Meijer, Inc. Grand Rapids , MI 49504
Posted 2 weeks ago
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The Advanced Analytics Analyst position is an experienced role on the Meijer Advanced Analytics Team working in conjunction with the Fresh Thyme Finance team. This role is responsible for developing and applying analytics that will have a positive impact on sales, margin and profit performance of specific Merchandise areas. This individual will also lead variance analysis for weekly/period business reviews as well as execute ad-hoc projects as needed.
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Essential Duties:
Responsible for delivering material impact to the organization's performance by: providing analytical support for Merchandising teams, identifying and executing against analytics-based business opportunities, and developing analytic approaches & reports that improve the efficiency of the Merchandising organization.
Develop and apply advanced quantitative methods, data mining, modeling, and analytical tools to solve complex business problems across Merchandising.
Partner and Consult on report and tool solution designs that apply best in class analytics.
Effectively communicate complex business analysis and provide recommendations for improvements
Keeps customer at the center of analytic approach, analysis and solutions and partner with cross functional teams to drive customer centricity at Fresh Thyme
Develop scorecards and partner with reporting teams to improve reporting effectiveness
Collaborate and Build strong business relationships with Merchandising and Marketing teams to develop winning customer marketing solutions
Leverage disparate data sources for holistic understanding to solve complex business problems
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative field or relevant experience. Master's degree preferred.
2-5 years business experience in marketing analysis or analytics consulting leadership
Experience in an Advanced Analytics environment working with customer analytic systems such as Python or SQL environments (preferably at a large retailer)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Experience working in a cross-functional teams focused on: Business/Financial Analysis, Promotional Analytics, Customer Analytics, Pricing, Merchandising, Media Analytics, etc.
Experience developing analytic techniques such as: forecasting, predictive modeling, segmentation analysis, simulation modeling, data mining
Experience in customer-facing industry (traditional or online retailing, retail financial services, etc.)
Multi-channel experience preferred - familiar with both in-store/branch and online analytics
Strong work ethic complemented by a positive, can-do attitude
Excellent communication skills: listening, verbal and written.
Experience developing communications and presenting to leadership
Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with ability to prioritize multiple/competing projects and assignments
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