Spatial Analytics Lead w Harley Davidson (4 positions) in Milwaukee, WI

Spatial Analytics Lead needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh’s client located in Milwaukee, WI.
The Big Picture – Top Skills Should You Possess:

• This role has a strong focus on Geographical Information System (GIS) technology for the purpose of leveraging spatial data for enhanced consumer and brand insight to support business goals. 
• Acts as the primary agent within a broader Consumer Insight and Analytics team responsible for maintaining the functionality of the team’s analytical toolset and spatial data assets. 
• Is the key data and technology agent, which enables and maintains the functionality of a U.S. geographical information system (GIS) dedicated to territory management and retail point analytics utilized by Sr. Analysts. 
• Acts as the key technical contact for team members, other internal stakeholders and suppliers to facilitate business data (internal and external) integration into spatially-enabled environments for geographically scalable analysis and reporting including, spatial data access, spatial query, mapping and business intelligence (BI) tool integration. 
• These data include, but are not limited to, internal dealer sales, consumer demographics, competitive dealer locations, registrations, used sales, etc. 
• Acts as a Company subject matter expert on spatial data integrity. 
• Conducts advanced spatial analytics along with maintaining the turn-key functionality of the territory management system utilized by Sr. Analysts.  
• May supervise Analysts / Technicians and conduct performance reviews.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Integrate spatial data from internal and external sources and suppliers
• Maintain hardware, software, supplier agreements and budgets related to external data and suppliers
• Develop quality control measures / standards associated with expected outcomes and variances of data once source data is spatially-enabled
• Compile and analyze large quantities of data from disparate sources
• Leverage sound dealer, local market, consumer, internal and external data
• Maintain an insatiable drive for data accuracy
• Communicate to stakeholders on data quality issues and required improvements necessary to spatially-enable the data
• Supports data governance on derivation of spatially-enabled metrics and KPIs
• Enables geographic scalability to team analysis capability
• Supports operation of team and Spatial Analyst’s toolset (with heavy focus on GIS technology)
• Supports training of stakeholders on spatial data and tools
• Provides toolset technical support for, and prompt resolution to, all user-related issues
• Acts as key point of contact with suppliers in resolving spatial analyst toolset issues
• Maintains US Territory Management System (TMS) integrity
• Conducts advanced spatial analytics and builds spatial models to derive deeper insights that could be integrated into existing toolsets
• Keeps abreast to advances in technology, especially in GIS, spatial analysis, BI and big data through various training opportunities
• Maintains process documentation on technical aspects of data flows and toolset components
• Identify knowledge gaps and develop hypothesis to help prioritize and address key business issues
• Work within, and adds form to, sometimes ambiguous and fast-changing work environments
• Work with team to ensure data integrity and spatial analysis tool efficacy
• Assists in the development of spatial tools, that have a BI focus, and utilize key internal and external data that can be leveraged by a broader stakeholder group
• Participates and leads cross-functional process improvement and data quality initiatives
• Explores big data solutions in problem solving

 What You Need to Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Science, Technology, Math, Business Administration, Marketing, or equivalent experience.  Master’s degree preferred.  In lieu of the education requirement, a combination of relevant education and experience is accepted. The equivalent definition is two (2) years of relevant experience for each full year of education required.
• Five (5) years of experience in applying GIS in a business environment
• Two (2) years of experience in GIS application development
• Visionary in converting data into market intelligence
• Ability to connect disparate data in spatially-enabled relational database environment
• Applied knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) and spatial data management
• Well versed in one RDBMS – MS SQL Server, MS Access, etc.
• Some experience with Alteryx
• Genuinely enthusiastic about pushing technical limits / finding new solutions
• Strong analytical / problem solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to troubleshoot data integrity and system related issues associated with spatial toolsets and reports
• Strong math and foundational statistics skills
• Knowledge of spatial statistics and spatial models
• Knowledge of scripting languages with focus on automating routine data processing
• Strong cartographic skills
• Project Management experience
• International experience a plus

Opportunity is Calling, Apply Now!

​Recruiter:  Steve Holsapple

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