Manager – Business Analysis and Insights

What you'll do...

Position: Manager, Business Analysis and Insights

Job Location: 702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: 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, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field plus 2 years of experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related experience OR 4 years of experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related experience

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Cross functional collaboration with business unit leaders to develop a clear and cohesive plan for using insights derived from data using Big Query; Providing a should cost analysis using statistics and advanced excel to help leadership make long term agreement with the suppliers; Communicating data insights and global marketplace trends to key stakeholders by sharing research findings and business knowledge using price forecasting and Time Series analysis; Evaluating financial data, and key performance indicators to identify trends and generate data driven insights using Power BI and MS Power Point Presentation; Gathering and documenting detailed requirements to achieve key business objectives from individual business leaders using MS Word and One Note; Service now project management tool to establish project goals and objectives and hold project team accountable through timelines, tracking on workflows and requirements; exhibiting agility while promoting CICD initiatives using the Agile Methodology; Conducting root cause analysis through extensive research and providing solutions in supported systems using Business Intelligence; Using Statistical analysis for identifying pricing elasticity; and Communicating complex findings to business unit leaders. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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