Data Analyst 2: Inventory (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom • Seattle, WA

3d • $87,500 - $145,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Analyst 2 supports Nordstrom’s Inventory Audit organization by collaborating with cross-functional business teams to deliver advanced analytics, reporting, and data storytelling. The role develops actionable insights to inform strategic decisions and improve business performance, with an emphasis on data integrity, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in data management, analysis, and reporting.
• At least 3 years of proficiency in SQL, including writing performant, maintainable queries and optimizing code for production use.
• Advanced experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI, including building interactive dashboards and applying user experience principles.
• Strong statistical expertise applying descriptive and inferential methods, including hypothesis testing, correlation analysis, and confidence intervals.
• Experience integrating and synthesizing data from multiple sources, with proficiency in data wrangling and transformation.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS or GCP and scalable data solutions.
• Experience developing and maintaining ETL pipelines, workflow orchestration, and data quality assurance.
• Advanced programming experience in Python or R, including workflow automation and complex analysis.
• Experience defining and evaluating KPIs, with an understanding of modeling and performance metrics.
• Expertise in writing clean, version-controlled code using Git, including code review, modularization, and documentation.
• Applied skills in SQL, AWS Analytics and Database, Teradata, Tableau Server, and Alteryx or similar tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting modernization of reporting and data visualization programs.
• Experience translating ambiguous business problems into structured analytical approaches.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, query construction, and dimensional data modeling.
• Comfort presenting to business stakeholders and leadership.
• Strong operational business understanding, including the impact of business decisions on stakeholders and systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the intake, management, and integrity of data used by the Inventory Audit Programs (IAP) team.
• Champion the IAP team’s data needs and priorities with data and business partners across Nordstrom.
• Create narratives, trends, and insights that drive improvement, such as addressing high cancel rates.
• Own the process, flow, and accuracy of data from supported systems.
• Support data design requirements and delivery for programs and initiatives.
• Support business analysts in developing effective reporting and analysis, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Identify and develop measures and KPIs to support changes in programs, systems, and processes.
• Support modernization of reporting and data visualization programs.
• Provide support during program testing and user acceptance testing.
• Develop and maintain guidelines for data usage to ensure consistency in reporting and analysis.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid time away, including PTO accruals and holidays.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Merchandise discount.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) resources.
• May be eligible for performance-based incentives or bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level