Data Analyst

Petco

25d

About The Position

Want to help pets live their best lives? We’re proud to be where the pets go and where the pet people go. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you. Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets and people. Pet First – Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do. Foster the Fun – Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through district experiences, products, and services. Let’s Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success. About Petco: We’re proud to be "where the pets go" to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years — from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood — the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we’re here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we founded Petco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, math or related business field; Master’s preferred
• Minimum of 1 years of experience in analytics or statistics capacity, 2 years ideal
• Experience with statistical programming languages required (R a must, Python, SAS)
• Experience building large data sets across disparate sources required (SQL, Hive, Hadoop)
• Desire to learn new analytic and data manipulation techniques to become an ‘local expert’
• Advanced presentation skills required (PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, R packages)
• Ability to think conceptually and creatively about problems and solutions
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, verbal and written, required due to the nature and level of interaction with senior management
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pricing, merchandising, marketing and the retail industry strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Leverage advanced analytical techniques and programming languages to mine through massive data sets and isolate patterns in customer purchase behavior, store performance, and competitive pricing schemes (predictive modeling, clustering, design of experiments, etc).
• Work with other team members to influence strategic decisions and create accurate financial forecasts based on deep customer behavior analyses with tangible recommendations to optimize customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value.
• Utilize exceptional communication skills to present findings across the business by effectively translating complex data and analysis into clear insights, opportunities, and tangible business recommendations
• Develop reports, dashboards and build compelling data visualizations that effectively measure, track, and quantify changes in customer behavior and spend patterns.
• Contribute to complex long-term projects from initial scoping through full execution and training with inputs from a variety of cross-functional teams (IT, Merchandising, Marketing).
• Collaborate with data science team as an expert on the business by providing direction on how to best leverage advanced modeling techniques and machine learning algorithms to achieve strategic objectives and business goals.
• Display deep intellectual curiosity, creativity, and commitment to learning in order to solve critical business problems and push the boundary of our capabilities.

Benefits

• For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO -see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees