Data Analyst​/Developer – Master Data & Analytics

About Us

The Michigan Milk Producers Association is a dairy farmer owned cooperative and dairy processor. Founded in 1916, the MMPA serves dairy farmers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.

MMPA maintains a strong presence within the dairy industry with strategic business relationships through a variety of channels like processing shelf‑stable, value added dairy products. MMPA has four member owned processing plants in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, including Superior Dairy and the Middlebury Cheese Company. Products made at MMPA’s plants include fluid milk, sour cream, cheese, ultra‑filtered milk, cottage cheese, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk, cream and condensed skim milk.

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement including 401k with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums

We are seeking a Data Analyst / Developer – Master Data & Analytics who will play a critical role in advancing the Company’s data strategy, improving data accessibility, and ensuring high‑quality master data across the organization. This position combines analytical development, dashboard creation, and master data stewardship to support consistent, reliable, and actionable insights for all internal customers.

• Translate business requirements into analytics solutions, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Support the development and execution of data strategy and governance initiatives.
• Promote data accessibility and literacy across departments.

• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports that provide meaningful insights.
• Develop reusable datasets, semantic models, and transformations.
• Establish visualization standards ensuring clarity and usability.

• Maintain and enhance key master data domains.
• Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and alignment across systems.
• Manage processes for creating, updating, and validating master data.
• Partner with business and IT to enforce governance practices.
• Monitor data quality and resolve discrepancies.

• Implement validation rules and quality controls.
• Document definitions, lineage, structures, and rules.
• Contribute to data catalog and governance framework.

• Work with Sales, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and others.
• Lead requirements sessions, demos, and trainings.
• Ensure internal customers benefit from insights and data assets.

• 3–5+ years in data analytics, BI development, or master data management.
• Strong SQL and structured data experience.
• Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI preferred).
• Data modeling experience (star schema, semantic models).
• Understanding of MDM principles and lifecycle processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with Azure Data Services or Microsoft Fabric.
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools.
• Experience with MDM tools or ERP MDM modules.
• Python skills for processing or automation.
• Exposure to data governance frameworks.

• BI:
  Power BI, DAX, Power Query
• Data:
  Azure SQL, Lakehouse, Fabric
• Languages:
  
  SQL, Python
• Governance:
  Data cataloging, lineage tools
• Version Control:
  Git

Bachelor’s degree in Data/Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• High‑quality dashboards with strong adoption.
• Clean, reliable master data with reduced errors.
• Clear documentation and metric alignment.
• Strong cross‑functional relationships.
• Improved data accessibility and decision‑making.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities.

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