Operations Research Analyst Salary in Little Rock, AR

Riggs CATDescription:The Rental Business Analyst is responsible for compiling and maintaining high-quality data and performing analysis to inform and influence sales and marketing decisions. WHAT YOU'LL DOChampion data quality, training staff across departments on using data systems accuratelyDevelop and offer critical insights and pinpoint areas of opportunity by providing trend projections, as well as accurate analyses of campaign ROI and sales lead performance.Drive customer-focused solution development and business strategies by integrating multiple sources of data and sharing findings with management through written reports and effective visualizations. Report on specific projects as well as data analysis activities on a monthly basisSupport internal analytics teams by facilitating knowledge-sharing and skill developmentExtend the dealership's customer knowledgebase by conducting valid research on customer needs, feedback and demographics, and maintain CRM tools to ensure data quality.Build and maintain strong working relationships with all departments within the enterpriseMaintain daily, weekly, and monthly reports to assist in all areas of the Sales Department with an emphasis on inventory forecastingAssist in fleet planning, inventory management Assist the Finance Department in performing the day to day operations of the departmentAssist sales team with alternative financing options as well as assisting with document prepMust proficiently use Microsoft Excel to run calculations, trends, comparisons, etc. (This candidate must have excellent Excel skills!)Requirements:WHAT YOU'LL NEEDBachelor's degree OR High School diploma + 4 years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (education may be waived due to on the job experience)Knowledge of statistical methodologies, techniques, and data analysis.Business awareness and numerical ability.Ability to run and operate database systemsGood knowledge of computer hardware and software and ability to learn new software.Proficient in using analytical tools and instruments – especially Microsoft ExcelStrong communication skillsIMPORTANT INFORMATIONWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.Required travel up to 10%.This position is not considered a safety sensitive position.The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.EEO/AASalary/ExemptEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) PI238797508

Company DescriptionEurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.Job DescriptionEurofins Environment Testing in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Chemist to join our team. Our lab specializes in environmental testing and applied analytical chemistry. Our analytical data has provided support for a diverse range of clientele.Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:Routine sample preparation and analysis following standard operating procedures.Follow quality control procedures as outlined in Quality Assurance ManualOperate and maintain complex analytical instrumentation (ICP, ICP/MS,GC, GC/MS)Interpret and report data.Perform data processing, and data entry.Perform routine instrument maintenance.Preparation of reagents and standards.Enter data into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).Other general laboratory related duties as assigned.Work efficiently to meet project due dates.QualificationsMinimum BS degree in chemistry with at least 24 college semester credit hours in chemistry and the successful completion of courses in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or related.Experience with operation and maintenance of GC and or GC/MS instrumentation (preferred).Ability to work well independently as well as in a team environmentExcellent math and computer skillsExcellent written and communication skillsExcellent attention to details and good organizational skillsMust be available to work overtime including weekendsAdditional InformationPosition is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Little Rock, AR are encouraged to apply.).Compensation range: $20-$22 / hour (DOE).Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.What we Offer:Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision optionsLife and disability insurance401(k) with company matchPaid vacation and holidaysWe support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences andagroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.Eurofins is aM/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.Eurofins Environment Testing Businesses in the US are routinely engaged in Federal Contracts. Federal Government vaccination mandates may apply to staff working in these businesses. Successful applicants may be required to confirm vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment. In addition, certain positions require travel for which vaccination is required in accordance with Eurofins policy.Eurofins is aM/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.Videos To Watch,"urls":["https://youtu.be/9Jo9Qas6Gmg"]

Programmer **Date:** Apr 25, 2024 **Location:** New Orleans, Louisiana, United States **Company:** Entergy **Posting End Date:** **Work Place Flexibility:** Hybrid **Legal Entity:** Entergy Services, LLC _*This is a hybrid role, and candidate must reside in Little Rock, AR or New Orleans, LA.*_ **Job Summary/Purpose:** Internally classified as "Analyst," the Programmer is responsible for the daily support and management of operational and technical tasks, which include providing solutions that utilize programming/software skills to improve functional processes and data management. Individuals are required to define and document business requirements based on customer requests, troubleshoot issues and manage data analytics and reporting, including data visualization. This position will architect, build and publish operational metrics used for analytics, reporting and inclusion into operational scorecards, dashboards and other business communications. Job assignments touch a wide variety of data and programming assignments associated with the timeliness and accuracy of customer billing, billing delivery, meter management and credit & collections functions. Additionally, there is a strong focus on continuous improvements in the areas of accuracy of customer billing, billing delivery, meter management, credit & collections and audit and control functions. A person in this role may be required to stand in for their manager and/or supervisor. **Job Duties/Responsibilities:** + At all times put safety first, actively promote safety in both the office environment and on-site/off-site visits at Entergy or supplier sites. + Plan, conduct and lead programming assignments and projects for various functional areas. + Define protocols and requirements for data quality controls and ensures that all analysis and programming work adheres to SOX controls/compliancy. + Conduct complex business and data analysis based on the project scope and objectives and develop policy recommendations to management based on findings. + Provide industry expertise and apply best practices to programming work based on experience. + Interact with department management and leadership throughout the organization to identify issues that warrant future projects. + Retrieve, and analyze complex operational data and information and provide reports, forecasting/trend analysis and recommendations to appropriate work groups. + Stay abreast of regulatory or political changes that may impact Entergy policy decision making. + Approach work assignments with a continuous improvement mindset that will bring measurable improvements. Able to identify and implement new ideas and solutions without prompting and with minimum guidance; able to drive positive results + Lead cross-functional teams as needed to improve processes that support a long-term resolution, including but not limited to researching, reviewing, and analyzing effectiveness and efficiency of requirements by developing strategies to elevate processes + Apply data analytics practices and the right tools (e.g. Power BI, Python, SQL, Hadoop). **Minimum Requirements:** **Minimum education required of the position:** + Required: Bachelor's degree in + Desired: Bachelor's degree in computer and information technology or a related field, such as mathematics. + Desired: master’s degree. **Minimum experience required of the position:** + Analyst III: 4-6 years of professional experience a technical or business-related field required OR equivalent work experience. + Analyst SR: 6+ years of professional experience + Preferred: 6+ years of working experience in data programming and technical reporting **Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position:** + Preferred experience in SAP/CCS, SAP HANA, Automation Anywhere or comparable automation tools + High proficiency in SQL, Visual Basic, Oracle, C++, Python, XML, JavaScript, HTML, and CCS. + Advanced analytical skill set with proficiency in database programming using a diverse set of tools. + Maintain and improve offline business systems, including applying technical updates in SAP, managing development processes, documenting, and testing new processes, and troubleshooting problems. + Perform custom development activities, including application design, coding, testing, documentation, and unit testing. + Transform business requirements into technical design documents, perform high-level system design, analysis, and programming tasks, and review and approve design and programming deliverables. + Strong verbal and written communication skills (must be able to communicate with all levels) + Exceptional presentation and reporting skills (suitable for use with executives, regulators, and key constituents outside of the Company) + Must be adept to learning Entergy's customer service/accounting systems including, but not limited to CCS, AMI or other system applications + Skilled at managing multiple projects and/or assignments with the ability to adequately assess and assign priorities ensuring that commitments and schedules are met. + Meets with leaders to define key findings and establish action plans. + Works to identify the need for new systems and offers strategic input on the utilization of current systems. + Solid ability to advise on the application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of assignments, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery. + Ability to communicate with Customer Operations stakeholders, including executive level, delivering key messages concisely, supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes. + Deep proficiency at understanding and recognizing opportunities for change and creating strategies. + Understanding of change management relative to programming, reporting and analytics for the business. + Continually seeks sources of business intelligence on company imperatives, industry trends and emerging capabilities that will drive a world-class customer experience. + Ability to communicate complex scenarios and data, clearly articulate the organization’s strategy, and translate organizational strategy into departmental strategies and plans + Able to provide technical and professional coaching/mentoring on contract provisions, commercial analytics, etc., to project teams, other Customer Operations personnel and Entergy customers. + Capability to be the trusted advisor; leader/coach in identifying what is important to the customer base. \#LI-RM1 \#LI-HYBRID **Primary Location:** Louisiana-New Orleans Arkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans **Job Function** : Professional **FLSA Status** : Professional **Relocation Option:** No Relocation Offered **Union description/code** : NON BARGAINING UNIT **Number of Openings** : 1 **Req ID:** 114618 **Travel Percentage** :Up to 25% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en\_US) to view the EEI page, or see statements below. **EEO Statement:** The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. **Accessibility:** Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click **here ([email protected]?subject=Accessibility)** and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request. **Additional Responsibilities:** As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. **Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement:** The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). **Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity)** and **Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)** . **Pay Transparency Notice:** Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours. **WORKING CONDITIONS:** As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. **Please note:** Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position. **Job Segment:** Developer, Information Technology, Programmer, SQL, Database, Technology