Independent Contractor Data Analyst Jobs in Renton, WA

Job Summary:
Costco Wholesale is the third largest retailer in the world, known for its family-centric atmosphere and commitment to employee welfare. They are seeking a Data Analyst for Asset Reporting who will be responsible for managing the accuracy and integrity of KPIs related to IT hardware and software assets, transforming raw data into actionable business intelligence, and collaborating with various teams to enhance data quality and reporting processes.
Responsibilities:
• Gathers and documents complex business requirements from stakeholders to architect, build, and deploy new reporting solutions and dashboards from the ground up.
• Maintains, audits, and optimizes legacy reporting tools to ensure continued accuracy, performance, and operational relevance.
• Proactively identifies reporting gaps and unmet business needs, proposing and implementing data-driven solutions to improve organizational visibility.
• Identifies and interprets trends, patterns, and correlations among various data points to provide actionable insights to business owners.
• Analyzes data for quality and completeness in strict accordance with established data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Develops advanced scripts and queries to extract, transform, and normalize data from disparate sources for deep-dive analysis.
• Designs and manages the data reporting environment, including the oversight of data sources, security protocols, and metadata management.
• Creates and executes data quality control processes and audits to ensure integrity is maintained across all extraction and reporting workflows.
• Performs data profiling and logical modeling to determine the most effective ways to measure, visualize, and provide data to the business.
• Applies statistical methods and visualization techniques to translate raw, complex datasets into meaningful business narratives.
• Integrates multiple disparate data sources to form accurate, comprehensive, and high-fidelity datasets for cross-functional use.
• Defines and ensures adherence to process improvement opportunities to streamline data collection, normalization, and analysis.
• Performs rigorous testing and validation of data and data sources to ensure the highest level of accuracy for executive-level reporting.
• Executes data mapping and tracing from system to system to resolve complex business problems or identify technical system gaps.
• Provides technical expertise on data migration, mining, and cleansing to support large-scale asset management initiatives.
• Collaborates with and informs data stewards and custodians to ensure the quality and consistency of master data changes and additions.
• Prepares comprehensive documentation regarding data relationships, integration flows, and reporting logic to ensure long-term sustainability and knowledge transfer.
• Develops a deep working knowledge of business processes to ensure all reporting is contextually relevant and directly supports operational decision-making.
• Identifies and resolves complex problems, often anticipating technical or data-related issues before they impact stakeholders or business operations.
• Leads the development and continuous improvement of KPIs to measure and drive the effectiveness of asset management, fulfillment, and purchasing functions.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 1-3 years’ writing queries, report writing, and presenting findings.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Detail oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze a situation for potential future problems.
• Proven ability to gather and document complex or unclear stakeholder requirements and translate them into technical reporting specifications and new builds, iteratively working with stakeholders to ensure delivery meets requirements
• Strong technical and end user documentation and writing skills.
• Strong verbal and strategic communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership
• Ability to leverage new and emerging tools for learning and understanding (ex. Google Gems)
• Exceptional analytical skills with a relentless focus on detail and the accuracy of disseminated information
• Responsible, conscientious, and possess a passion and curiosity for using data to improve on processes and source data quality
• High degree of autonomy and self-motivation, with a track record of navigating legacy documentation and raw data independently to reach proficiency
• Innate curiosity and a passion for using data to improve business processes and source data quality
• Demonstrates an ability to grow technical skills and learn new technologies.
Preferred:
• Knowledge of supply chain and asset lifecycle management
• Data virtualization using Power BI, SQL, VBA Macros.
• Power BI
• Scripting (PowerShell, Apps Script, etc.)
• Expert/Advanced experience in Google Sheets and related functions (pivot tables, Apps Script, macros)
• Experience and basic knowledge of Google Gem creation
• ServiceNow a plus (HAM Pro, SAM Pro, ITAM)
• Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.
Company:
Costco Wholesale is a membership warehouse club that provides a wide selection of merchandise and exclusive member services. Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in Issaquah, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.