Commercial Operations Analyst - Insights and Reporting

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Overview:
Nikola is looking for a high caliber Commercial Operations Analyst to join Nikola’s Commercial Operations organization. The Commercial Operations Analyst is a critical contributor for Nikola’s business intelligence platform, ensuring real-time high-fidelity insights on Commercial Analytics, field activity tracking, and product performance monitoring.

The ideal candidate will be well organized and able to manage multiple priorities, collaborate cross-functionally and have a passion to contribute towards our mission to decarbonize the transportation industry. Ideally, you will be familiar with a typical start-up environment complemented by experience working within larger companies as it relates to process and planning.

THE JOB AND ITS REQUIREMENTS
This role is a critical contributor to enable Nikola’s growth through data-driven and pragmatic insights into our commercial activities. Our growth is highly dependent on clear communication and data democracy between cross-functional teams to ensure we grow our leading Hydrogen infrastructure network in close alignment with our commercial activities.
In this role, your insights and analytics will actively support senior management in driving company growth towards our mission of decarbonizing Heavy Duty Trucking.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development and utilization of PowerBI and other tools to generate live reports on sales forecasting, revenue generation, cash flow and other key metrics
  • Continuously assist the sales organization in data management, implementing ad-hoc updates and holding team members accountable to ensure a high degree of data hygiene
  • Assist the team in integrations between platforms and develop automations when applicable
  • Support the Truck Incentive team in providing data-driven analysis of incentive opportunities, driving accountability within Nikola and its Dealership network, and support with analysis and evaluation of new incentive opportunities from time to time
  • Act as the primary liaison between the Marketing and Sales teams to plan, measure and execute marketing campaigns and pipeline growth in alignment with our growth strategy
  • Generate routine and ad-hoc C-suite reports for the Head of Commercial Operations to prepare business updates as required
  • Conduct market analysis and create reports to inform long-term corporate strategy
  • Organize customer visits and support the team with other administrative tasks if and when required
  • Evaluate operational efficiency

Qualifications:
  • University degree in business or related field. Recent graduates are welcome to apply, though demonstrated applicable work experience is a plus
  • Experience with SAP is required, PowerBI and MS Dynamics 365 and other BI software is a plus
  • Good understanding of business intelligence software, with the capability to develop entity-relationship models
  • Process oriented mindset, able to provide intuitive solutions to meet the needs of different stakeholders
  • Experience with relational database programming languages (DAX, SQL, etc.) is a plus
  • Experience with Microsoft suite products including power automate, flows, etc. is a plus
  • Exceptional ability to handle multiple deadlines and organize workload effectively
  • Exceptional communication skills both verbal and written
  • Proven track record of excellent customer service skills and a demonstrated ability to establish effective, ethical working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to identify and develop new ideas and processes, able to turn ideas into practical working systems and procedures, creative and hands-on mentality
  • Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism by maintaining a positive and respectful attitude, adhering to company policies and guidelines, consistently meeting deadlines and commitments, and upholding strict confidentiality of sensitive information.


Candidates must have current U.S. work authorization or be TN eligible from Mexico or Canada. This position is not eligible for CPT or OPT.
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