THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center for Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), a Fortune 100 company and the world’s largest foodservice provider with 72,000+ associates, 330+ distribution centers and over 725,000 customers in 90 countries. For fiscal 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, Sysco generated over $76 billion in sales.
Sysco LABS powers Sysco’s farm-to-fork operations and our technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.
Our technology ecosystem spans 600+ applications, monitoring and incident management across 10,000+ servers, multi-cloud – multi-platform event streaming and microservices architecture, and enterprise-grade systems that power a catalog of over 1.4 million products, 330+ distribution centers and a fleet of 14,000 IoT-enabled delivery trucks, and more.
Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of ‘Connecting the world to share food and care for one another’, and our technology directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for a talented Engineer/Senior Engineer - Data Engineering (Tableau) to join our team. The ideal candidate is a Report Developer who will focus on building advanced analytics in the form of user-consumable online dashboards and reports. As a relatively new area, you will aid in developing new and exciting analytics to replace many of our existing Excel-based reports, as well as provide guidance and advice on developing new more creative solutions to existing questions.
You will be fully immersed in Tableau Desktop daily, being a resident expert on all things Tableau and playing a pivotal role in the modernization of our analytics. You will receive business data guidance and support from our team allowing you to utilize your creativity and visualizations within developed dashboards.
At times you will wear other hats in support of our team including developing other reporting in Cognos, writing queries and code, liaising with business users and our Tableau Server team, troubleshooting and answering data inquiries, and sharing your Tableau knowledge through training sessions.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Developing Tableau Desktop visualizations (90%) Using existing legacy reports as examples; developing Tableau vizzes to replace them
Fulfilling new solution requests, where no reporting currently exists Helping manage a library of existing vizzes Performing continuous learning and development using TableauSupporting the team that provides full-stack analytic solutions (5%) Providing guidance and getting involved in data governance and data source development Providing backup support and development in existing BI solutions (Cognos, Excel) Performing other duties and coverage as required by the team
Supporting overall business migration to Tableau (5%) Administering user security and access requests Providing training sessions to other Tableau users Running viz demos to end users Investigating data issues; answering user questions. Liaising with the Tableau Server team
REQUIREMENTS
- Expert proficiency using Tableau Desktop.
- Must have means of demonstrating skills and abilities (e.g. Tableau Public portfolio)
- Expert proficiency in writing SQL SELECT statements
- Very strong technical, analytical, and data visualization skills and an understanding of visualization best practices
- Must be an independent thinker who can suggest new ways of looking at old problems
- Should be able to effectively communicate, both in written and verbal, to any level of the company and can serve as an “analytic translator”
- Must be able to facilitate training and coaching of others to improve their ability to use data and analytical tools
- A proven productivity track record while working remotely, with minimal supervision
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools; advanced Excel skills
- Should possess the ability to adhere to strict deadlines and manage time effectively
- Must be detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks/assignments
WHAT AWAITS YOU AT SYSCO LABS
- An attractive base compensation package comfortably above market rates
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- A health and wellness allowance
- A team outing allowance
- Paid birthday leave
- Learning and development allowance
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
- A progressive culture that promotes work-life harmony and personal development
Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
