Data Analyst

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is hiring a Data Analyst to partner with Finance, HR, Sales, and Marketing teams to deliver actionable insights that improve financial performance and commercial effectiveness. This blended Data Analyst/Business Analyst role works with complex enterprise datasets to help leaders move from descriptive reporting to insight-driven decisions.

• Gather, clean, validate, reconcile, and document data from ERP (JDE), financial systems, and sales/marketing sources.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across reporting and analytics solutions.
• Partner with IT and data engineering to improve data pipelines, definitions, and data availability.
• Analyze datasets to identify trends, patterns, correlations, and business insights.
• Perform ad hoc and recurring analyses for budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, pricing, promotions, and customer performance.
• Apply statistical techniques and analytical methods; support predictive models and scenario-based analyses as capabilities mature.
• Design, create, maintain, and automate dashboards/reports using Power BI, Tableau, or Excel; translate analyses into executive-ready visuals.
• Collaborate with business units to gather requirements and translate needs into analytical solutions and recommendations.
• Support data governance, security, and privacy standards; help define consistent metrics, KPIs, and reporting definitions.

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics) or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting data and analytics in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas).
• Working knowledge of SQL for querying and validating data.
• Experience creating dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Excellent communication (technical and non-technical) and teamwork skills.
• Interest in applying analytics across business areas (accounting, finance, HR, sales, marketing).
• Eager to learn, take initiative, and contribute to a diverse team.

• Compensation range: $80,000–$100,000 per year, plus annual bonus.