Description

Supply & Demand Analytics Specialist

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a Supply & Demand Analytics Specialist for JBS that reports onsite to the corporate office in Greeley, Colorado. 

The focus of this role is to become the trusted advisor regarding supply, demand, and associated relevant factors regarding the US poultry market. This role is responsible for researching, developing, implementing, and maintaining market information models, routines, and reports to educate the company on the current and future supply and demand environment, the resulting impact on commodity pricing, market opportunities, and associated risks to these opportunities.  Strong analytical skills, curiosity, discipline, a researcher mindset are crucial for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the market information database and multiple data sources.
• Map and monitor the relevant supply and demand indicators.
• Make routine reports and analysis on supply and demand indicators.
• Present market expectations and prices at the quarterly meeting.
• Update and improve the statistical price forecast models for all commodity chicken products.
• Develop mathematical and statistical models for business related problems (profit models, yield optimization, client segmentation, etc.)
• Automate processes.
• Partner internally to develop dashboards and visualization tools.
• Perform competitive analysis on all segments of our business.
• Perform demand analysis on all segments of our business: Retail, FoodService, Export, etc.
• Perform price and mix optimization analysis.
• Provide assistance to upper management requests.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Business, Statistics, or related field
• 1-4 years of work experience in market research analytics
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with data management and reporting
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to present results to non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in at least one statistical package (STATA, R, SAS, or EViews)
• Experience with applied statistics
• Project management and process improvement experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field
• Food or agricultural industry background
• Understanding of commodity markets
• Experience with database software (e.g., SQL)
• Working knowledge of VBA
• Experience with Qlikview
• Familiarity with pulling data from various sources (e.g., IRI/Nielsen, USDA)
• Experience using statistical packages for data analysis
   

Key Attributes:

• Research-oriented mindset
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to multitask effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $74,000-$100,000; and
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is the second largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and the U.K. Pilgrim’s processes, prepares, packages and delivers fresh, further-processed and value-added poultry products for sale to customers in more than 100 countries, employs more than 50,000 people and contracts with more than 5,200 family farmers. Pilgrim’s is headquartered in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, at the JBS USA corporate office where our 1,200 employees enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE/Vets/Disability