Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst [2.5 to 6 years].

• Job Role: To define, develop & support analytical solutions, along with extracting insights from data for improving business decisions of various retail functions (Ex. Marketing, Merchandising, Retail etc.)

• The recruit will be directly working with the on-shore Analytics team and with key business stakeholders of retail functions in each business unit to understand their business problems around merchandising and help deliver data driven decision making.

• Analyze data to evaluate existing decisions framework and apply analytical techniques to discover meaningful patterns.

• Develop and support sophisticated & innovative analytical solutions that generate actionable insights by utilizing diverse information.

• Provide high-end consulting to functional teams to help them sharpen their business strategy.

• Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging methodologies to continuously improve skill set.

• Contribute to knowledge sharing and improve team productivity through training/documentation of best practices.

• Candidate should be ready to work from office for 5 days in a week

• Exposure to Azure Databricks (Good to have)

• Experience in Power BI (Good to have).

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors or masters degree in any quantitative discipline (B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science/IT preferred) Candidates from Economics, Statistics/Data Science or Operations Research background from reputable institutions would also be preferred

• Ability to handle large datasets and expertise in analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, R, Python, Spark etc.

• Expertise in analytical techniques such as Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Cluster analysis, Market Basket Analysis, Product Bundling, Cross/Upsell Analysis etc.

• Strong MS office skills and data visualization competence

• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills

• Should be able to articulate thoughts and ideas properly (structured approach should be there for problem solving)

• Attention to detail and ability to work in high pressure environment.

• Strong Drive and passion to deliver business impact through retail analytics.

• Strong business acumen and ability to translate data insights into meaningful business recommendations.

• Open to Travel (up to 20%) on need basis

• 3 - 5 years of analytics experience in Retail/CPG industry covering at least 2 of the below mentioned areas:

• Customer (insights/trends)

• Campaigns/CRM

• Loyalty

• Marketing

• Proven experience in delivering analytical solutions within mid to large size project teams.