Data Analyst

Weyerhaeuser Wood Products is seeking a highly analytical, proactive Business Analyst I, or II to support Logistics, Claims, and Operational Analytics. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving cross-functional business problems, improving process discipline, and using data to drive better transportation, claims, customer, and operational decisions.

In this role, you will help translate operational needs into practical reporting, insights, and process improvements across freight movement, claims documentation, carrier performance, cost-to-serve visibility, and customer-facing execution. You will partner with Logistics, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Finance, Claims, Customer Experience, and IT to improve decision quality and standardize how information is captured, analyzed, and acted upon.

Core Focus Areas

Focus Area

What This Role Will Help Improve

Logistics Analytics

Freight cost, carrier performance, service reliability, shipment exposure, network trends, and operational KPIs.

Claims & Documentation

Claims recovery support through better visibility to required documentation, including origin/destination photos, shipment records, and follow-up workflows.

Process Improvement

Standardized reporting, cleaner handoffs, improved data capture, clearer root-cause analysis, and scalable tools for site and corporate teams.

Business Partnership

Actionable insights for Logistics, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Finance, Claims, Customer Experience, and IT stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze logistics performance and cost drivers across truck, rail, reload/DC, and customer delivery flows; identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

• Support claims processing and documentation discipline by improving visibility to required claim evidence, including shipment records, photos, seals, damage documentation, and follow-up actions.

• Translate business questions into practical reporting solutions using Power BI, Excel, SQL, ERP data, and other available tools.

• Partner cross-functionally with Logistics, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Finance, Claims, Customer Experience, and IT to clarify requirements, align metrics, and drive adoption.

• Build maintainable analytics products that turn complex data into clear insights, recommendations, and operational routines.

• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities that reduce manual work, strengthen controls, improve claim recovery support, and enhance customer/customer-facing execution.

• Educate business users on reporting content, definitions, data limitations, and recommended actions.

• Use emerging technology thoughtfully including automation, AI-enabled productivity, and workflow tools where they improve speed, accuracy, or standardization.

• 4-year degree and 2–5+ years of relevant experience in Wood Products, Logistics, Supply Chain, Claims, Operations, Sales Enablement, or Analytics; or 2-5+ years successful performance in an Analyst I/II WY role.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience turning business requirements into reporting, insights, and recommendations.

• Demonstrated experience with Power BI, Excel, DAX, advanced MS Office tools, and ERP/business process reporting.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders using data-backed insights and clear storytelling.

• Ability to manage ambiguity, work across functions, support change, and balance detail-level analysis with practical business judgment.

Preferred Attributes / Experience

• Experience with transportation, rail/truck operations, freight claims, customer delivery, reload/DC operations, or SAP/ERP shipment processes.

• Familiarity with claims documentation requirements, product damage/theft workflows, photo evidence retention, or root-cause tracking.

• Ability to understand cost drivers, tradeoffs, service impacts, and operational performance metrics

• Experience working with large, multi-source datasets and simplifying complex analysis into action-oriented recommendations.

• Curiosity and comfort with technology, automation, AI basics, and continuous improvement opportunities with Forest Products industry, SAP, CRM, Service Cloud, or customer-facing operational tools is a plus

• Expert SQL, including complex transformations, window functions, performance tuning, and query optimization on large datasets.

• Strong hands-on experience with a modern transformation framework (dbt strongly preferred) and version-controlled analytics workflows (Git, code reviews, CI/CD)

Core Skills for Success

Core Skill

Job Relevance

Business Acumen

Understands cost drivers, tradeoffs, operational constraints, claims impact, and performance metrics.

Data & Analytics

Uses Excel, Power BI, ERP data, and advanced analytics to interpret performance and support decisions.

Communication & Influence

Collaborates across teams and turns analysis into clear, data-backed recommendations.

Adaptability

Works through ambiguity, embraces change, and helps teams adopt better processes.

Tech & AI Awareness

Stays current with tools, automation, and AI basics that can improve productivity and standardization.

What We Offer

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting the salary range between $69,396- $104,095 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 5%25 of base pay depending on skills and experience.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option that includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5%25 of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3 weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.