Data Analyst

Data AnalystMolex's Optical Connectivity Group (OCG) is seeking a Data Analyst to improve data quality, business visibility, and decision quality across our product development organization. This role will help transform data from SAP and other business systems into reliable, actionable insights that support portfolio, financial, resource, and operational decisions.The Data Analyst will partner with leaders and subject matter experts across engineering, product management, project management, finance, operations, supply chain, and other functions. A key responsibility will be cleaning, standardizing, reconciling, and maintaining existing data so the organization can rely on consistent information when evaluating business performance, capital investments, project execution, and resource priorities.A successful candidate will combine strong analytical skills with business and financial acumen; investigate the root causes of data and performance issues; establish trusted metrics and repeatable analytical methods; and translate complex information into clear recommendations that improve business results and create value.Molex's Optical Connectivity Group is at the forefront of designing and delivering optical solutions that support data centers, telecommunications infrastructure, and next-generation computing. The Data Analyst will support a global, cross-functional organization focused on innovation, disciplined product development, operational execution, and value creation.This role will serve as a trusted analytical and data stewardship partner to OCG leaders and functional teams. The analyst will improve how business data is defined, maintained, connected, and used across the organization.What You Will DoClean, standardize, reconcile, and validate existing data from SAP and other enterprise software systems to improve accuracy, consistency, and usabilityIdentify data gaps, duplicate records, inconsistent definitions, and other quality issues; investigate root causes and coordinate corrective actions with business and system ownersEstablish repeatable processes, business rules, and controls that improve ongoing data quality and reduce recurring cleanup workAnalyze business, financial, operational, project, portfolio, capital, and resource data to identify trends, risks, performance gaps, and value-creation opportunitiesConnect information across multiple systems to establish trusted views of business and portfolio performanceDevelop and maintain common definitions, key performance indicators, calculation methods, and documentation for critical business dataSupport portfolio prioritization, capital planning, forecasting, resource allocation, project reviews, and other leadership decisions through clear analysis and recommendationsInvestigate the drivers behind business results and develop insights that move the organization beyond reporting what happened to understanding why it happened and what action should be takenReduce manual data collection, reconciliation, and reporting through standardization, process improvement, automation, and appropriate use of AI-enabled toolsPartner with functional leaders, subject matter experts, system owners, and technical teams to translate business questions into analytical requirements and sustainable solutionsCommunicate complex findings clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences and influence action through data-driven recommendationsWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)Experience analyzing business, financial, operational, project, or portfolio dataExperience working with SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning systemExperience cleaning, combining, reconciling, validating, and interpreting data from multiple software systemsAdvanced experience using Microsoft Excel or comparable analytical toolsExperience developing and applying business metrics, key performance indicators, and analytical methodologiesDemonstrated ability to investigate data discrepancies, determine root causes, and improve data qualityDemonstrated ability to translate data analysis into meaningful business insights and recommendationsStrong analytical, critical-thinking, and structured problem-solving skillsAbility to communicate complex information clearly and work effectively across multiple business functionsAbility to manage ambiguity, define problems, prioritize work, and independently structure analytical assignmentsWhat Will Put You AheadBachelor's degree in data analytics, business analytics, finance, engineering, information systems, statistics, mathematics, supply chain, or related disciplineExperience supporting product development, engineering, manufacturing, operations, finance, supply chain, or a project management organizationExperience with SAP data structures, master data, reporting, or related business processesExperience analyzing project portfolios, resource capacity, capital investments, product development performance, or financial forecastsExperience using SQL or similar tools to extract, manipulate, clean, and validate dataExperience with data governance, master data management, data stewardship, or development of data quality controlsExperience automating recurring data preparation, reconciliation, or analysisExperience with forecasting, scenario analysis, statistical analysis, or predictive methodsExperience using AI-assisted analytical or automation toolsExperience presenting insights and recommendations to business leaders