The Manager, Data Analytics leads the Transportation & Logistics (T&L) Division’s analytics function—turning data into actionable insights. This role owns the analytics roadmap for T&L and partners with senior leaders to deliver practical, sustainable improvements using descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
Working alongside business leaders, this position identifies high-value opportunities, translates operational questions into analytic approaches, and communicates insights in a way that drives decisions and adoption. The role offers broad exposure to multiple business models and the divisional leadership team.
The Manager, Data Analytics champions a data- and analytics-driven culture across T&L by educating leaders and staff on emerging trends and opportunities, strengthening data governance and quality, and enabling teams to achieve divisional plans through measurement, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts; set priorities, ensure quality, and build capability across the analytics lifecycle.
• Define and execute the T&L analytics strategy and roadmap aligned to divisional goals and key performance indicators.
• Oversee the design and use of analytical models (predictive and prescriptive) and ensure solutions are explainable, scalable, and fit for operational decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders to frame business problems, identify opportunities to leverage data, and deliver solutions that are adopted and sustained.
• Stay current with analytics, data engineering, and machine learning trends; assess applicability to the T&L operating environment.
• Evaluate, select, and standardize tools and approaches for analysis, visualization, and model deployment in collaboration with enterprise partners (e.g., IT, Data Governance).
• Own and strengthen data governance for T&L, including data quality management, privacy/security compliance, clear metric definitions, data stewardship, documentation/metadata, and controls that support a reliable single source of truth.
• Deliver analytics initiatives that drive measurable improvements (e.g., service, cost, safety, productivity) and achieve sustained adoption through change management and operational integration.
• Establish trusted performance measurement (KPIs, dashboards, and reporting) so operational decisions are supported by clear definitions, repeatable insights, and a single source of truth.
• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 7+ years of progressive experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or data science, including experience delivering measurable operational outcomes.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to coach and develop high-performing teams, build new capability, and maintain an engaged, collaborative culture.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to translate business needs into analytic questions, hypotheses, and prioritized work.
• Advanced proficiency with analytics and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Python/R, Power BI/Tableau) and statistical/ML methods; ability to explain complex topics to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data governance and data quality, including data stewardship practices, metric/data definitions, documentation/metadata, and controls that increase confidence in reporting and reduce rework (privacy, security, and appropriate access).
• Demonstrated comfort working in environments where priorities evolve and success depends on collaboration, judgment, and adaptability.

J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) is a diverse family owned company with operations in Canada and the United States. Since 1882 our focus has been on providing quality products and superior service to customers around the world. Our head offices are in Saint John and Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. J.D. Irving, Limited is made up of a diverse group of companies in various business segments:
Forestry & Forest Products
Transportation
Shipbuilding & Industrial Marine
Retail & Distribution
Industrial Equipment, Construction Services & Building Materials
Specialty Printing
Consumer Packaged Goods
Food Processing
At J.D. Irving, Limited our core values form the foundation of our company’s story and how we operate on a daily basis. J.D. Irving, Limited is committed to growing leaders and providing them with challenging and rewarding career opportunities. With a focus on creating an aligned and engaged workforce across various industries, JDI offers both internal and external competency based development tailored to individual needs. Our external partners are recognized as world-class, assisting us in creating one of the best leadership pipelines in the country. We partner with some of the top educational and training development schools in Canada who are considered to be "leaders in developing leaders".