Sr. Analyst, Interconnected Strategy

The Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: Are you ready to shape the future of retail at a massive scale? As the world’s #1 home improvement retailer, The Home Depot generates ~$150B in annual sales. While our e-commerce business stands alone as one of the largest in retail at ~$25B in online sales, its true impact is much larger as we combine our digital capabilities with the trusted value of our ~2,300+ stores and 500,000+ associates to provide a frictionless interconnected experience for the 6 billion online + in-store customer visits we welcome each year. Home Depot's interconnected experience is a key enabler of our ability to grow and gain market share in any macroeconomic environment. Delivering a best-in-world interconnected retail experience for Pros and Consumers is one of Home Depot’s top strategic priorities, requiring the establishment of clear strategic direction to support cross-functional alignment and organizational investment. The Interconnected Strategy team is responsible for the development and execution of Home Depot’s overall interconnected & customer experience strategy. This includes identifying top opportunities based on market dynamics, developing efforts to address those opportunities, and ensuring adequate internal resourcing while building external relationships to support those efforts. By developing expertise across every element of modern digital retail — from market dynamics and competitive landscape to technology trends, merchandising, and fulfillment operations — the [Sr. Analyst / Manager] of Interconnected Strategy has a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change from within one of the world’s leading retailers.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• 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.
• Strong technical abilities including model building and accessing, structuring and analyzing data
• Proven ability to solve problems and perform strategic/financial analysis
• Proven ability to analyze, evaluate, and interpret complex data; innate intellectual curiosity
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• High comfort level working in high growth / fast paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Previous work experience in top-tier retail/ecommerce, corporate strategy, or professional services (e.g., strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity) supporting retail/ecommerce or consumer-facing business units
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• MBA a plus
• Strong skills in quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and strategic problem solving
• Deep understanding of retail and financial acumen
• Strong communication & presentation skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and communicate effectively with senior leadership
• Ability to lead, influence, and manage workstreams cross-functionally
• Thrives in ambiguity – comfort framing, structuring, and addressing complex, open-ended business challenges
• High degree of personal drive, initiative, and ownership
• Strong interpersonal skills with high degree of professionalism and confidentiality
• No additional education
• No additional years of experience
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Responsibilities

• Supports the strategic and operational planning cycle through building models, performing business analysis and benchmarking studies.
• Works closely with the business to help communicate the strategy and planning outcomes.
• Analyzes business problems, structures the issue and performs analyses.
• Synthesizes data to help develop a solution, creates documents communicating solution using structured communications principles, helps present solution to team and stakeholders, and works with stakeholders to implement the solution.
• Perform research on key competitors and market trends; own regular reporting on one or more data sources

What This Job Offers

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