Take your career further with McLane!
McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.
Support Continuous Improvement initiatives by providing data-driven insights that enhance operational performance across distribution centers. Partner with cross-functional teams to design KPI frameworks, build enterprise reporting solutions, and support performance improvement efforts.
Benefits you can count on:
What you'll do as a Strategic Operations Excellence Analyst:
Qualifications you'll bring as a Strategic Operations Excellence Analyst:
Working Conditions:
Fit the following? We want you here!
Our roadmap. Our story.
We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.
Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/
McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.
Support Continuous Improvement initiatives by providing data-driven insights that enhance operational performance across distribution centers. Partner with cross-functional teams to design KPI frameworks, build enterprise reporting solutions, and support performance improvement efforts.
Benefits you can count on:
- Pay rate: $80,000 to $105,000 per year.
- This role is also eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan with a target incentive of 12.5% of your base annual salary.
- Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off begins day one.
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
- Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!
What you'll do as a Strategic Operations Excellence Analyst:
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
- Apply data storytelling techniques to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights for business leaders.
- Optimize visualizations for usability, consistency, and performance.
- Create reusable templates, style guides, and visualization standards to support enterprise reporting.
- Write ad hoc SQL queries to support new reporting and analytical initiatives.
- Document reports, dashboards, and analytics processes to improve end-user understanding, self-service analytics, and Copilot/AI Agent enablement.
- Assist users with access to published reports and dashboards.
- Support RPA initiatives to automate reporting and data processing.
- Perform trend and variance analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
- Partner with Industrial Engineering and Lean Six Sigma to analyze performance data and develop operational KPIs.
- Contribute to the development of enterprise scorecards and performance measurement frameworks.
- Identify data integrity issues and recommend corrective actions.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications you'll bring as a Strategic Operations Excellence Analyst:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, engineering, or a related field.
- Two years of experience developing reports and dashboards from multiple data sources.
- Strong knowledge of database systems and SQL for data retrieval and manipulation.
- Expertise in data analysis and SQL programming.
- Familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or Alteryx.
- Ability to develop and analyze reports, document processes, and create procedure manuals.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Experience supporting operations (such as labor management, operational excellence, or continuous improvement programs).
- Ability to translate operational processes into KPIs aligned with margin, productivity, and risk.
- Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and the ability to translate data into meaningful recommendations that drive consistent execution, margin protection, and improved productivity.
- This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.
Working Conditions:
- Remote position with limited travel.
Fit the following? We want you here!
- Teamwork oriented
- Organized
- Problem solver
- Detailed
Our roadmap. Our story.
We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.
Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
For our complete EEO and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://www.mclaneco.com/legal/employment/