Job Description
GENERAL SUMMARY The Decision Science Analystworks within a team environment to actively assist in providing business analytics across MP&A and Merchandising, receiving direction and guidance from leadership. Analyst performs predictive analytics and statistical analysis to drive innovation, optimize, inform business decision making and deliver data driven insight.
REPORTS TO: Sr Mgr. Merchandise Solutions
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: *Support development of working algorithms and models to solve complex business problems *Extract key insights and summarize outcome of complex analysis and mathematical models *Solve highly technical and complex business problems using predictive modeling, simulation, optimization and/or drive efforts to bring resolution *Collaborate with partners to identify opportunities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions *Innovate and provide perspective and recommendations on business opportunities and risks *Perform data mining techniques to obtain, organize and validate large amounts of data for use in analysis projects (ex. extract, cleanse, segment) from multiple key sources (RDBMS, Big Data Storage, …) *Conduct statistical analysis to support and drive business decisions (ex. clustering, time series analysis, correlation analysis) *Leverage automation tools to create efficiencies and scalable and repeatable data processing
REQUIRED SKILLS: *Progressive thinker and problem solver with a strong ability to manage ambiguity/complexity *Excellent written and verbal communication skills *Work effectively in teams as well as independently *Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
EXPERIENCE: *1 to 3 years of experience in analytical role *Expertise in Microsoft Office *Expertise with R and/or Python for statistical modeling and machine learning *Experience managing complex data sets leveraging Teradata SQL, SQL Developer, and MySQL *Experience summarizing and visualizing advanced analysis through Tableau, MicroStrategy, and R
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: *Advanced Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Operation Research, Computer Science, or other quantitative/statistical discipline
EDUCATION: *Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Operation Research, Computer Science, or other quantitative/statistical discipline
