Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist - Financial Reporting to support the segment for Category Management, utilizing data to make informed decisions and tracking results focused on material cost reduction. The role involves working with large datasets that need to be extracted, analyzed, and visualized to support the segment’s cost leadership strategy.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the statistical tools, processes, and practices to describe business results in measurable scales; ability to use statistical tools and processes to assist in making business decisions.
- Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.
- Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
- Defines, creates and tests simple queries by using associated command language in a specific environment.
- Applies appropriate query tools used to connect to the data warehouse.
- Proficient in PowerBI, Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- Directing the data gathering, data mining, and data processing processes in huge volume; creating appropriate data models.
- Supporting the execution of the segment’s cost leadership strategy by managing metrics, dashboards and supporting management tools in place to monitor performance and deliver cost reduction initiatives.
- Leading to define requirements and scope of data analyses and root cause data errors; presenting and reporting possible business insights to management using data visualization technologies.
- Conducting research on data model optimization and algorithms to improve effectiveness and accuracy on data analyses.
Other
- This position is located in Irving, TX or Mossville, IL and requires a 5-day-a week in office schedule
- Relocation is not available
- This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.
- Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
