail, with the ability to pivot to scrappy solutions when needed.
    • Ability to work independently or within a team in a fast-paced environment.

Company Information

FourKites®, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation for global enterprises and pioneer of real-time visibility, turns supply chain data into automated action. FourKites’ Intelligent Control Tower™ breaks down enterprise silos by creating a real-time digital twin of orders, shipments, inventory, and assets. This comprehensive view, combined with AI-powered digital workers, enables companies to prevent disruptions, automate routine tasks, and optimize performance.

At FourKites, we tackle complex challenges with real-world impacts, from delivering medical supplies for Cardinal Health to ensuring groceries for Walmart. Our platform helps customers operate global supply chains that are efficient, agile, and sustainable. Join a team of curious problem solvers that celebrates differences, leads with empathy, and values inclusivity.

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Skills

Business Intelligence
Data Mining
Data Analysis
ETL
SQL
Python
Salesforce
Anomaly Detection
Data Visualization
Performance Metrics
Data Cleansing
Data Processing

FourKites

Real-time supply chain visibility platform

About FourKites

FourKites provides a platform for supply chain management that focuses on real-time visibility and predictive analytics. The platform collects data from millions of shipments worldwide and uses AI technology to analyze this data, offering businesses insights to improve their supply chain operations. This helps companies manage risks, enhance responsiveness, and optimize their processes. FourKites connects all parts of a supply chain through its applications, ensuring that teams have access to the same information. A unique feature of their platform is Fin AI, which uses natural language processing to help businesses find optimization opportunities and automate tasks. Unlike its competitors, FourKites stands out by combining a vast real-time supply chain network with specialized applications and patented AI technology. The goal of FourKites is to help large brands manage their supply chains more effectively and efficiently.

Chicago, IllinoisHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$205.8MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision
PTO
401k with company match
Annual wellness stipend
Ongoing learning & development opportunities

Risks

Emergence of competitors like Auger with significant funding challenges FourKites' market share.
Overhaul's $55 million funding round intensifies competition in supply chain visibility.
Rapid market growth may attract more entrants, increasing competition for FourKites.

Differentiation

FourKites tracks 3 million shipments daily across multiple transportation modes.
The platform integrates real-time data with machine learning for end-to-end supply chain visibility.
FourKites' YardWorks suite optimizes gate and yard logistics with AI and computer vision.

Upsides

FourKites is recognized as a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for four consecutive years.
The company collaborates with major brands like Organik Kimya and Clariant to enhance efficiency.
Growing demand for AI-powered supply chain tools boosts FourKites' market potential.

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