Geographic Information Systems Analyst

GIS Analyst

Duration: 3+ months Contract

Location: Hybrid in Minneapolis

• Under general supervision, analyzes spatial data through mapping software discovering patterns and trends. Performs data mining and cleaning to convert disparate data into desired format, leverages digital map library in various file types and other various data sets to explain geographic trends and findings. Layers internal and external topographical data to expose new business insights. Conduct moderately complex GIS analysis and modeling routines to effect decision making.
• The GIS team meets critical business needs by improving responsiveness, effectiveness, and efficiency, through innovative research, defined architecture, planning, and optimal use of GIS and other business transformation and GPS/telematics technology.
• Your work will help enable consistent, coordinated, and proactive GIS-based planning approach by bringing insights into business operations that increase field service and sales efficiency through the identification and application of spatial-based business intelligence insights. You will report to the Pest GIS Manager and divisional leaders working amongst other GIS Specialists, GIS Analysts, and GIS Developers to apply existing GIS solutions, capabilities, and help develop new insights and solutions.

Required Skills / Education:

• 5+ years of GIS experience
• Bachelors Degree in GIS, Geography, Urban Planning or related field
• ESRI Suite of products experience (ArcPro, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, Experience Builder, ArcGIS Online)
• Dashboard design
• Analyst skillset in solving complex business problems
• Experience working with geographic / spatial methods and techniques

Preferred Skills

• consulting/advisory role - business application experience
• ArcGIS online
• routing/logistics/operational or sales territory planning
• working with multiple projects
• SQL or other query language experience

What will you do:

• You will leverage GIS industry knowledge and analytical expertise to provide insights that enable the field team to optimize their service delivery.
• Interface directly with field management and other business leaders to apply analytical GIS information and processes to improve business development, route and territory optimizations using multiple criteria, routing models, profiles, and perform other spatial analysis.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide GIS analysis to support their business needs.
• Service delivery optimization and related insights will lead to improved customer satisfaction and retention, employee retention, associate safety, work-life balance and income opportunities.
• Provide and report findings and summary reporting of GIS analytics.
• Coach business partners and users in understanding and adapting GIS information and outputs.
• Apply coding, geospatial, statistical, and modeling tools to uncover underlying opportunities.
• Enable, develop, and support new GIS capabilities and participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with GIS CoE team, business stakeholders, and management staff.
• Develop and maintain a professional rapport with team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.