Job Location: Remotely
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the client to understand the business process and provide them with SAS support
- Monitor forecast accuracy regularly and interact with the business user to gain insight into the forecast accuracy on a regular basis
- Maintain regular contact with business users and perform exercises to improve forecast accuracy on a regular basis
- Modify ETL jobs to accommodate the addition of a new pipeline of data
- Create ad-hoc visual analytics reports upon request from a client
- Monitor SAS Services on an ad-hoc basis and troubleshoot any issues that arise
- Providing support for SAS Collaborative Planning Workbench in support of business processes
Minimum requirements
- 6+ years of experience with SAS DDPO
- A solid understanding of SAS DDPO’s various components
- Hands-on experience with SAS Forecast Studio, SAS Forecast Analyst workbench, SAS Collaborative Planning Workbench, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Visual Forecasting on Viya, SAS CAS & Base Programming & SAS Visual Analytics
- An in-depth understanding of statistical forecasting, data manipulation, and machine learning is required
- An ability to program using SAS (CAS and Base)
- Experience working with business users and understanding critical processes in order to convert them into solutions
- Knowledgeable about statistical forecasting models, such as ARIMA, ESM, UCM, and Neural Networks, and able to apply these techniques on real business scenarios
Prior experience & Skills
- It is essential that at least two end-to-end projects are implemented using SAS DDPO
- Having familiarity with the SAS SAP connector would be an advantage
- Background in data science with experience in data management
- Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with others
To Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria can apply by sending the updated resume to hr@accordbgroup.com mentioning “Techno-functional Consultant” in the email’s subject.