Supply Chain Data & Analytics Co-Op

Cirrus Aircraft's Mission is to deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety to our customers. Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the world's first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) - the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed 15 million hours and over 240 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com.
This Co-Op will take place from May 2024 through December 2024. Ideally this student would be available to work full-time during the summer (onsite in Duluth, MN), and part-time during the Fall semester (remotely or onsite).
The Supply Chain Data & Analytics Team (SCDA) is an internal initiative designed to foster data-driven decision making throughout all facets of Cirrus' Supply Chain Organization. The SCDA Co-Op will play an integral role in getting the appropriate resources, processes, and systems in place for the SCDA to adequately support Supply Chain with the right data, to the right individuals, and at the right time. The Co-op position will help set in place the appropriate infrastructure, organization, tools, and methodologies to advance Cirrus's Supply Chain to a best-in-class, data-driven organization.
The ideal candidate will have coursework or project experience mining, manipulating, and modeling data sets in Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, & Microsoft PowerPoint. A truly exemplary candidate will have experience in such data platforms as MS Power Automate, MS Power Apps, SQL, R, Python and/or other data manipulation/modeling applications.
The candidate should have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as they will be working with business stakeholders and senior managers to create, modify, and troubleshoot reports and automate business processes.
Duties and Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Gathers, manipulates, analyzes, and translates data from multiple sources

• Create and develop Power BI visuals and logical data models as required
• Create standard operating procedures for processes and report outs

• Analyze, document and maintain business process models; including current state and future state business and systems processes

• Propose innovative solutions and/or enhancements to tools to meet the needs of the stakeholders - drive efficiencies through automation of repetitive/menial tasks

• Brings forward ideas from self or group on next steps for continued progress for better business systems
• Work independently and have self-initiative - ability to communicate findings effectively to cross-functional stakeholders, leadership, and large audiences

• Collaborate with other project teams on a consistent basis to maintain cohesiveness and make progress on SCDA initiatives
• Learn and understand the different software products used by the company to know how the data interacts and to find solutions for reporting
• Coordinates communication and training in the implementation process

• Ensure tools/reporting meet the needs of the business through user acceptance testing
• Facilitate project and administrative meetings
• Other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• In pursuit of bachelor's degree or recent graduate - area of focus in one or more of the following areas: Data Analytics, Data Science, Supply Chain, or Information Technology
• Experience with data, analysis and/or business applications related work
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness and aptitude for learning new systems, new processes and open to new ways of doing work
• Experience with Business Intelligence software such as MS Power Platform, SQL, Python, R, C++, Java (preferred)

Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Tech Savvy: Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes, contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen.
• Must be able to complete entire duration of co-op.
• Must be able to secure local housing for duration of co-op.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime hours may be required.
This opportunity is located in Duluth, Minnesota. As the home to our corporate headquarters, Duluth is a four-season city on the western tip of Lake Superior and was voted "Best Town" by Outside Magazine. The splendor of the largest freshwater lake in the world offers a multitude of outdoor activities for adventure or rejuvenation. The North Shore lifestyle is known its year-round activities, including bicycle and snowmobile trails, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, golfing, sailing and skiing. And as a top employer in the area, Cirrus Aircraft was recently named "Best Overall Large Company to Work for in the Northland" and "Best Workplace Culture" by the Duluth News Tribune readers.
Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.