Business Intelligence Specialist (Power BI) CTBC @Continental

The Purchasing BI Specialist designs and scales Power BI-based reporting and analytics solutions to enable data-driven decision-making across the global purchasing organization. In this role, you will work closely with IT, procurement, and other internal stakeholders to establish data rules, maintain data integrity, and foster a data-driven culture within the organization.

We are looking for a BI expert who connects business processes with analytics platforms. You will act as a key driver of the Purchasing BI landscape, enabling self-service reporting, standardizing KPIs, and delivering scalable dashboards across the organization.

In this role, you will help shape the future of the SMART Purchasing landscape and contribute to building a data-driven global purchasing organization. If you are passionate about interfaces between business processes and data technologies, you might be just the right fit.

1. BI Development & Dashboarding: Design, build, and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards and reports for global purchasing stakeholders
2. Data Modeling & Architecture: Develop scalable data models and ensure optimal performance of BI solutions
3. BI Consultancy: Advise stakeholders on best practices in reporting, KPI design, and self-service analytics
4. Platform Optimization: Continuously improve Power BI environment, data pipelines, and reporting performance
5. Data Visualization & Storytelling: Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and executive-ready dashboards; both for executive and end users
6. Project Management and Stakeholder Collaboration: Manage data integration projects and partner with IT, finance, and operations as the primary stakeholder interface; ensuring alignment and delivery of data initiatives
7. Compliance: Ensure adherence to company policies, regulations, and legal requirements
8. Training & Support: Enable users through training and support in Power BI and self-service analytics

Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in data science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
2. Experience: 3–5+ years in Business Intelligence or reporting, with proven expertise in data management
3. Technical Skills: Expert-level experience in Power BI (data modeling, DAX, dashboard design, performance optimization)
4. Core Skills: Strong experience with Power BI (mandatory), SQL/querying, data modeling, and ETL/data integration concepts
5. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively across stakeholders
6. Ability to work independently while being a team player
7. Advanced analytical skills to interpret complex data, identify process–data relationships, and drive value-enhancing purchasing solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Knowledge of industry-specific data management practices and standards
2. Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Databricks) is a plus
3. Purchasing experience is an advantage, but not required

Additional Information

What we offer:

• The 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
• Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;
• Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;
• Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;
• Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);
• Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and. We reward employees who reach 15 and 20 years within the company with another day of vacation, reaching a maximum of 29 days.
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.