Academy’s Senior Merchant Analytics Analyst will manage analytical projects autonomously and with minimal guidance from more senior team members, rely on knowledge of our business and data to create analyses that give insight and direction to the business.
Requirements
- Experience with retail, data mining and relational database concepts
- Familiarity with test design and execution
- Must demonstrate strong capability in at least one technical discipline
- Experience/Expertise with Microsoft Excel, SQL
- Experience/Expertise with Databases, Reporting, and Data Visualization solutions (such as MicroStrategy and Google Big Query)
- Experience/Expertise with Oracle Retail, Python (preferred)
- MicroStrategy experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Exhibit analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly scope and deliver on an analytical ask from the Merchandise Planning & Allocation team.
- Produce easy-to-understand, error-free, timely oral and written deliverables including dashboards and reports for key business indicators.
- Work iteratively to refine solution as needed
- Provide support to MP&A team for standard and customized report needs.
- Translate business needs into well-defined analytics efforts
- Assist with development of methodology to define common, consistent approaches and standards for MP&A reporting
- Work independently and with teams to deliver results and presentations to stakeholders.
Other
- 3 – 5 years in advanced analytical role, preferably in a professional services or analytics environment
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and a passion for digital analytics and working with data
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
- Excellent data storytelling and presentation skills
