Power BI Business Analyst

Power Bi Business Analyst Contractor

We are seeking a highly skilled Power BI Business Analyst Contractor to support supply chain analytics across S&OP, manufacturing, and operations. The contractor will translate complex business requirements and data into clear, scalable, and executive-ready dashboards that improve visibility and decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines advanced Power BI development, strong business analysis, supply chain knowledge, and disciplined data modeling. This individual will own the end-to-end BI lifecycle, from requirements and KPI definition through development, deployment, documentation, user enablement, and long-term support.

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Partnership

· Partner with supply chain, S&OP, manufacturing, operations, planning, and leadership teams to understand reporting and analytics needs.

· Translate business questions into clear requirements, KPI definitions, data specifications, and scalable BI solutions.

· Facilitate requirement-gathering sessions, document business logic, and align stakeholders on definitions and expected outcomes.

· Communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences and serve as the bridge between business and data teams.

Power BI Dashboard Development

· Design, develop, test, publish, and maintain enterprise-grade Power BI dashboards and reports.

· Create intuitive dashboards that help leaders quickly understand performance, trends, exceptions, risks, and required actions.

· Develop reporting across S&OP, demand and supply planning, inventory, manufacturing, logistics, supplier performance, order fulfillment, and operational KPIs.

· Build effective drill-down, filtering, navigation, security, and self-service capabilities while maintaining a consistent user experience.

· Optimize report performance, refresh reliability, usability, and adoption.

Data Modeling, Integration & Governance

· Design scalable, reusable, and well-structured semantic data models that can support future reporting requirements.

· Integrate and transform data from ERP, planning, manufacturing, operational, Excel, SharePoint, database, and other approved sources.

· Use Power Query, SQL, and established data modeling practices to prepare reliable datasets for reporting.

· Ensure data accuracy, consistent KPI logic, traceability, appropriate access controls, and adherence to data governance standards.

· Establish validation and reconciliation processes to build trust in dashboards and reported metrics.

BI Sustainability & Support

· Own the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Power BI solutions after initial deployment.

· Document data sources, transformations, data models, KPI definitions, refresh processes, dependencies, security, and support procedures.

· Diagnose and resolve data, refresh, performance, and report issues in partnership with business and technical teams.

· Create reusable standards, templates, and development practices that reduce dependency on individual developers.

· Train business users and designated support resources on dashboard usage, KPI interpretation, and basic troubleshooting.