Principal Data Analyst

About the role

Ingram Micro, a global technology distributor, is hiring a Principal Data Analyst in Chennai. The role develops advanced analytical and machine learning solutions supporting strategic initiatives across Sales, Vendor Management, Cloud, eCommerce, Finance and Supply Chain, combining hands-on modeling, deep analytical thinking and strong business partnership.

Key responsibilities

• Break down complex, ambiguous business problems into structured analytical approaches and propose innovative, technically sound solutions.
• Drive solution discovery with stakeholders by clarifying requirements, defining analytical feasibility and shaping technical roadmaps.
• Independently scope, lead and deliver analytical workstreams with minimal guidance, delivering timely, high-quality outputs.
• Deliver insights on revenue growth, customer patterns and operational efficiency, translating them into actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders and business leaders.
• Build, optimize and deploy predictive and machine learning models.
• Lead analytics workstreams and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (master's preferred) in a quantitative field.
• 8+ years of functional experience, including at least 5 years in data science or advanced analytics.
• Preferred: experience in B2B, distribution or supply-chain analytics.

Required skills

• Advanced SQL.
• Python with statistical and modeling libraries such as NumPy, pandas and scikit-learn.
• Visualization tools such as Google Looker, Qlik, Power BI and Plotly Dash.
• Preferred: GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI), knowledge of MLOps and model deployment, exposure to GenAI, LLM workflows or automation.