Associate Data Analyst

Action Packaging is hiring an Associate Data Analyst to strengthen business reporting and analytics across operational, sales, financial, and transactional data. This hybrid role supports leadership with trend analysis, data quality, and actionable insights.

Role Summary

The Associate Data Analyst will analyze and validate key business information to improve reporting accuracy, identify trends, and enable strategic decision-making. The position includes recurring reporting ownership, dashboard and KPI development, and investigation of variances and data inconsistencies across business systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Own recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual business reporting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPI scorecards, and performance reports.
• Analyze sales, margin, customer, product, vendor, inventory, and pricing trends.
• Perform profitability and variance analysis, including investigation of significant changes.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analytical support to leadership and departmental teams.
• Identify trends, risks, and business opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Verify healthcare distributor chargebacks and contract pricing accuracy.
• Investigate pricing discrepancies, transaction issues, and data inconsistencies.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation across ERP and other business systems.
• Develop data quality, exception, and validation reports.
• Support acquisition-related data analysis, migration validation, and reporting.
• Analyze EDI transaction data and assist with identifying and resolving recurring issues.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve data accessibility and accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in analytics, reporting, operations, supply chain, or a related field.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems and large datasets.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to translate data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.

Relevant Technology Exposure

• NetSuite
• Microsoft Excel
• ERP
• EDI

Preferred / Desired Background

• NetSuite experience.
• EDI experience.
• Experience in healthcare distribution, packaging, manufacturing, or wholesale distribution.

Location and Work Type

• Woodstock, IL (hybrid)
• Work location: Hybrid remote in Woodstock, IL 60098
• Ability to commute: Woodstock, IL 60098

Job Type and Compensation

• Full-time
• Compensation: USD 55,000 - 70,000 per year

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance with flex spend
• Paid time off plus holidays
• 401K plan
• Supplemental insurance options
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off