Junior Business Analyst

Title: Junior Business Analyst - Strategic Insights Team

Location: St. Louis, MO,  United States

Job Description:

Job Category: General & Administrative

Requisition Number: USATE022647

Full-Time

Hybrid

Bunzl Distribution 01
St. Louis, MO 63141, USA

Job Details

Description

As a Junior Business Analyst, you will support the Strategic Insights Team by analyzing data, improving business processes, and helping develop solutions that make work more efficient. You will collaborate with team members and business stakeholders to understand business needs, identify opportunities for improvement, and assist in developing reports, automated workflows, and business applications.

This entry-level role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, improving processes, and using technology to create better ways of working. We are looking for someone who is analytical, curious, and eager to develop skills across business analysis, analytics, process improvement, and automation.

This position is based in St. Louis, Missouri at the Corporate Office. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE ROLE FROM OUTSIDE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 

Hybrid; 2 days in office - 3 days remote. No relocation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Analysis & Insights: Collect, clean, analyze, and interpret data from multiple sources to identify trends, answer business questions, and support decision-making.
• Business Process Analysis: Work with business teams to understand current processes, identify inefficiencies and repetitive manual work, and propose opportunities to simplify or improve how work gets done.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Assist in designing and implementing solutions that streamline business processes and reduce manual effort, including automated workflows and business applications using tools such as Microsoft Power Automate and Power Apps.
• Business Requirements: Partner with senior analysts and stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate needs into clear requirements for reporting, analytics, process improvements, and technology solutions.
• Reporting: Create and maintain reports and dashboards that provide clear, actionable information to business partners using tools such as Power BI and Excel.
• Solution Testing & Continuous Improvement: Assist with testing reports, applications, automated workflows, and other solutions. Gather user feedback, troubleshoot issues, and help identify opportunities for continued improvement.
• Technical Skills: Build knowledge of analytics, business process improvement, automation, and emerging technologies while developing the skills needed to solve increasingly complex business problems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Interest in business process improvement, analytics, automation, and technology-enabled problem solving.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft 365 applications.
• Exposure to Power BI or other data visualization tools is a plus.
• Exposure to Power Apps, Power Automate, or similar low-code automation tools is a plus but not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn new tools, technologies, and business processes.

The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
• 401K with generous company match
• Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks. 

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non‑Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl North America operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a Great Place to Work®. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… your career, our future.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.