Cultivation Data Analyst

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So, bring yourself and your best ideas; when we feel safe and comfortable being ourselves, there’s no limit to what we can achieve.

The Cultivation Analyst, analyzes data, delivers insights, and highlights opportunities. Continuously look for areas of improvement and proposes improvement initiatives, business cases and implementation plans.  Responsible for standardizing cultivation analytics across functional markets to ensure timely, accurate and reliable reporting on plants and inventory data to support operations reporting needs.  

This role is with Surterra Wellness, one of the renowned retail brands under the Parallel umbrella. Parallel is one of the largest multi-state cannabis companies in the world, owning and operating in five markets; Florida (Surterra Wellness), Massachusetts (NETA), Pennsylvania (Goodblend), Nevada (a Joint Venture with Cookies) and Texas (Goodblend). If you enjoy companies that are growing, moving fast, and constantly challenging themselves to achieve more, then Parallel is for you. We work hard, lean on each other, and are passionate about a pretty ambitious vision … pioneering a new paradigm of what well-being can be for all people, everywhere. For more information, visit www.liveparallel.com.

• Establishes and develops relationships with cultivation operators and ensuring alignment on analytically driven opportunities
• Analyzes large, multi-dimensional datasets and identify actionable insights and recommendations that guide strategic and day-to day business decisions in our Cultivation Operations
• Creates and maintains metrics to ensure the Cultivation team is on-track to achieve its overall objectives
• Builds and or leverages KPIs and reporting to ensure visibility for plant control processes supporting the Demand and Supply Planning and Finance teams
• Assists in forecasting and cost analysis for budget and standard cost processes
• Manages major Cultivation Analytics initiatives, assess performance, recommends strategies to improve efficiency and profitability
• Coordinates within cross-functional teams to resolve issues
• Provides project launch support including go live support, issue resolution, operational training, and transitional activities
• Supports cross-functional initiatives to translate analytic recommendations into real-world process improvements
• Supports Sales and Operations Planning Process with analysis and project management work as required

Required

• Age 21 or over
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Government-Issued Photo ID
• 3+ years actual or related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations/Supply Chain Management, or Analytics, or similar field
• Advanced Excel skills with experience analyzing large data sets
• Strong PowerPoint skills with experience crafting presentations and communicating messages effectively with charts and graphs to represent analytical results
• Experience with Tableau, PowerBI, or other analytics/visualization tools

Preferred

• SQL experience
• Knowledge of Change management tools and methodologies

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time.  
• 25% travel
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.  
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery  
• The person in this position frequently communicates with other employees/customers. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Are self-motivated; micro-managing isn’t fun for anyone
• Roll your sleeves up and do the work; strategy is important, but so is getting stuff done
• Can work fast and be flexible; our industry is always changing
• Play nice with others; we collaborate with each other a lot
• Think creatively; sometimes, the “traditional” solution isn’t the best one

• Employee discount
• Consistent, reliable benefits; Full medical/vision/dental, 401k with possibility of a company match, access to company-sponsored well-being programs
• Balance and flexibility; paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work arrangements
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Pet Insurance
• Chance to make a difference; Employee Relief Fund, community volunteerism through our Parallel Cares program

PARALLEL IS UNITED BY OUR VISION, MISSION, & VALUES

Our Vision – why we exist – is to pioneer well-being and improve the quality of life for humanity through the benefits of cannabinoids.

Our Mission – how we will do this – is to build a leading, global well-being company through the best talent, our values, trusted and recognized brands, science and technology-based innovation, and a relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement.

Our Values – Integrity | Collaboration | Alignment | Intentionality | Accountability | Agility

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.