Analyst

About the Role

The Analyst Rotational Program is a full-time, two-year program designed to help you expand your potential and become an Analyst at Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds. Throughout each rotation, you will launch and implement data-driven solutions to drive business productivity and improve department processes. You will also be exposed to a broad range of tasks per department needs, offering a cross-functional experience. Department rotations may include: Finance, Accounting, and Purchasing.

Key Responsibilities

• Finance & Accounting

• Document standard procedures for weekly and monthly tasks.

• Work closely with zone leaders to identify spending trends and improvement opportunities.

• Participate with the business to support process improvement at all levels.

• Provide information and reporting to ensure business decisions and strategy are consistent with WPA objectives.

• Track and analyze progress and performance of operations teams against KPIs on a daily and weekly basis.

• Support the development of the annual budget.

• Assist other analysts when needed.

• Purchasing

• Analyze supplier capabilities and costing matrices to support decision-making.

• Analyze purchase and usage history for better inventory management, purchasing strategies, and cost-saving opportunities.

• Provide costing support for New Product/Packaging Development (NPD) initiatives.

• Analyze market trends to forecast and identify standard costs for raw materials, packaging, and MRO items.

• Develop and maintain MRO Supplier Scorecards and related reports.

• Research and prepare statistical reports using organizational data for management decision-making.

• Perform strategic business analysis to support departmental objectives.

• Conduct change impact analyses and document business processes and functions.

• Inventory

• Conduct plant-wide yield, compression density, and inventory analyses to establish processing standards and explain variances.

• Partner with Operations to develop silo selection strategies that balance product quality, customer requirements, inventory availability, and financial returns.

• Analyze production capacity, demand, sales forecasts, production plans, and inventory levels to identify risks, opportunities, and necessary adjustments.

• Monitor weekly production, sales, yield, and inventory performance; identify variances and provide recommendations to improve operational and financial results.

• Prepare reports, presentations, and data analyses to support management decision-making, process improvements, and strategic business objectives.

• Collaborate with management, schedulers, and cross-functional teams to resolve planning issues, lead assigned projects, and support seasonal, harvest, and other strategic initiatives.

• Other Responsibilities

• Define and document business functions, processes, and procedures within assigned departments.

• Plan, organize, and conduct business process reengineering or improvement projects specific to a manufacturing environment, which may include time on the plant floor.

• Develop and implement change management strategies for organizational improvements.

• Conduct change impact analyses to assess potential implications and document business needs and objectives.

• Consult with department management to identify, define, and document operational challenges, input/output requirements, and system access levels.

• Participate in feasibility studies and special projects to address organizational, procedural, technical, or fiscal challenges; develop policies to improve efficiency and customer service.

• Perform strategic business analysis to support departmental goals and objectives, which may include data collection from the plant floor.

• Provide leadership and work direction for designated projects or assignments.

• Assist in special projects, including harvest duties or other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Oracle or Google products
• Adaptability to learn new applications

Qualifications

• Language Skills

• Must be able to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.

• Spanish preferred.

• Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to compute ratios and percentages.

• Knowledge of statistics is desirable.

• Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply general requirements into action as it applies to the plant.

• Ability to work in a team environment to accomplish goals and complete projects.

• Technical Skills

• Demonstrated experience analyzing business processes with the ability to map them into solutions.

• Ability to execute implementation plans.

• Ability to create solid cost/benefit analyses to evaluate ideas.

• Understanding of technical skills necessary for all tasks.

• Capability Building

• Demonstrated project management experience leading cross-departmental teams.

• Mindsets and Behaviors

• Comfortable working with diverse groups of people with competing needs.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze a situation, consider all options, and anticipate outcomes before providing recommendations.

• Strong interpersonal skills that ensure positive, productive relationships are formed with clients and colleagues.

• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality customer service.

• Performance Management

• Ability to link operational improvements to overall targets.

• Knowledge of change management practices.

• Ability to execute tracking systems to monitor the impact of specific initiatives and implement countermeasure plans.

• Education

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Systems, and/or acceptable related field is preferred.

• An Associate’s Degree will be considered with experience (three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience).

• Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, crowded and condensed work areas.

• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat.

• Work environment noise level is usually loud.

• Work environment dust levels are usually high.

• May spend 5% or more of work hours on the plant floor.

• Must be able to work any shift, including nights, weekends, or rotating schedules.