Manager, Business Analysis and Insights

What you'll do...

Position: Manager, Business Analysis and Insights

Job Location: 701 S Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training; mentoring; assigning duties; providing recognition; and ensuring diversity awareness. Provides customer service and reporting in area of responsibility by providing reports and communicating results, preparing information and supporting documentation; supporting key business processes; serving as an information resource; providing guidance and recommendations based on defined policies and practices; supporting relationships with key stakeholders to deliver solutions and support; and resolving issues, answering questions, obtaining information, and providing documentation. Provides market insights to key stakeholders based on research gathered and business knowledge by communicating data insights and global marketplace trends affecting the business using various communication tools; providing guidance and advising on next steps based on insights, objectives, and research; proposing improvements; and promoting the application of insights to support other departmental and leadership decisions and goals. Manages processes across different areas of the business to ensure efficiency and compliance by establishing timelines, workflows, and requirements; supporting and developing training; creating, verifying, and distributing necessary documentation for reviewing results; managing and verifying functionality of key process and controls; and loading appropriate information. Manages customer requests and needs by utilizing analytical tools; extracting and consolidating relevant data for reporting; determining layout and formatting; analyzing best delivery methods; identifying root cause and solutions in all supported systems. Analyzes and ensures accuracy of information by creating, maintaining, and evaluating of data; comparing data with third-party information, budgets, or actual results; analyzing and researching risks or compliance concerns; analyzing financial data, key performance indicators, and metrics; evaluating trends and reviewing results for accuracy; utilizing financial models, plans, and tools; and conducting analyses for special and recurring projects. Provides data-driven analysis and insights to help support business strategies by evaluating ongoing analytical needs; reporting data-based insights in a uniform manner; reporting on business strategies; collaborating with internal and external business partners to build a consistent and accurate strategy for using data-driven insights; and providing expert advice and guidance on the application of best practices.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field plus 2 years of experience in data analytics or a related field; OR 4 years of experience in data analytics or a related field.

Skills required: Must have experience with: SQL; Google BigQuery; Coupa; ETL Data; Microsoft PowerBI; Product Management; SAP ERP; Data modeling; Tableau; Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio; Python (Automate Excel with Pandas); Project Management (MS Project); Spend Analytics; Process Improvement (Lean Sig Sigma Green Belt); and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.