Operations Business Analyst

The Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Depot is seeking an Operations Business Analyst to identify, distinguish, and analyze multiple components of a problem using high-level quantitative skills to drive projects and bring value to store operations. This role involves participating in driving operations processes for specific areas of responsibility and completing project tasks as assigned by managers. The analyst will use strategic thinking to understand the big picture, determine problems, and analyze fundamental parts of issues. They will prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analyses, review sales/financial data, identify trends, conduct customer focus groups, and analyze business/industry trends and the competitive landscape. The role requires interpreting data using statistics and procedures, providing data to Directors for decision-making, and offering input on forecasts and strategy based on knowledge of products, technology, industry, and trends. Additionally, the analyst will provide customers with specialized information, facilitate problem-solving sessions, synthesize findings, and execute tasks related to core operations projects and process improvements. Communication of issues and roadblocks is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
3 years of experience
Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree is preferred
1 year of experience business, retail, and/or consulting is preferred
No additional education
No additional years of experience
None

Responsibilities

Use strategic thinking to see the big picture, determine the problem and understand fundamental parts of the problem
Prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analyses
Review sales/financial analyses (what sold/did not sell; determine which categories have potential to move upward; cost/benefit analysis; data process modeling/analysis of problems, regression analysis)
Identify trends in consumer lifestyle and technology; conduct customer focus groups and analyze/synthesize findings
Scan business/industry trends; scan competitive landscape; analyze consumer data
Interpret data based on specific knowledge of statistics and procedures used
Provide data to all Directors to support decision making
Provide input on forecast based on knowledge of product and technology
Provide input on strategy based on knowledge of industry and technology trends
Provide customers with specialized information from a variety of resources
Facilitate workout problem-solving sessions with multiple groups of people
Synthesize findings and derive conclusions from analyses and make oral/written recommendations to upper management
Execute tasks related to core operations projects and/or process improvements
Execute day to day processes related to their areas of responsibility
Communicate issues and roadblocks related to their areas of responsibility