Analyst, Pricing Data I

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! Meijer Rewards Weekly pay Scheduling flexibility Paid parental leave Paid education assistance Team member discount Development programs for advancement and career growth Please review the job profile below and apply today! This position is responsible for developing and maintaining competitive and internal pricing data, visualization, and analysis. As part of the Pricing Capabilities and Analytics team, these team members ensure competitive data is cleansed and ready for analysis. Using visualization tools, ensure business has access to pricing KPI reporting. Data analysts combine their passion for data and business to apply statistical programming to develop and deliver insightful pricing lifecycle analyses in collaboration with other pricing and merchandising team members. We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or commensurate retail experience required. Masters preferred.
0 – 2 years experience in retail, analysis, and/or pricing preferred
Proficient in a wide range of analytical, quantitative, and statistical techniques and tools to derive insights from large, complex data environments
Proficient in SQL, data modeling, and relational database management required
Office computer skills required: preference for Microsoft application experience
Proficient in Microsoft PowerBi, Power Query, and PowerPivot preferred
Proficient in statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, Python) required
Exceptional ability to extract strategic insights from large data sets
Excellent communication skills: listening, verbal and written
Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills

Responsibilities

Developing, cleansing, and maintaining competitive and corporate pricing datasets ensuring data is accurate and reliable for reporting
Partnering with IT to create and maintain data models necessary for BI and analytics
Developing and maintaining corporate pricing BI reporting models/metrics and scorecards
Collaborating with the pricing team and merchandising organization to analyze and maintain critical business processes
Communicating pricing trends and analyses to Pricing, Merchandising, Planning and Marketing teams.
Educating and influencing data analysis and preparation best practices