Product Owner, Data & Analytics

SunSource and its family of companies represent 270+ locations and 4,000+ employees making up one of North America’s leading value-add industrial distribution companies. We provide customers with products and value-added solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Repair. www.sun-source.comSunSource is a growing company seeking a highly talented and passionate Product Owner of Data and Analytics to lead the strategy, development, governance, and delivery of enterprise data, reporting, and advanced analytics. This role will work closely with executive, business, and technology leadership to understand enterprise objectives and build an analytics organization that delivers insights, drives growth, improves margin, strengthens operational excellence, and enhances decision-making across SunSource to support Organic and Inorganic Growth.The Product Owner is responsible for the analytics ecosystem—including Power BI, Databricks, data modeling, data governance, data catalog and master data management practices. The role leads the BI Analysts and partners with the Data Engineering teams, sets direction, prioritizes the roadmap, and ensures enterprise value creation through high-quality analytics solutions.As a member of the IT Leadership Team, the Product Owner will contribute to IT strategy, governance, prioritization of initiatives, budget planning, and alignment to the business strategy.To learn more about our exciting culture at SunSource and hear from our associates why they love being a part of our growing company, please visit https://www.sun-source.com/careersResponsibilities And QualificationsKey Responsibilities Analytics & Data Focus AreasEnterprise Analytics Strategy & Product OwnershipPower BI Reporting & Visualization StandardsDrive Data Governance, Data Quality & ConsistencyAgile Delivery, Scrum Leadership & Backlog PrioritizationCross-Functional Business Partnership & EnablementAdvancing Analytics Maturity across the EnterpriseEnterprise Analytics Strategy & Product OwnershipPartner with FP&A, Strategy and Business Owners to advance our capabilities to support growthDevelop and own the enterprise analytics strategy, including a multi-year roadmapServe as product owner for analytics, prioritizing the backlog and driving adoptionEstablish standards for reporting, semantic models, data definitions, and data qualityPartner with business leaders to align analytics initiatives with strategic programsDefine and manage KPIs, dashboards, and insights that support enterprise objectivesOwn the quality and consistency of enterprise reporting - reports and dataLead business teams on new capabilities to advance the businessLead a Data & Analytics Steering Committee to prioritize and govern data and analytics investments to meet the enterprise goalsTeam Leadership & DeliveryLead, develop, and coach the BI Analyst team responsible for reporting, dashboards, UX design, and business insightsEnsure strong alignment between reporting, engineering, governance, and business stakeholdersDevelop team structure, goals, and a high-performance analytics cultureManage and build third party vendor partnerships for analytics deliveryManage and optimize the BI & Analytics budgetLead Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospectivesManage capacity planning and ensure timely delivery of analytics solutionsDrive continuous improvement in development processes, automation, testing, and documentationData Governance & Data ManagementEstablish and lead the organization's data governance programDefine enterprise data standards, data quality policies, and metadata practicesPartner with business units to improve ownership of master data domainsEnsure scalable, governed data models that support enterprise-wide reportingImprove trust, lineage, and transparency of enterprise dataBusiness Alignment & Industry ExpertiseUnderstand key aspects of the distribution business model including pricing, margin, inventory, and salesDevelop insights that improve growth, margin, customer experience, and operational efficiencyAct as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on analytics opportunities and impactLeadership Behaviors & SunSource Mindset RequirementsMust be able to manage a large program or project delivery from a tactical level, and provide guidance where necessary to sponsorship/leadershipMust handle conflict resolution professionallyMust influence without authority in a highly matrixed environmentMust be able to work in an environment where things are not always clear and then be able to provide clarity Must master different communication methods and pivot quickly according to business needsRequired QualificationsBachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Analytics, Computer Science, MIS, Data Science, Engineering, or related field5+ years of experience in analytics, BI, or data engineering2+ years leading analytics teamsExpert experience with Power BI including DAX, semantic models, and visualizationPreferred experience with Databricks, SQL, and Lakehouse ETL/ELT pipelinesExperience serving as product owner for analytics or data-driven initiativesStrong Agile/Scrum leadership experienceExcellent communication and executive presentation skillsExperience in Distribution or Manufacturing preferredAfter hours availability and travel are requiredKey CompetenciesCollaboration/Teamwork: Develops cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group of people, working toward solutions that generally benefit all involved parties.Communication: Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly both up the organization and down, inside the organization; encourages open expression of ideas and opinions.Customer Focus: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers’ needs in a manner that provides satisfaction for the customer. (“Customers” can be co-workers, peers, or management as well as external consumers of a service such as students, parents, or community members.Energy/Drive for Results: Demonstrates concern for achieving or surpassing results against an internal or external standard of excellence. Shows a passion for improving the delivery of services with a commitment to continuous improvement. Consistently maintaining a high activity or productivity level and potentially sustaining long working hours.Technical/Functional Expertise: Applies and improves extensive or in-depth specialized knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve one’s “customers” effectively. (Customers can be co-workers, peers, or management as well as external consumers of a service.)We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify. 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